Monthly Archives: August 2010

Oh, shit

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

I’ve been reading Death by Black Hole, Neil deGrasse Tyson’s witty and informative collection of essays on the cosmos. Today I came across an essay entitled “Coming Attractions” in the section appropriately called When the universe turns bad. The essay … Continue reading →

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Not yet three weeks

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

Jonathan Richman gets inside the mind of a three year old (anyone know where the hyphen goes?) and tells us what he finds. Melissa is almost three weeks old, but I think much of this song holds true nonetheless. Especially … Continue reading →

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Raising thinking children

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

It should be no surprise to anyone who reads this blog that I am obsessing over children now; that just kind of happens unexpectedly when you become a parent. Of course, it’s a bit early to start obsessing over what … Continue reading →

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A simple matter of faith

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

The Center for Inquiry has released a statement on the controversial Cordoba House, aka GZM, in lower Manhattan. The CFI take on things cuts the whole matter down to size: the real problem is religious faith, not which religious faith. … Continue reading →

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The God Museum at Ground Zero

Posted on August 25, 2010 by

While I was busy dealing with the first two weeks of fatherhood, I was also trying to follow the bizzarre “debate” over the GZM, or Ground Zero Mosque. A friend, whom I disagree with at times on this blog, put … Continue reading →

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If you don’t agree you can fuck off

Posted on August 24, 2010 by

Here is Dawkins rebuking Tyson’s rebuke (2006), courtesy of Meming of Life. Sometimes I, too, wonder if I’m too harsh. Nahhh!

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Life in Petrignano

Posted on August 19, 2010 by
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Thirtysomething theme

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

Oh shit this is fucking us.

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Can you hear me, Major Tom?

Posted on August 17, 2010 by

The first week of fatherhood is making me feel like Major Tom, floating around in a tin can looking at Earth from above. It helps that the only cd we have in the car is David Bowie’s Greatest Hits 1969-74. … Continue reading →

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The stars look very different today

Posted on August 16, 2010 by
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