So, I've lived in Columbus 5+ years, and I still have no friends outside of work and Marcie's friends (although, in fairness, she only has 2 who actually live in the city at the moment). I love my wonderful wife, but it's not cool just doing things with each other--there are a lot of interests we don't have in common (I refuse to see children's ( Read more... )

Should I get a Myspace site?

Sub-question: If I do, should I be afraid of getting molested?

Alright, everybody, our plans are finally coming together for the big secret surprise party we've all been planning to throw for Andrew! Even better, I'm pretty sure he still doesn't know about it, although he may have gotten a little suspicious that I've been locking him out of my posts for the last several weeks so we can discuss the plans for ( Read more... )

I’ve created-er, discovered-a revolutionary new principle in psychology: Jehovatardation. Jehovatardation is the idea that the human psyche can be so overwhelmed by the incomprehensible nature of the Judeo-Christian God that one’s own intellectual and analytical faculties effectively cease to function. In other words, someone with a great but ( Read more... )

I like spiders. I don’t feel affection for them, but I respect them. I don’t study them, but I appreciate them. Most people are creeped out by spiders, and I do sympathize: if I walk through a spider’s web, I totally spaz; and if I find a spider crawling on me, I flick it away without a second thought. Nonetheless, when I spy a spider from a ( Read more... )

I spent Labor Day at my in-laws' house at a bountiful cookout. Marcie's family is very competitive and they love cards, so we've picked up the habit of bringing along our change for poker. We ended up playing dealer's choice, meaning that each person got to choose the rules of the game we played each hand. The only versions of poker I really ( Read more... )

1. Cuts by the Bush Administration and the Republican-controlled Congress in the budget for the Army Corps of Engineers resulted in the postponement of flood control projects in New Orleans repeatedly for years ( Read more... )

I sat down tonight and decided to free-write, you know, just let my mind go and write down whatever came into it. I think you'll agree that the result is alternately haunting and insightful ( Read more... )

I've created the following form letter for anyone, liberal or conservative, to write to the President and express whatever grievances you may have. I believe it is general enough that it will apply to any context ( Read more... )

JESUS QUESTIONS AUTHENTICITY OF SHROUD OF TURIN
"I wouldn't be caught dead in that," says Lord