Today, (((Wife))), (((Boy))), (((Girl))) and I went for a drive. We meandered up the back roads of the Pocono Mountains, traveled West to Binghamton, and then down through the Endless Mountains and the Back Mountain back to Wilkes-Barre. We managed to stay off the main roads. It was nice.
I did, however, see a sign for a church up in Laceyville, PA. And the name of the church brought an instant reaction from me. Read the rest of this entry ?
I just got back from the grocery store. While walking across the parking lot, I almost got run over by a large SUV (no, Sarge, it probably was not the one gunning for you). It had an odd combination of bumper stickers on the back: Read the rest of this entry ?
On May 31st, the warnings of the Department of Homeland Security regarding the possibility of increased activity by far-right extremist groups, including religious and nativist ones. Dr. Tiller, one of the few doctors in the country willing to defy the repeated threats and attacks by Christian extremists and provide a necessary procedure, was murdered by a 51-year-old zealot. Despite repeated denials by members of Operation Rescue, many links were found between this right-wing terrorist and the Kansas leadership of OR. Read the rest of this entry ?
I do, in one small way, envy Catholics. No, not the dogma or the liturgy or heirarchy. I envy Catholics because of the whole confession thingie. Case in point: I am currently watching a TV program which I should not be enjoying. I have avoided things like American Idol, America’s Got Talent, The Bong Show, all those other celebrity-creation mind numbers. I have avoided all of the Survivor and other reality bullshit (my personal opinion, I understand other may enjoy watching that shiesse). Read the rest of this entry ?
That’s right, folks — another Chick Tract. And the best line in it? “What can I do to save myself?” Answer, “Nothing, Absolutely nothing!”
See it here! Read the rest of this entry ?
I volunteered to host an edition of Carnival of the Godless. Should be fun, right? Entertaining, right? Bring lots of visitors to my blog, right? Easy, right?
Well, after I waded through three condo sales websites, one Christian Bible Studies sitewith the ever popular Psalm 14:1: “The fool says in his heart, ”There is no God,”” followed by lots of circular reasoning, and two adult male enhancement adverts, I started to wonder about the ‘fun’ part. Though, I admit the godbot idiocy was mildly entertaining (much the same way a train wreck, a Dallas Cowboys victory, or a Vin Diesel movie is entertaining — disgusting, but you cannot look away). The CotG should bring some visitors, but it sure as hell was not easy. Read the rest of this entry ?
The North Georgia Falcons, a home-school football team, have this sign on the football field fence: Read the rest of this entry ?
My mother grew up in the Boston area. One of her family dishes, a good New England dish (though I’ve also read that they are popular in, of all places, Arkansas) — popovers. One day, my mom announced that she would be making this family specialty. She had made them before, when we lived at Death Valley, and I vaguely remembered how good they were. Read the rest of this entry ?
When I was young, I lived at the Grand Canyon. Right on the South Rim. Went to Grand Canyon Elementary School. Fun place. One year (and this is from How I Got Where I Am (an old post of mine (which means I am quoting myself (but I am giving credit)))), Read the rest of this entry ?
This story has gotten old. An asshat who has declared that gays enjoying the same rights as other humans will destroy the sanctity of marriage. An asshat who has played the morality card multiple times. An asshat who wants to turn down most of the stimulus money heading for his state to make political points in the hopes of being the GOP candidate in 2012. An asshat who then gets caught with his pants down. Read the rest of this entry ?
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