2013-08-05T03:08:44-04:00

Oh, how we danced and you whispered to me You'll never be going back home Tom Waits, "I Wish I Was in New Orleans" Allen Toussaint, "We're All Connected" *Fats Domino, "Ain't That a Shame" Dr. John, "Right Place Wrong Time" Preservation Hall Jazz Band, "Bucket's Got a Hole in It" The Dixie Cups, "Iko Iko" Marc Broussard, "Home" Louis Armstrong, "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" Lone Justice, "After the Flood" Tom Waits, "Rain Dogs" 1-800-HELP-NOW * Fats Domino... Read more

2012-06-22T11:47:48-04:00

Via Atrios, we read this post from Big Brass Blog, who finds a freeper frothing about Sunday's homily. The priest apparently had some kind words for the parents of gay and lesbian children, which doesn't sit well with the freepi. What caught my eye was the freeper's parenthetical complaint about the theme of the sermon: During the homily at Mass today, our new priest was preaching about being "counter-culture" (what that had to do with the readings is beyond me),... Read more

2012-06-22T11:46:07-04:00

Left Behind, pp. 142 – 144 Our narcissistic friend Rayford at last takes a long look in the mirror. I mean "narcissistic" in the clinical sense, as in NPD, the description of which reads like Cliff Notes character summary for Rayford Steele: A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following: 1. has... Read more

2005-08-26T12:49:06-04:00

if you call your Dad he could stop it all The Godfathers, "Birth, School, Work, Death" Aztec Camera, "We Could Send Letters" Pulp, "Common People" The Replacements, "Achin' To Be" Cracker, "Happy Birthday to Me" Beth Orton, "Concrete Sky" Violent Femmes, "American Music" Lightning Seeds, "Life of Riley" Fiona Apple, "Across the Universe" Kasey Chambers, "Better Be Home Soon" Read more

2012-06-22T11:46:53-04:00

Pat Robertson is nuts. But then you probably already knew that. Robertson surpassed even his own goofy standard this week when he called for the assassination of Venezeula's president, Hugo Chavez. We have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability. We don't need another $200 billion war to get rid of one, you know, strong-arm dictator. It's a whole lot easier to have some of the covert operatives do... Read more

2012-06-22T11:45:54-04:00

Item: BAGHDAD (AP) — With a midnight deadline only hours away, Iraq's political leaders met Monday in search of a compromise over a new constitution. Some lawmakers said differences remained over the role of Islam and women's rights, but others reported progress. … The initial Aug. 15 deadline was pushed back a week after no agreement was reached. Iraqi officials have insisted they would meet this second deadline and present a final document to the National Assembly … OK, first... Read more

2012-06-22T11:45:45-04:00

Left Behind, pp. 135-142 Buck Williams has his work cut out for him. He's in charge of investigating and reporting the biggest story in the history of the human race. What caused the instantaneous disappearance of 1/3 of the world's population? Could this strange event have been the result of foul play? Are the missing still alive? Is it possible they could return just as suddenly and mysteriously? What does it mean to suddenly find ourselves in a world without... Read more

2005-08-19T10:01:25-04:00

Someone is listening from a safe distance Letters to Cleo, "I Want You to Want Me" Pink Martini, "Que Sera Sera" The Verve, "Bittersweet Symphony" Fiona Apple, "Criminal" Bruce Springsteen, "Darkness on the Edge of Town" Randy Newman, "Lonely at the Top" Jimmy Cliff, "Many Rivers to Cross" Radiohead, "Exit Music for a Film" Jump Little Children, "Cathedrals" Billy Bragg, "You Woke Up My Neighborhood" Read more

2012-06-22T11:45:33-04:00

"I'm not sure, but he seems to be inordinately fond of beetles." — J.B.S. Haldane, when asked what the study of science taught him about "the creator" In reference to Haldane's remark, this Australian ministry posts the following joke, which it credits to Ken Cox, about Adam naming the animals in Eden: GOD: And here's the next species, one I'm particularly proud of … ADAM: Beetle. GOD: Excellent. Now here's another … ADAM: Beetle. GOD: No, you just named the... Read more

2012-06-22T11:45:20-04:00

The scientist J.B.S. Haldane, when asked what his studies had taught him about God, famously replied, "I'm not sure, but he seems to be inordinately fond of beetles." This is excellent theology. There are, after all, more than 350,000 distinct species of beetle, ad majorem Dei gloriam. This is not to say that such a plethora of species suggests an "entomological argument" for the existence of God. The earth is a beetle-ful place. That much is certain. For those of... Read more

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