I mentioned in the last post that we were getting ready to move into a smaller apartment this holiday weekend and, for the last three days, that’s what we’ve been working on. Friday was largely eaten up by the the laundry rental guys showing up to move the washer and dryer we rent over to . . . → Read More: The big move of 2010 is almost over.
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Haven’t posted in a day or two so I thought I’d take a moment to let folks know why. We’re trying to get ready to move out of our current apartment to a smaller unit some four doors down as it’ll knock about $300 off our rent. This has been complicated by a couple of . . . → Read More: A quick update on what I’ve been up to. Do you know what today is? Today is Towel Day: Towel Day is an annual celebration on the 25th of May, as a tribute to the late author Douglas Adams (1952-2001). On that day, fans around the universe proudly carry a towel in his honour. I love Douglas Adams! How can I get involved? On the 25th . . . → Read More: I am a hoopy frood ’cause I always know where my towel is. A little late-night atheist hymnal for your listening pleasure:
Good stuff indeed. I would love to get a good MP3 recording of this. Hope they release one. Originally found over at Unreasonable Faith. This is an alternate version I tracked down as it’s easier to hear the lyrics. . . . → Read More: “Atheists Don’t Have No Songs” by Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers. Ah, the power of belief! Some say you can move mountains with it. Others that you can alter the flow of rivers. But you have to learn to crawl before you can walk so you should probably start with a small-scale test of your belief in yourself. Something simple like, say, breaking a board over . . . → Read More: Here’s proof that if you believe in yourself, you can do anything. As many of you know, I’m a huge fan of Mark Twain and I already own a number of biographies and collections of his writings. One of the things he wrote that I’ve been looking forward to reading for, literally, decades is his own autobiography. The reason I haven’t read it already is because Mark . . . → Read More: After 100 years, Mark Twain’s autobiography will finally be published. You can learn a lot from your elders. Here’s a film clip from 1947 produced by the U.S. War Department that is stunningly apropos to today:
This is how I grew up viewing America. We are a nation of immigrants and minorities of one form or another. It’s what . . . → Read More: “Don’t Be A Sucker” film clip from 1947. Remember Daniel Hauser, the (at the time) 13-year-old illiterate kid out of Minnesota who was ordered by the court to get chemotherapy to treat his cancer over the protests of his alt-med preferring parents? His mother took off with him rather than follow through on the court order, but after a few days they eventually showed up . . . → Read More: Daniel Hauser’s father now has leukemia.
Jesus knows where your thumb has been! It’s been awhile since we’ve had any stories about images of Jesus showing up in odd places so here’s two such stories to make up for it. First, Jesus took the time to freak out an 8th-grader: Austin Coleman says he found Jesus on his thumbprint. He . . . → Read More: Now he’s just showing off: Jesus found in fingerprint and lung X-ray. The following video clip details some of the extraordinary lengths observant Jews will take to remember the Sabbath as God commanded them to do. I have to admit that I was unaware of some of the things appliance makers have done to make their products more appealing to Jewish believers. Check it:
. . . → Read More: “Remember the Sabbath” by The Thinking Atheist. |
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