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Here it comes
I don't post much anymore, but it being the first day of a new year I thought I ought to collect my thoughts on the past year and spew them in your face ( Read more... ) -
Are you afraid of guns?
You're not alone if you are. There are a lot of things to be afraid of and many of them ought to be feared. You could easily fall off of a tall building, so a fear of heights isn't entirely irrational. A man in a ski mask pointing a gun at you could easily shoot and kill, or possibly rape you, so a fear of armed robbers, home invaders and/or dark, ( Read more... ) -
That time of year (long post)
The average temperature is rising. Female clothing is becoming less and less appropriate for public. The smell of charcoal and burning fat wafts through the air. It must be summer, or getting close to it ( Read more... ) -
Environmentalists don't care about asthma sufferers
First, let me explain asthma. It's basically a condition which, when triggered by certain antigens such as cigarette smoke, pollen or pet dander, causes the parts of the lungs that absorb oxygen from the air you breathe to stop working. This is a potentially fatal reaction that is treated by administering a drug, most often albuterol and usually in ( Read more... ) -
Is man an ape or an angel?
I just saw Ben Stein's documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed and found it quite fascinating and thought-provoking. To start with, if you want to label me as an ignorant conservative Christian, please do so and don't bother commenting. I've wasted enough time arguing about issues with people who misinterpret or outright manipulate ( Read more... ) -
April is child abuse
Note to self: 100% completion of Grand Theft Auto III not as deeply fulfilling as expected ( Read more... ) -
This day
In Japan (or at least in anime, I'm not certain about the real Japan), March 14th is White Day, a kind of sister holiday to Valentine's Day on February 14th. On White Day men (and sometimes women) buys presents, typically white-colored candy or non-consumables, in return for chocolates received on Valentine's Day (which women usually give to men ( Read more... ) -
Wake up
It's awfully hard to wake someone up in the morning when they look so cute asleep. -
My conversation with my wife this morning
Her: What am I doing sitting up here?
Me: I dunno, ask the bear.
Her: Bear, what am I doing sitting up here?
Me: Raaaarrr!
Her: The bear is useless. -
Who is this guy?
From what I can tell, some guy named [unspecified person] put the [unspecified document] for [unspecified object] in his name sometime in [unspecified time] or [unspecified time]. I stopped receiving [unspecified documents] in [unspecified time] and received [unspecified document] from [unspecified group] for around [unspecified amount]. In [ ( Read more... )