jwisser @ April 26, 2008 # 2 Comments
I’m sick, and therefore incapable of writing (or at least unwilling to), but I thought I’d pass along this excellent piece on why Hillary Clinton is so bad for the country and the Democratic party right now.
[via Daniel Jalkut's Twitter feed]
jwisser @ April 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
I already posted this poem on Facebook, but I suppose I’m allowed to plagiarize myself, and I like this setting for it better. Also, sorry about the previous post… the idea occurred to me and I just couldn’t resist. Anyway, poem:
A fair young maid dressed all in white
Sat there beneath a tree.
Atop a stone, with [...]
jwisser @ April 24, 2008 # 2 Comments
If you’ve ever wondered what Rick Astley thinks of the Rickrolling phenomenon, you should check out this interview.
jwisser @ April 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
“Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God.” –Cat’s Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
Tonight, after carrying it for about 11 months, I found the person I was holding the crucifix I bought in Woodstock for. We were talking about spirits and intuition and the way we both know when someone in our family is going to [...]
jwisser @ April 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Alternate title: “Conservapedia is really dumb“.
Total Drek writes about the insanity that is the Christian Right in America. If you’re in a mood for pain, you can always check out Conservapedia yourself.
jwisser @ April 22, 2008 # 2 Comments
I’ve been hearing some buzz about Expelled recently. Now, Expelled is a pretty bad movie, and takes some really cheap liberties with its subject matter. But don’t take my word for it… take PZ Myers’ and Richard Dawkins’ words for it. Since they got conned into being in the movie and all, they might be [...]
jwisser @ April 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
…from an old friend. This is the Bill Clinton I remember, and who I’ve been missing very much during this campaign.
[via Daring Fireball]
jwisser @ April 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
No, it’s not a dildo joke. PETA has decided to set up a $1000000 prize for the first person or team to produce artificial (or rather, not-from-an-animal) meat in large quantities. Curiously, they’ve set a deadline of 2012. I wonder whether that was an arbitrary pick or whether the Mayan calendar led to the choice.
[via [...]
jwisser @ April 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The modern educational system, depending on who you ask, is either a miracle or a nightmare. Most folks will say it’s a miracle, if one that could do with some work, but I’m increasingly of the opinion that… well, let’s just say it could do with a lot of work. Personally, I feel it stifles [...]
jwisser @ April 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
More churches should try things like this. It’s an important truth that not everyone can reach their spiritual epiphanies in the same way or at the same time.
[via UbuntuCat]