John Scalzi
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At the booksigning. It was really cool, although interesting to note the type of people who were there.
Meanwhile, Republicans continue to astound me with their stupidity.
In a similar vein, the results of abstinence education: really crappy.
Bill Maher: being "elite" shouldn't be a bad thing, especially not in politics.
Passion of the Christ 2: Judgment Day
Thinking about getting Catan and Carcassonne for the 360. The latter isn't out now, but the former's only $10. THe only thing is that I haven't touched my XBOX in quite a while.
Abortion from the perspective of a father. This is one side of the story that we don't see too often. Though really, if you're going to agree that abortion should be legal for the woman's health or rape, I'm strongly reminded of this anecdote:
George Bernard Shaw once found himself at a dinner party, seated beside an attractive woman. "Madam," he asked, "would you go to bed with me for a thousand pounds?" The woman blushed and rather indignantly shook her head.
"For ten thousand pounds?" he asked. "No. I would not." "Then how about fifty thousand pounds?" he contined.
The colossal sum gave the woman pause, and after further reflection, she coyly replied: "Perhaps." "And if I were to offer you five pounds?" Shaw asked.
"Mr. Shaw!" the woman exclaimed. "What do you take me for!" "We have already established what you are," Shaw calmly replied. "Now we are merely haggling over the price."
Religion 101: Final Exam-- give it a shot and see how you do!
The problem with deriving morality from God.