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December 29, 2012
Short Stack #19
During Shakespeare’s brief professional wrestling career, he was known as the No Holds Bard. [Ba-dump-bump!]...
December 25, 2012
To You and Yours
Favorite holiday moment of all time: I was away at college in about 1982, but...
December 23, 2012
Travelin’ Dog (Repost)
[ Another repost, from 2003. ] ________________________________ Some stories touch you even when they have...
December 22, 2012
Please Support and Sign My “We The People” Petition!
Democracy only works if we make it work. Please sign my petition and help create...
December 22, 2012
When Coyotes Danced (Repost)
[ This weekend I'm transcribing masses of audiofile notes for future posts on Beta Culture,...
December 18, 2012
Seeing the World Through Sane-Colored Glasses
Lest we forget, "The Crazy" is totally still out there. I'm probably reminding ME more...
December 17, 2012
Connecticut Shooting: Warm Lies, Cold Truth, Free Minds
This is a reaction to some of the goddy rhetoric surrounding the shooting in Connecticut:...
December 13, 2012
Dispatches from Dullardia: The War on Christmas (deep sigh)
Sorry, I couldn't resist responding to a couple of yesterday's stories. One is about a...
December 12, 2012
Book Of Good Living: Crowd-Sourcing How to Walk
I'm trying an experiment here. Long-time readers may remember a couple of posts a while...
December 09, 2012
A Study in Conflict Between Island Cultures (Repost)
It doesn’t get much play in the publicly-available cultural anthropology literature, but there’s an island...
December 09, 2012
New Site Layout (Plus Brain-Stealing Radiation)
No doubt you've noticed the different appearance here, and on Freethought Blogs generally. The Hidden...
December 06, 2012
Offensive on Soooo Many Levels
Read this representative paragraph from an Elevate GF ad: SPECIAL REPORT: How To Grow 3+...
December 03, 2012
Pics from Eschaton 2012
I had my big mongo camera with me at Eschaton 2012, but I kept reminding...
December 02, 2012
Eschaton 2012 Open Thread and Beta Culture Post List
First: Wow. I had a fantastic time at Eschaton 2012 in Ottawa. Gushy thank-yous to...
November 2012
November 27, 2012
Tito the Mighty Hunter: Good Dead Things
Thinking about dogs tonight, so I'm reposting this bit from 2008: In most dog-related things,...
November 11, 2012
Dear Mr. President
Oh man, I am so glad you won. Whew! Mitt Romney just scared the hell...
November 07, 2012
Slight Damper on the Obama Victory
One of my old Texas friends sent me an email last night, titled "A Touch...
October 2012
October 30, 2012
Beta Culture: Drowning Puppies So You Don’t Get Dogs
I’m a professional editor. I’m also a professional writer. I can tell you which one...
October 28, 2012
Bracing For Superstorm Sandy
Storm preparations: Guns, knives, ammo ... check, check, check. Mormon neighbor with year's supply of...
October 27, 2012
Tin Ear for Jesus, Black Eye for Xtianity
No, my objection to JesusWeen isn't the name. Although, dayyum, it does sorta grate on...
October 21, 2012
I’m Speaking at Eschaton2012!
I've been invited to give a talk at Eschaton2012: Celebrating Reason at the End of...
October 21, 2012
Fill ‘Er Up, Jesus — This Time With High-Test!
Did I post about these guys before? Forgive me if I did, but I'm newly...
October 18, 2012
Asking a Bit of Support for a Fellow Warrior
Another unfortunate hit to our beloved Greta Christina: I have some more news of the...
October 12, 2012
The Passing of a Loved One
Greta Christina recently lost her father. My father died on October 1, 2012, at the...
October 12, 2012
How the Wind Does Blow
I don't know why this intrigues me so much, but there's a place online where...
October 08, 2012
Balls Out at the Speed of Sound
There are a lot of "stunts" I don't care much for. David Blaine standing for...
October 07, 2012
October Is Flexagon Month. Wait … What?
Flexagons: Fun. I first got to play with them back in the 60s. I always...
October 05, 2012
Bad Answers: Inevitable Result of Mistaken Beliefs
Looking at a story in the news this morning. Study: Free Birth Control Leads to...
October 03, 2012
Sam Harris Nails ‘Moral Cowardice’
Sam Harris hit one out of the park with his Sept. 19 piece On the...
September 2012
September 30, 2012
50 Things to Do Before I Die
This is a self-indulgent repost of an older piece, freshened by thoughts of my recent...
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