Random Asides
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Just Don't Say No
I was inspired by a Shell advertisement today. Yes, Shell like the corner gas station. I read the excerpt below and it moved me enough to go to the website, which excited me even more and provoked the thoughts I’m about to share with you. The advertisement is entitled “Say No to Noâ€. Isn’t it high time someone got negative…
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Revelations, Penn & Teller Style
Last week, as I was getting my Penn Says fix, I realized that my worldview can pretty much be summed up by a magic trick. Penn ranted about a trick he and Teller had done back in the day, and how it had been completely ripped off recently by a couple of wacky Korean magicians. I went to youtube and…
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SUVs and Other Hodge Podge Filler Material
Before I start this post, I want to give a shout out to all the voters taking part in the primaries today. By the way, are people still giving “shout outs”? I admit to being ignorant when it comes to slang terms. I never know when they come into and go out of favor with the cool kids. Imagine my surprise and embarrassment when…
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Why do people believe in God?
Yesterday I was thinking about why people believe in God. I don’t mean why one individual or another believes — I think that’s based on personal experiences, what we’ve been taught by our parents or other mentors, what continent we were born on, and other social accidents. In other words, individuals today believe in God because other humans have told…
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Happy Free Day!
It’s February 29, an odd little bonus day to brighten your winter. It reminds me of an episode of Pete & Pete, in which Little Pete spends Daylight Savings Day attempting a great time-traveling experiment. Daylight Savings Day is only a free hour, and then even that is taken away from us later on in the year. Today, you get…
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Non-faith Non-healing
When I was about 13 years old, I was on vacation in India for the summer, visiting relatives. About 2 days before we were scheduled to go home, I developed a cold and a slight fever. My cousin, who was pre-med at the time, told my mom that she should take me to the doctor. Since we were traveling so…
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The Problem of Consciousness
As humans, we have a unique awareness of and ability to examine and impact our actions. Our day-in and day-out choices define who we are – whether we are “good†or “badâ€, and the ways in which we differentiate ourselves as individuals within the crowd. We choose to like or dislike, maybe even pass judgment on others based on their…
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Patching a Hole in My Heathen Soul
Last night, the management company that owns the business complex where I work set up a stage in the quad between my building and the one across the way. Every once in a while, they’ll do special things for all the tenants, like host ice cream socials, picnic lunches, or beer and barbeque happy hours. It’s good PR, and it keeps everyone happy…
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