My Dad got me the Kindle version of God, No! by Penn Jillette for my birthday. Yay Dad! And I devoured it as quickly as I could, setting aside the other three or four books I am reading concurrently. It is absolutely a book about atheism, but it is also a book of Penn’s...
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My fascination with Elevatorgate
I follow The Blag Hag on twitter and have ever since Boobquake. Though I am a non-believer, I am not a part of the atheist community. But that doesn’t mean I don’t like to eavesdrop on it occasionally. I have to admit, I had the naive assumption that everyone in the community was rather...
How the Japanese nuclear disaster rid our home of roaches
A little bit of Borax will kill all of the roaches in your home cheaply, quickly, permanently and with no toxicity issues.* I’ve done it. I’ve published the one sentence that I wish I had read years ago. And if you have any friends who have at all complained about roaches, please forward this...
Dear Charlie Sheen: From one crazy to another
Hey Charlie, I haven’t seen your interviews, but I have read choice bits of the transcripts, and I have to agree with Dr. Drew. You have got the manic phase of bipolar disorder written all over you. Dammit Charlie, I’m a blogger, not a doctor. But I am bipolar and have a near life...
Starbucks almost made me cry
It’s a rainy, cold day this morning in Los Angeles. Yes, cold means below 60 (F) and yes, that makes me a wimpy southern Californian. But I’m among my people — they’re all cold with me. And that includes the homeless man in front of me at Starbucks a few minutes ago. This guy...
Keep your personal life out of my World of Warcraft
I wrote this two Fridays ago, but forgot to publish it. I have spent the entire day moderating the comments on the latest Drama Mamas, which is about transgender bullying. (This is me being annoyed that transgender is getting the squiggly red underline telling me it’s not a word.) Yes, I know. It’s to...
Because my chatbuddy is traveling, I’m posting links
I got this link from @wilw and … wait. Let’s discuss that for a moment. Wil Wheaton didn’t actually send me the link personally. Twitter has made this a weird and wonderful world. I follow Mr. Wheaton on Twitter, but he doesn’t follow me. So I just got that link from a tweet of...
Google is my hero
I’ve always loved Google, but after reading about their new China policy, I adore them even more. Until we stop being complicit in the severe human rights violations in China, their options for freedom are limited. I hope that this begins a trend of U.S. companies that are no longer willing to stomp on...
My actual opinion on Shake your Bunny-Maker
Since Noblegarden started in WoW, WoW Insider has been getting tips from readers complaining about the sexist nature of the Achievement: Shake your Bunny-Maker. So I posted about it, not really explaining my opinion, instead opting to explain both sides of the controversy. So here is my full opinion on the topic: I am...
