MY LIFE

Okay, a while back there was a discussion in one of the knitting lists.   Somehow discussion turned to someone mentioning she is a teacher, constantly trying to get the guys to pull up their pants and stop showing off their boxers.   And then I added:
Hey wait. I accidentally got a pair of jeans [...]

There’s a new host of a children’s TV program.

(CNN) — A children’s show host who was born with one hand is facing criticism from parents over her disability.

The BBC is receiving complaints about kids’ show host Cerrie Burnell, who was born with one hand.

BBC spokeswoman Katya Mira said the corporation has received at least 25 [...]

This is SO COOL!
Do you remember all the nasty crap Bush tried to sneak in at the last minute, like making it possible for health care workers to deny treatment, or contraception, to women if the health care worker claimed that to provide such treatment was against his/her religion?    Well…. guess what?
(damm….. the video seems [...]

This is so cool!    Steve Wells continues his study of all the people God supposedly killed according to the Bible.   Steve’s notes make it all the more fun! This one requires some serious answerage:  namely, what did Er do that was so wicked that God needed to kill him?  As Steve notes, Noah, Abraham, [...]

Roy Zimmerman is such a gem.

I would love to get a DVD of one of his concerts.
yeah, yeah, he’s straight and married and all that other stuff.  But he is almost always right on in his songs.

This is the end of FEBRUARY, people.   February is, and always has been, a WINTER month!
And I’m still shaking off the remnants of this nasty icky gross disgusting green-yucky-junk cold, anyway.   Last week it was moderately cool.   Today, right now, it is: 80.8 °F   WTF??    I went to market to get a can of coffee, [...]

I’ve been a fan of Greta Christina for a long time, but her recent post on Atheism and the “Shut Up, That’s Why” Arguments is definitely one of my favorites now.
She starts with
There’s something I’ve been noticing lately in theists’ arguments against atheists. When you start paying attention, you notice how many of them aren’t [...]

Oh dear!
Cousin John just send  me to his links pages where he’s added this blurb about Yours Truly:
MY LIFE Home blog of the world’s most famous unknown celebrity. Cousin Ray is my last living blood relative with whom I’m in regular contact. In his early fifties, he survived Katrina, left professional employment in [...]

This is really NSFW (save it for when you get home!)

There’s been a rash of Christians flagging atheist videos on YouTube and elsewhere, causing some to be shut down.   This is morally wrong.  If Christians disagree or get offended they need to go elsewhere, or put up their own videos explaining their own position.   Instead, [...]

Our country, the United States of America, is in deep shit, economically speaking.  President Obama is doing his best to get the money flowing, but people are still hurting.   Money has to flow so that people have jobs so that companies can hire and people have more money and companies make even more jobs and [...]

Today is Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras.   It is one of the biggest parties in New Orleans, and other parts of the world.   I’m no longer living there, but I do recall the revelry and merriment.   I actually lived IN the French Quarter for a couple years and was there for Mardi Gras.  That was [...]

Chicago Foundation for Women is asking for your help, asking President Obama to END funding for abstinence-only-until-marriage programs.  They don’t work (duh) and we need to stop throwing money at such head-in-the-sand sort of programs.  Go here, sign the letter and add your own thoughts.
And, while we’re at it, Texas Freedom Foundation just alerted me [...]

Yes, it is true…. full blown cold in my nose.  And throat.  And chest.
You know your cold is nasty when you walk past the tissues and go straight for the paper towels.  Sad on its own, but sadder still because I’ve not bought paper towels in a couple of years, opting instead for a stack [...]

This is a very good explanation about Evolution, and addresses some common creationist deliberate lies misconceptions about reality (you will likely recognize the fallacies and who repeats them most often).

George Mason picks drag queen as homecoming queen
How cool is that?   On a campus of about 30,000 students, Ryan Allen has been voted Homecoming Queen!   As a drag queen and entertainer, he is well-known and aparently well-liked, probably because he also performs for charitable causes, not just self-interests.  And that is important.
“I was very touched [...]

When I was a Pentecostal, baptism was understood from the original Greek
907 baptizo bap-tid’-zo from a derivative of 911; to immerse, submerge; to make whelmed (i.e. fully wet); used only (in the New Testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordinance of Christian baptism:–Baptist, baptize, wash. [...]

WARNING: SEXUALLY RELATED CONTENT …
PROBABLY NSFW.
Over in another forum someone posted a link to Dumb Laws
So, of course, I had to look and see what sort of stupidity is passing as “law” here in the Great State of Texas.
Up to a felony charge can be levied for promoting the use of, or owning more than [...]

I can’t remember where I read it — on someone’s blog in the last 3-4 days (and I confess: I read a bunch of blogs, as well as blog aggregators) and it’s actually been mentioned in lots of places, so I cannot honestly credit a single person for putting this idea in my head.   [...]

After yesterday’s trip into town I should have known better, I suppose, but I walked up to WalMart this afternoon.  According to mapmyride.com it is just at 2.0 miles from my house according to the path I took.
Since my wind-up alarm clock finally gave up the ghost, I decided I could break down and buy [...]

the Creationist inviting an Evolutionist to a debate?
it’s HILARIOUS! And brilliant!
The full letter of invitation from a dude at Discovery Institute to Dr. Nicholas Gotelli are over on Pharyngula. Dr. Gotelli’s response is pure genius and explains exactly why real scientists don’t waste their time with creationists.
Part of Gotelli’s letter:
Academic debate on controversial topics is [...]