It’s ok. We all know atheists have nothing to live for, anyway. I found this verse while looking for something else. I had completely forgotten writing it, so I’m reposting it, on the chance that you have completely forgotten reading it. It was based on a comment overheard, about how “atheists have nothing to live …
Category Archive: The Human Condition
Dec 19 2012
Continuing That Thought…
My last post drew some wonderful comments, and prompted me to do a bit of whatever the cephalopod equivalent of navel-gazing is. Looking through some old posts, old comments, old links, and thinking of some recent funerals, got me wondering what sort of funeral I would want for myself. I used to have plans, actually, …
Dec 18 2012
No Atheists At Memorials For Children?
The Los Angeles Times is running an interesting opinion piece, tying the memorial for the Newtown victims with church-state separation issues (among other things). It’s worth reading, and worth commenting on. They 1) note the ecumenical nature of the service, 2) assert that a non-religious memorial would have been somehow incomplete and off-putting, and 3) …
Dec 12 2012
So He Carved A Pentagram Into His 6-Yr-Old Son’s Back…
12-12-12 is a holy day— I’ll only be getting just one. I think I shall mark it my own, special way… By carving it into my son. A pentagram, carved in my 6-year old’s back Is a symbol he’ll carry for life! And no, it’s not really some deadly attack Like you’ll hear from my …
Dec 03 2012
Gift-Giving, And Much More.
Ok, first a couple of things to get out of the way. One–got an announcement from the EvolveFish people that their stuff is on sale. I get no money from them at all, but I must say I am biased toward a couple of things on their site. Two–I wouldn’t say this at all, cuttlefish …
Nov 14 2012
It Was The Church
I was going to write a long diatribe… but honestly, the simple story is more moving than any framing I could possibly give it. I am late to the table when it comes to this story. But, frankly, to let that stop me from saying something would be wrong. People should be stopping each other …
Nov 09 2012
Romney Really Expected To Win; Here’s The Good News
If you can’t see the scope of your trouble Then the silly mistakes more than double So expect to be mocked When your whole world is rocked Cos you lived your campaign in a bubble Hey, it happened to Dukakis, too. People (candidates, staffers, even embedded journalists) who get their information from within the protective …
Oct 30 2012
Halloween Eve…
…and it is quiet here–they moved Trick or Treat to before the storm. Within a mile of here, there are trees down on top of houses, limbs down crushing car roofs, and debris everywhere. In other words, Cuttletown has been almost entirely spared. I am looking at video from places I used to live (NJ) …
Oct 24 2012
I’d Like To Return This Gift, God…
It seems that perhaps abortion is going to be an issue again, maybe for a whole news cycle. Yet another Republican has spoken what he believes is the honest truth, and this is news because it clashes with the real world. Pregnancy, even due to rape, is a gift from God; as we know from …
Oct 15 2012
Radio Silence
Ok, just received four shiny new batches of tests to grade, so I’m kicking myself off the interwebs for a bit. You’ll have to content yourselves with browsing through the archives for unread gems. I think both of them are in there, somewhere. And leave me wonderful comments for when I come back. Or not. …
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