Wheeee! Today, as many of you know, is June 6, 2006. We currently abide by the 12-month calendar, arbitrarily numbering each month beginning in January. This makes June month number six. We also sometimes abbreviate the year by the last two digits, though we don’t really do it all that often any more, since we learned that could present some problems when we turn over a new century. If you i... »
While preparing for tonight’s religious rant, I sorted through a lot of recent news like this article sent to me by reader David about a woman getting struck by lightning while praying — always sad/amusing. A few other people sent me things that I want to use a whole blog entry to tackle. Unfortunately, they’re getting bumped because there is now a measles outbreak right here in ... »
I’ve heard from a number of you (Bug Girl, Rav Winston, and a few others) who wished to alert me to the recent news that Pat Robertson can leg press 2,000 pounds. It appears as though a lot of people are skeptical of this claim, considering that the previous world record was about 1300 pounds. Also, Pat Robertson is 76. And possibly delusional. However! I wonder if any of you skeptics have c... »
I’m torn. On the one hand, I hold a nearly otherworldly disdain for a lot of pop culture crap, like reality shows, Dan Brown novels, and blogs (. . .). On the other hand, I enjoy seeing fundamentalists get worked into a tizzy. So how am I supposed to feel about the fact that Lordi just won Eurovision? I believe I’ll have to go with “bemused.” I know a number of American rea... »
The be-spectacled scum sucker to the right is Warren Jeffs, leader of a breakaway fundamentalist Mormon sect that encourages (demands) polygamy, child molestation, and other fun. Jeffs is running a cult (let’s call it what it is, thanks) that is already tragic and is only destined to get worse. His followers believe that God speaks directly through him. He uses his power to accumulate as man... »
I’m something of a comic book connoisseur. Not the superhero junk, though that can be fun — I’m more into the subtler underground and independent angsty it’s-not-a-comic-it’s-a-graphic-novel crap. Tony Millionaire, Daniel Clowes, James Kochalka, Art Spiegelman, Chris Ware, and of course the venerable Jack Chick. I know I’m not the only one with a lot of respect ... »
Yesterday, I wrote a bit about the Time 100. I had some time to scan through the rest of the list, including the fascinating category of “Leaders and Revolutionaries,” which is where they throw all the terrorists, politicians, and religious figures. One particularly interesting choice was Archbishop Peter Akinola; interesting not because I don’t think that he should be cons... »
I have the greatest readers ever. A very special Sunday Night Sermon shout out goes to Robert, a reader of Skepchick who decided that I didn’t have enough assclowns in my life. Robert alerted me to Don Walton, a frontline Creationidiot who spews absurdities at a faster rate than the average world wrestling champion. He’d at least be more entertaining if only he were wearing spandex tig... »
