The sun’s up! When did that happen? Well we did it – the last post of the Biodork Blogathon! And I do mean we. It wouldn’t have been nearly as much fun without you, and your encouragement kept me going through the slow parts. I’ll see you again on Monday. Now it’s bed time. This …
Tag Archive: SSA Blogathon
Jun 10 2012
Why I’m Still Here
I got to see Lyz Liddell’s talk “The Unstoppable Secular Students” during the Midwest Freethought Festival this April in Madison, Wisconsin. Lyz stressed that there are many challenges that secular students face. It’s not just the headline-grabbing resistance from administrators that students face when they try organize themselves. Secular students face stigmas attached to non-theists from students and teachers, …
Jun 10 2012
Twiddles fingers.
I spent 10 of my last 30 minutes trying to make my laptop camera do what I want it to do. I think I’ll need an external mic to get a decent volume on recorded videos. Blarg. I spent another 10 minutes arguing with myself about whether to try to do a thoughtful post, or …
Jun 10 2012
Atheist Pig to the Rescue!
I love Atheist Pig. I’m not just looking at Atheist Pig and saying I love it. I LOVE Atheist Pig. If you don’t read The Atheist Pig ALL THE TIME then you are missing out, at least some of the time. Please … if you’re awake out there (it’s 4am CST) … please give some …
Jun 10 2012
Minnesota Atheists at the Stand Up For Religious Freedom Rally
On Friday a group of Minnesota Atheists gathered at the Federal Courthouse to counter-protest the ineptly named Stand Up For Religious Freedom Rally. Don’t let the name fool you; it’s run by pro-life groups who want get the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) repealed. Simple as that. No fancy wording needed. They’re calling …
Jun 10 2012
Two Steps From Hell
Awwww yeah. I needed a little of this right now. I think JT introduced me to to this video. Thanks, man. This is saving my ass right now. I may listen to this on repeat for the next three hours. Now let’s go write about activism! This is post 43 of 49 in the SSAweek …
Jun 10 2012
Louise’s Story
I have two stories to write this evening. Morning. Whatever. This was one of the reader challenges I put out into the cosmos to raise money for the SSA during my blogathon: Tell me to write about YOU! Do you want me to write a story about you and how badass, sweet and mild-mannered, supervillany or …
Jun 10 2012
It Gets Better, Country-Style
Seen over at Joe.My.God. I don’t usually like country music, but in the hopes of garnering your financial contribution to SSA I offer you gay line-dancing cowboys bearing a message of hope. This is post 41 of 49 in the SSAweek Biodork Blogathon. Donate to the SSA today! Read more about my reader challenges here.
Jun 10 2012
Today: Atheists Talk
This morning at 9am CST, Scott Lohman and Carl Hancock will be interviewing Robert Price, the author of The Christ-Myth Theory and Its Problems on KTNF AM950. You can stream the show live or download it later on iTunes or listen to it on the Minnesota Atheists podcast page. “The Christ-Myth Theory and Its Problems” …








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