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Here's an ancient greek series of questions, courtesy of Epicurus:

Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.

Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.

Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?

Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?

Your thoughts?

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Stars keep the watch, though night is dim; one more light, the bowl shall brim.
Shining beyond the frosty weather; bright as sun and moon together.
People look east, and sing today! Love, the Star, is on the way.This evening, the northern hemisphere finished our shortest day of the year. Two things I did today for the first time ( Read more... )

Things that happened Sunday:

1. Saw a bald eagle.

2. Ginger ale exploded on my pants.

3. Played a lonely mall piano.

4. Lied to a freezing homeless person.

5. Polished off the night with oatmeal creme pies and eggnog.

That subject line sounds like some sort of strange romance. First, we made significant progress on another couple cupboards in the kitchen today. Our process is to pull everything out item-by-item and consider whether it belongs to either of us, or if we think it's worth keeping around. Highlights of tonight's installment include ( Read more... )

First, the video (Thanks, Nick) that always cheers me up, then the news:

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- Opening The Gingerbread Boy tomorrow morning. Should totally be in bed. Going to brush my teeth and pass out watching this week's House, M.D. episode ( Read more... )

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Here's some thoughts to mull around about the possible "bailout" plan for the automotive industry in America ( Read more... )