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Sunday Blasphemy – Atheist Alert!

2009-11-08T11:20:00.001+11:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWKDOikIgIs

Sunday Blasphemy – Religion: Believe in stuff

2009-11-08T06:14:00.000+11:00

Religion - watch more funny videos

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/ca861703b8/religion-from-danny

Happy Birthday to Me!

2009-11-06T23:06:00.001+11:00

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to wish me a happy birthday. Even our Nintendo Wii wished me a happy birthday complete with streamers and confetti. It’s now updated with a system patch and Fit Plus. Oz and Taz (our corgis) now have pet profiles on the system so I don’t need to save a file on the computer to track their weights. (Oz is doing very well on his diet).

Tonight, after a wonderful Thai dinner, we’re watching Star Trek (sweet!).

Stewart on Fox (not)News

2009-11-02T16:27:00.001+11:00

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-october-29-2009/for-fox-sake-

I’m grateful that we have a “fake” news program like the Daily Show to shine the light on actual fake news programs.

Sunday Blasphemy – Send god a message

2009-11-01T08:46:00.000+11:00

From the Facebook Group:

Recently the Atheist Foundation of Australia and the Global Atheist Convention websites were the target of a significant DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack, which began on Monday 19 October.

This is a call to all non-believers and advocates for freedom of speech to join us in a global coordinated minute of prayer with the aim of inundating God (in this context, the Christian god, God, as distinct from the Greek god, Zeus, the Egyptian god, Ra etc etc)… with so many useless prayers that it causes his divineness to go offline as as result of our own DDOS ('Divine' Denial of Service).

The prayer minute will be at exactly 8pm (Eastern Standard Time) & 9am (Greenwich Mean Time) on Sunday 8 November 2009.

That’s only a week away so mark your calendar!

Sunday Blasphemy – Broccoli

2009-11-01T02:21:00.000+11:00

hmm… I thought he was the prince of peas.

Why you’re fat… (well, maybe part of the reason)

2009-10-31T18:51:00.001+11:00

http://www.good.is/post/fast-food-is-why-youre-fat/

I’m sure shovelling high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils and other engineered food-like products down your throat at high velocity is worse than rapid fire veggies.

Which of these things is not like the other?

2009-10-29T22:47:00.001+11:00

Rachel explains the difference between reporting the news and trying to make the news.

Sunday Blasphemy – Choices, choices…

2009-10-25T00:22:00.001+11:00

(clicking the picture will take you to Hot Taco.com)

A beer for a bear

2009-10-20T10:10:00.002+11:00

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

My cousin sent me this link. I used to live in Hayward (junior and high school). Leave it to this bear to find the best place in town.

Sunday Blasphemy – The Ultimate Sacrifice

2009-10-18T23:35:00.001+11:00

We have a Rep for that!

2009-10-16T01:42:00.001+11:00

It boggles the mind... well, my mind at least - how some of these people can get away with saying these things and continue to get re-elected to office. They shouldn't be able to get elected to town idiot.

Fox “News”

2009-10-13T21:56:00.001+11:00

“In a written statement given to CNN, Fox News said its programming was comparable to the editorial page of a newspaper.”

No kidding? This reminds me of Cheney shortly after 9/11 saying that he wanted to take the country to the "dark side". Renditions, torture, what ever it took regardless of any laws or treaties; then people seemed surprised when it became obvious we'd gone there.

Murdoch has never been shy about wanting to influence US elections and using his TV networks to that end. I'm only surprised that the percentage of people who think they're "fair and balanced" is as high as it is.

More Corgi!

2009-10-12T02:13:00.001+11:00

Not one of ours – but corgis are always cute.

Ozzie’s new spot

2009-10-11T17:08:00.001+11:00

We noticed a flea on Taz the other day and so we’ve given them anti-flea meds, treated the carpet, washed their pillows, and given them a flea bath. Neither of them tolerate the irritation from fleas very well so we’ve learned to hit it hard at the first sign.

While his normal pillows have been put thru the de-flea’ing process, Oz has discovered a new place where he likes to rest. He’s gathered all his favourite toys and moved them back between the chair and couch. He uses the soft toys as a temporary pillow.

Taz, on the other hand, has never had any interest in toys beyond occasionally trying to tease Oz with one.

March on Washington ‘87

2009-10-11T13:08:00.001+11:00

One of the things that strikes me when looking back at the last march I attended in Washington (1.7mb pdf) is that I had a really bad camera. These are pictures from the Saturday before the march (the crowds were a lot bigger the next day). While all political marches are probably born out of some form of anger, it was a different world back then. Now we have a President that says some of the right things but doesn’t seem to be moving as fast as we’d like. Then we had an openly hostile President. Reagan had only mentioned AIDS for the first time 2 years earlier, and only in response to a direct question from a reporter. Wisconsin had been the first state to pass a law protecting gays and lesbians from discrimination in employment and housing 5 years earlier. Hawaii’s court decision to allow recognition of gay/lesbian relationships (and subsequent constitutional amendment) were many years yet to come.

I remember feeling very excited about the marches I attended when I was younger. I still think they can do a lot to help communities come together and to get people talking about issues. On the other hand, I think D.C. (or at least the representatives in D.C.) has become relatively immune to this type of political theatre. Most of the politicians have gone home to their districts – or at least to their mistresses/prostitutes/airport bathrooms/drug dealers/lobbyists/etc. We’ll see, I have hopes, but few expectations.

When it rains…

2009-10-07T00:47:00.001+11:00

It doesn’t freeze here, but sometimes it freezes above here. A shower of hail coming down that fast really makes a lot of noise on a tin roof.

2009-10-05T15:15:00.001+11:00

Do you laugh or cringe?

2009-10-05T00:11:00.001+11:00

When I play WoW I really only interact with the guys I know from my old job. I’ve heard more of guildmates on EQ “dating” and even planning virtual weddings.

Sunday Blasphemy - War on Easter

2009-10-04T07:58:00.000+11:00

The Colbert Report

Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c

Easter Under Attack - Peeps Display

www.colbertnation.com

Colbert Report Full Episodes

Political Humor

Health Care Protests

Since we saw the mall workers preparing xmas decorations when we went out to eat a couple weeks ago, you’d think it would be time to ramp up the “War on Xmas” – but I guess we still have some fallout from the War on Easter.

Sticking food to your exterior door somehow translates into the property management company saying Jesus is garbage… (note the company isn’t saying that, the lawyer is). I’m tempted to stick some peeps on my door. I wonder if the lorikeets would eat them… no I don’t think so.

Sunday Blasphemy - Cheerleaders

2009-09-27T23:49:00.001+10:00

Makes me think of the Star Trek V:

Kirk: What does God need with a starship?
McCoy: Jim, what are you doing?
Kirk: I'm asking a question.
"God": Who is this creature?
Kirk: Who am I? Don't you know? Aren't you God?
Sybok: He has his doubts.
"God": You doubt me?
Kirk: I seek proof.
McCoy: Jim! You don't ask the Almighty for his ID!
"God": Then here is the proof you seek.
[Hits Kirk with lightning]
Kirk: Why is God angry?
Sybok: Why? Why have you done this to my friend?
"God": He doubts me.
Spock: You have not answered his question. What does God need with a starship?
"God": [hits Spock with lightning; then addresses McCoy] Do you doubt me?
McCoy: I doubt any God who inflicts pain for his own pleasure.

Your future laptop?

2009-09-25T02:40:00.001+10:00

I love the look, but will it catch on? Thinking about the downfalls with various types of computers – too bulky to carry around – so we make them smaller, but no one likes a small screen or squishing up on a tiny keyboard. This gives you a larger screen and a different style of input. Does it force you to have legible handwriting? I’m assuming you can plug a USB keyboard into it – but could you also display a keyboard layout on the screen and use the touch as input? Will the display be as vibrant as a colour monitor and as easy to read as a Kindle? Oh yeah, it’s got to be affordable as well.

The personal computer has grown incredibly in capability over the years but the basic design of monitor, keyboard, case has held mostly steady for a couple decades. The substantial variations (like a “wearable pc”) have either been proof of concept or for a very specialized customer. I think at some point we’ll see a significant shift in the input/output (keyboard/screen) portion of the computer that will grab a significant share of the market in a relatively short time. I wonder what it will be.

Colbert's Word

2009-09-24T21:53:00.001+10:00

The Colbert Report

Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c

The Word - Let Freedom Ka-Ching

www.colbertnation.com

Colbert Report Full Episodes

Political Humor

Health Care Protests

Something in the air

2009-09-23T07:27:00.001+10:00

We woke up this morning and asked each other – is it orange outside? It looked a little sepia out there. Then we noticed the thick dust on the neighbour’s car. It rained heavily last night so the car should have been cleaner. The windshield on our car was just as dirty and we used the wipers last night so we know it was clean then.

At first I thought it was some sort of major pollen bloom, but it turns out it’s dust.

In the garden

2009-09-22T02:48:00.001+10:00

The yard used to be so overgrown that we didn’t notice a couple of jade plants growing in containers. Between infrequent rains and crowding from other plants – they aren’t much to write home about. I wonder if the best thing to do would be to put them out of their misery, but in the meantime I’ll grab a few cuttings and see about making some smaller plants that would have a better chance. I doubt I’ll ever grow a jade that looks as nice as the one up the street, but something to sit on the desk would work.

In back, the orange tree has been in full bloom. It smells wonderful. I promise to use more of the oranges this year. They don’t peel apart as easily as the navels from the grocer, but they taste good. We’re thinking that next time we’re in the off season, we’re going to trim the tree back a bit.

In front I’ve tried to fill in some of the empty space in the front beds with 15 orange chilli plants. I got the seeds from a chilli I bought at the store to use with dinner. (Just like the red bell peppers I’ve planted in an empty bed in back and the butternut squash growing in the back corner). I’d wondered if the seeds would work – either from some process they used or by the way many fruits and veggies are harvested before they are fully ripe so they have a longer shelf life. We’ll see if I have similar luck with jalapenos and red Thai chillis. I haven’t seen any seeds for sale or fresh habaneras so I guess I’ll be passing on them this year. While I was looking I saw some seeds for razzmatazz peppers and figured if I didn’t like them, they’d at least add some colour.

Last week I picked up 3 new plants from the local nursery. The fushcia will hopefully cover the cheap planter before too long. We saw some white flamingo flowers at the David Jones flower show and thought they were fake at first because they were so smooth and waxy. They had red and white, but I liked the purple best. I’d seen the pink cordyline on a gardening show and really liked how it contrasts with other plants.

The other big change over the weekend was the addition of some new furniture for the back porch. We’ve been talking about getting something nicer than the folding chairs for more than 2 years. I think we’ll be spending more time out in our yard this summer.

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