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A noise from the deep
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I glossed over this yesterday in our discussion of shibboleth in the Old Testament because it would have been a messy digression, but the Old Testament has a definite distaste for the clever. Very rarely in the Old Testament is being smart or clever shown to be a good trait ( Read more... ) -
Syrians, Shibboleths, and Christian Mercy It is no secret that I think that the Republican candidate
It is no secret that I think that the Republican candidates for the presidency, along with most of the Republican governors, misunderstand the Bible. But I am constantly impressed by the deep cuts they find of Bible stories to misinterpret ( Read more... ) -
Morbid Thoughts
Bleak confession time.
Sometimes, when something minor but inexplicable is wrong with me, I start thinking about that maybe this is it. This is how whatever kills me gets started. Because some day it really is going to be something. Something that starts with "that feels funny" or "I wonder what that spot is" is going to be the big one. Why not ( Read more... ) -
God and Your Sports Team
God if he exists may love you, but He does not love your team. Your team is not His favorite team in the tournament, or in the sport, or on the planet, and definitely not His favorite team in the universe. You probably already harbored a suspicion this is true. Well, suspect no longer. In honor of March Madness, I did the math.
Using an adaptation ( Read more... ) -
Gods and Cats and Servers
I am an outlier in my job at [Large Arts Non Profit]. A rare straight man in Development, an unrepentant nerd, in my mid-thirties, working primarily with women and gay men in their mid-twenties. I like my job and I love my coworkers. I just occasionally forget that, in addition to all the other things I mentioned, I'm also a member of the IT staff ( Read more... ) -
Book Quiz
Courtesy of villagecharm, occasionally I do memes.
Author you've read the most books by: Well, this is apparently a complicated question, because does this mean the author who I've read the highest percentage of his works, or the author I've read the most books by, raw, or something else? Because it's probably Patrick O'Brian, because he's written ( Read more... ) -
Five Years
It's been five years to the day since I had my heart surgery.
I've covered my illness and surgery in some detail at other places, so I'll give an abbreviated version here: Five years ago, due to my Lupus treatment, I got an opportunistic infection called infective endocarditis that nearly killed me. I had heart surgery to "remove the vegetation" ( Read more... ) -
The Onion and the C Word
The Onion is one of the gold standards of comedy on the internet. I've been following them for most of my life; I had a paid subscription to the newspaper when I was back in college, which is weird, because the newspaper is free and also available on the internet, which is where I spent most of my time anyway ( Read more... )
