Seriously, it's rediculous ( Read more... )

(Doctor Richard Dawkins that is ( Read more... )

Reflecting on my last post, I find myself increasingly aware of the fact that the older I get, the more I care about what other people think of me.  This bothers me.  I always thought as I got older, I would only become more confident and self-assured.  That time would bring me the wisdom to be insulated from the praise or scorn of others.  Instead ( Read more... )

So I've been practicing dancing lately.  Nothing formal or specific step oriented... just playing with how I can move to music, keep a beat, all that good stuff.  I find myself frustrated on two points when it comes to dance ( Read more... )

I had an interesting conversation yesterday with a couple of my more conservative co-workers.  One thing I've written about before, is how crazy it makes me that even in the face of overwhelming unemployment, there are people (mostly on the right) who believe that various forms of social wellfare are the problem with the world right now, and that ( Read more... )

"You look to me like a dream tastes and a rose sounds."

"Oo! I find Prose and Metaphor very hot!"

"Are you not a woman, when I put a prick to you, do you not breed?"  (thanks Benjamin!)

"OH! PUNS! We should have sex involving all of my large breasts!"

"'Both' would be more appropriate!"

"*gasps* The only thing that gets me hotter than puns, is being ( Read more... )

I don't do these often, I know, but I think I'm due.

Life right now is in an odd place.

I'm trying hard to get together enough money for my wife and I to get a place of our own, but I always seem to be behind on that, even as my financial situation improves.

I haven't told many of you that I did a little run at standup comedy last year.  I had a ( Read more... )

The above title is what I want to give a website I have an idea for.  The idea would be to focus on everything that screams the basic truth that our society is not remotely the most beneficial to those who work the hardest, but rather to those who have the best connections and the best luck.  I would collect statistical information that backs it up ( Read more... )

Here is an actual 'story' from the North Korean Daily news:   
Story of Kim Jong Il
  Pyongyang, January 26 (KCNA) -- One day in January Juche 88 (1999), General Secretary
Kim Jong Il summoned some officials.

He, recollecting the past years, told them that they had overcome the most arduous period when the people of the country were undergoing all ( Read more... )

Sam the Koala, (a Sheila) was euthanized today due to unfortunate discoveries made during an exploratory surgery.  She was arguably the world's most famous Marsupial, due to the heartfelt imagery of a Fireman named David Tree holding her paw and giving her water in the aftermath of the horrific brushfires that occured last year.  She was nursed ( Read more... )