My little search deally thingie (particularly attentive readers might remember that I use a search deally thingie to find stuff for me, so I don’t fall into the rut of looking at the same places all the time) found me a site called “Christian Activist Pro-Life News”. It seems they cut and pasted an essay …
Monthly Archive: May 2012
May 31 2012
Appeals Court: DOMA Unconstitutional (Next Up, SCOTUS?)
Three judges–two Republican appointees and one Democrat appointee–have issued a narrowly defined ruling, saying that the Defense Of Marriage Act unconstitutionally deprives gay men and lesbians of the rights afforded to heterosexuals. It does not address the legality of same sex marriage at a national level, but it is a start. In celebration, a verse …
May 29 2012
Headline Muse, 5/29
He’s a tool, he’s a fool, he’s a chump He’s the hairpiece with feet, Donald Trump. The Donald’s a birther— A modern flat-earther And clearly as dumb as a stump Headline: Blitzer and Trump go at it over Trumps ‘birther’ claims On CNN’s “The Situation Room” Tuesday, Trump maintained that Obama’s birthplace is a matter …
May 26 2012
Woke Up Today…
…In Canada. How odd. But anyway, that’s part of why I am not posting a lot. Carry on.
May 24 2012
If I Didn’t Have God
If I didn’t have God as my guide to what’s right, I would probably hold up a drugstore tonight— I’d rob it at gunpoint, and then shoot the clerk, Kill all the customers; just go berserk— I’d take out my rage on whoever’s in sight, All the innocent people, just getting off work… And I’d …
May 23 2012
Great-Grand-Dad In The News
A comment yesterday points to this story, of the discovery of fossilized squid ink, which they say is essentially identical in composition to the ink of modern cuttlefish. “The whole machinery apparently has been locked in time and passed down through succeeding generations of cuttlefish. It’s a very optimized system for this animal and has …
May 20 2012
What I want
Ok, I was going to say “I want Tom Waits to read a collection of my verses”. Because (via Krulwich Wonders) I heard/saw this (after the jump):
May 20 2012
Feynman On God
For [redacted], who can’t accept an answer that doesn’t contain Jesus. Who just reminded me that not all stereotypes are strawmen, and that people sometimes really do think the way we are constantly assured they do not.
May 18 2012
Jesus Christ On A Popsicle Stick! (No, Really!)
There is nothing so distressing As an “inadvertent blessing” Which can leave an artist messing With the sacramental wine But Sebastian Errazuriz Made a Christcicle, which sure is Bound to piss off any purist Who considers Christ “divine” Is it art, or bad behavior, Making light of our dear Savior Though his crucifixion gave your …
May 18 2012
Annular Eclipse Sunday, Western US
If you live within driving distance (this link has a map of the range of the eclipse), and aren’t already planning on seeing the eclipse, allow me to urge you to do so. An annular eclipse is so much more beautiful than a full eclipse; the quality of the light is such that the entire …
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