Happy Festivus! – The Airing of Grievances
Happy Festivus! In keeping with the traditions of this most satirical of holidays we should have the Airing of Grievances. It should take place with friends and family that you […]
December 2011
Lighthouses > Churches – Miracles and educational standards
CAM = Catholic Alternative Medicine?A long dead woman from the Mohawk Native American tribe who contracted smallpox as a child, was horribly scarred by the disease. She later converted to […]
The Solstice Rose
In May I shared the story of my mom’s December rose bud. Well, it’s back again this year: The bud first appeared around the first week of December and this […]
White Wine in the Sun
With Christmas only a few days away, I think it’s time for Tim Minchin’s White Wine in the Sun. Oh, and as the solstice will be upon us tomorrow, we […]
Tuesday Science – Dietary choices of octopus
In a recent paper in the journal Marine Biology, “Prey selection in Octopus rubescens: possible roles of energy budgeting and prey nutritional composition“, Kirt L. Onthank and David L. Cowles […]
Lighthouses > Churches: Hitchens
Many people have written about Christopher Hitchens this week. The vast majority spoke of their personal anecdotes. From legendary parties at his house to sheltering his friend, Salman Rushdie, who […]
Is consumerism the reason for the season?
Here’s the latest from the Religious Antagonist:
Fischer: God Sent Christopher Hitchens to Hell Because He Loved Him
(Via Atheist Media Blog) I’ve joked before about hell sounding like a nice place to go, but in all seriousness it’s designed to sound a horrifying as the human imagination […]
Still believe in Santa?
It’s that most wonderful time of the year where people of various ages enjoy some of their favorite myths, whether it’s a virgin birth or some old guy spanning the […]
Hittchens has died
The amazing and articulate Christopher Hitchens has died today at the age of 62 from complications of pnumonia after a long battle with cancer. I just found out while out […]