I have a special fondness for children’s music. I don’t remember hearing much of it as a kid (I don’t think there was much of it), and the quality and quantity available have really improved since shadowkatt was a tot. A…
Poem: New Every Morning
New Every Morning by Susan Coolidge Every morning is a fresh beginning, Listen my soul to the glad refrain. And, spite of old sorrows And older sinning, Troubles forecasted And possible pain, Take heart with the day and begin again. Current Mood:…
Update on the AFA Poll
Update on that AFA poll—they’re removing chunks of votes for options they didn’t like. Oh yeah, dishonesty is SUCH a lovely “family value!” Edit: I emailed the AFA, and received this reply: Cynthia, Your message regarding the alleged deletion of votes in…
Alternatives to Marriage Project TShirts
Why do so many cool t‑shirts ONLY come in white? I don’t like wearing white. Period. I look like crap in it (many people do, in my opinion). It gets stained easily. It’s boring. Blah. I’d be lusting after the Alternatives…
Religion Tour
Yes, today is “posting whatever catches my fancy” day 😉 John’s Religion Tour Yes, it’s a lot of text—and well worth reading all of it.
Saddam the Great Dictator of Fairy Tales
Saddam the great dictator of fairy tales Iraq’s tyrant spent weeks before the war writing a novel about underground resistance, reports Jack Fairweather
PowerPoint Makes You Dumb
My dislike for PowerPoint is vindicated: PowerPoint Makes You Dumb In August, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board at NASA released Volume 1 of its report on why the space shuttle crashed. As expected, the ship’s foam insulation was the main cause…
Gay Marriage Poll
— forwarded message — The American Family Association has decided to try and “prove a point” by having a poll on their website for folks to take about their opinion on gay marriage. They intend to present the results of this…
Lovely Quote
To fall in love is easy, even to remain in it is not difficult, our human loneliness is cause enough. But it is a hard quest worth making to find a comrade through whose steady presence one becomes steadily the…
Be Bad!
Very thought-provoking. I was definitely raised to “be good.” Go Ahead, Be Bad; It’s Good for You (Please note that I haven’t read anything else on the site and know nothing about it. I am not endorsing it and don’t know who…