What Would JT Do?

Archive for February, 2012

Somebody that I used to know

Today was a crummy day.  In my job I wind up coming across a lot of people who are…just…fucking evil, and it’s my job to try and make those situations better.  Some days it gets even an experienced reluctant warrior down. Michaelyn sent me this video.  It made me smile.  Hooray for making crummy days [...]

Stephen Hawking and Sex Clubs: why is this news?

Christina here. A friend of mine handed me this link today, “Stephen Hawking Frequents Sex Club In California: Report” Stephen Hawking may be confined to a wheelchair, but that doesn’t seem keep him from making the rounds. The celebrated astrophysicist is a regular at a sex club in California, according to media reports. The 70-year-old, [...]

Friendly Atheist vs. Unfriendly Atheist (<—me)

Hemant Mehta is a friend of mine.  I love the guy and never want to follow him on stage as a speaker.  My friend is displeased with how some of us, including me, went after Alain de Botton.  I won’t comment on the top half of his post, but for the latter half I think [...]

In Minnesota Thursday night

Tomorrow I’ll be traipsing up to the snowy North to give a talk about activism at the University of Minnesota.  The event will be from 7pm-9pm in Smith Hall 231. I’m told there will be karaoke afterward.  Here’s the facebook event. I’ve spoken to the Campus Atheists, Skeptics, and Humanists (CASH) before.  They are a [...]

The Daily Twitter: Athiests believe in nothing

Christina here… Here’s your daily dose of Twitter!  

Robo’s theme, because I love you

For all you old school nerds who remember one of the best RPGs of all-time, Chrono Trigger, this will make you smile. For all you non-gamers and youngsters who missed the golden age of console RPGs, you’ll still enjoy this happy melody, which they intermix cleverly with Rick Astley.

Never let the police search you

I’m not a big fan of linking to HuffPo, but Scott Morgan wrote a great article about why you should always refuse a police search, even if you’re innocent. It’s a subject that a lot of people think they understand, but too often our perception of police power is distorted by fictional TV dramas, sensational [...]

God is your co-pilot?

Fire him.

The Daily Twitter: Atmospheric Lord

Christina Here… Here, have today’s The Daily Twitter, presented to you in Rage comic form:

Alain de Botton on what atheists can learn from religion

My father sent me an article on CNN that almost made me throw up all over the baby I was eating.  It’s from Alain de Botton, the author of Religion for Atheists.  It’s horrible.  Seriously horrible. Get comfy and pack a lunch.  There’s a lot of bullshit to dig through in this article, so it’s [...]