As I sit on my chair in my living room watching the news & pundits talk about the healthcare debate and this whole town hall mess, I’m stricken by a nagging feeling that something doesn’t quite seem right. What can it be? To say that people like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Dick Armey, and Glenn Beck are douchebags doesn’t cut it. To say that the ill-informed people who are shouting members of Congress down at these meetings are stupid doesn’t explain it, either.
Or vice-versa? This was originally posted to my Tumblr, but I figured I’d post it here, as well. Dictionary.com definitions: atheist: a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings. theist: the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without[...]
I was having a conversation the other day with an acquaintance of mine and the subject of my atheism came up. I won’t go into details, but I was told that I shouldn’t advertise the fact that I’m an atheist. Now since this conversation was in a professional capacity, I was forced to[...]
(yes, you!) As everyday people, we find ourselves constantly under attack. Every organization, from government to corporations to utilities, is trying to get us to behave a certain way. If we let these very powerful (and sometimes frightening) entities do it, they will push us until we find we no lo[...]
I have been feeling increasingly uncomfortable about the schisms developing in this country between the left and the right. It seemed to have reached a fever pitch years ago, during the height of the Bush administration. But in the last two months following the inauguration of Barack Obama, this sch[...]
Well being someone who is quite active on the internet, I have come to expect my fair share of spam. However, this latest iteration of it is kind of disturbing, and actually when I think about, also humorous. Here is a copy of an email I received not 10 minutes ago: [...]
Hey so recently I discovered that a bakery in the food court at my building sells Arnold Palmers (1/2 iced tea, 1/2 lemonade). Long story short, I’m hooked. But in my neverending quest to turn every drink in to a cocktail, I have come up with (hopefully) a brand-new libation. Are you ready? Are [...]
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