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Music, psychotropics.

( Freedom andMusic )

A quick musing: Rebecca and I went to see our alma mater’s orchestra perform (among other works) Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra at Carnegie Hall last Friday night, and on the drive home, I spent some time thinking about hard drug use. I have little personal experience in this area. I’ve been a teetotaller my entire [...]

Mere Absurdity, Part 2

( Atheism andReason )

In Part 1 of this post, I explained why C.S. Lewis’ argument for Christianity (as put forth in Mere Christianity) is a bunch of hooey. It is decidedly not reasoned and logical. I also alluded to the fact that I find the morality Lewis espouses to be reprehensible. It is this system of ethics that [...]

What drugs would help me require less sleep?

Because it’s hard to find enough time to do everything I need/want to do. (I think I hear the sound of the world’s tiniest string orchestra in the distance.) I’m working tonight, Rebecca works tomorrow which leaves me with even less time, then heading into NYC to see the Oberlin Orchestra at Carnegie Hall Friday [...]

All Things Go, All Things Go

( Music andWonders )

“Chicago” by Sufjan Stevens: This track is from his masterpiece, Illinois (2005). Listen, and if you like, listen to some samples on iTunes, make a decision, then spend your cash.

Here Come The ABCs…

So the other day I went out grocery shopping alone, and as I pulled into the Shop Rite parking lot I realized that I’d driven the entire way happily singing along to my children’s CD, which automatically started up when I started the car. They Might Be Giants’ Here Come The ABCs rocks! And the [...]

Grrrr, outage.

Sorry, three dozen loyal fans. We were down for at least three hours this morning due to unspecified network issues at Verizon. Such are the joys of hosting your own website, I guess. We do what we can to ensure reliability. UPDATE: My strong suspicion is that my primary gateway got “confused” by its integrated [...]

Tough on crime

Watch out, scum. (Did I mention that this isn’t a family-safe blog? No? Well if I didn’t, I apologize. I’m about to express my anger with cursing.) Under what FUCKING legislative theory is it permissible to bring to bear the power of the state against a parent who doesn’t attend a parent-teacher conference? Shouldn’t the [...]

Mere Absurdity

( Atheism andReason )

During my recent debate with her regarding the existence of God, Charity suggested that I should “read one of the well known, reasoned and logical Christian apologists, such as C.S. Lewis” before “claiming victory” in laying the Christian religion to rest in a heap of logical fallacies. I’d heard great things about Merely Christianity before, [...]

Okay, I’m tagged too

1. My: You’ve heard the saying “I’d give my right arm for…”. So, what would you give your right arm for? A: Can’t think of one thing I’d lose my right arm to gain. I guess as for trading it to save something as PHATMommy interpreted the question, I have the usual answers too. Nothing [...]

Corpsman! I’ve been hit!

Are we really this sort of blog? The sort that does this sort of thing? Memes? Well why not, it’s not like I’m trying to leverage this blog into some sort of academic career. I’m here to have fun, and answering questions like these can be fun. Shannon tagged us, so any blame for this [...]