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« June 2006 | HOME | August 2006 » July 2006 The hero pattern Dang. I wish the Star Wars movies were better, because if they were I'd watch them all back to back to check out the Science Pundit's thesis that Darth Vader is almost as heroic as Jesus. (And Luke doesn't even... July 27, 2006 The War on Everyone Michael Hirsh on President Bush's pathological desire to create new enemies and stronger enemy alliances: Yes, the war against Al Qaeda called for a stretching and changing of the rules. We had to be ruthless with the maniacs who struck... July 27, 2006 Optimism Bush-approved minister: "The end of the world as we know it is rapidly approaching.... Rejoice and be exceeding glad -- the best is yet to be." Nothing to worry about. Christians are at the helm.... July 27, 2006 Sam Harris Some new articles.... July 27, 2006 The American people We blame Bush, we blame the media, but at some point you have to hold the American people accountable for their utter cluelessness. How many of today's disasters could have been avoided if the U.S. citizenry were accurately informed about... July 27, 2006 Taboo Social pressure in action.... July 23, 2006 Brian Why I shouldn't even try. (Thanks, Vesuvius)... July 18, 2006 Space Invaders Clever movie. (Via Metafilter)... July 17, 2006 Guess the film "...documentary film that shows how the faith journeys of real people have been tested and shaped by life's circumstances." Guess and click.... July 17, 2006 States When people speak of their mystical religious experiences, I am often struck by how similar those experiences sound to descriptions of other, more worldly ones. For example, an advocate of meditation will describe how the process helps him achieve peacefulness,... July 11, 2006 Get over it If I read one more article in which someone whines about getting death threats, I swear I'm going to kill somebody. You pussies. Try making a movie advancing the argument that Jesus Christ didn't exist. See what kind of email... July 10, 2006 Partial victory for the Scared Sixteen A while back, I wrote about a group of sixteen extremely insecure film directors who were getting all trembly at the idea that someone might make available alternate versions of their movies. Example: The "Phantom Edit" that stripped Jar Jar... July 10, 2006 Iraq's normal state Good thing that the Bush Administration had a well thought-out plan for dealing with the natural conditions in Iraq that created Saddam Hussein: Shiite militiamen rampaged through a Baghdad neighborhood Sunday morning, killing more than 50 people and leaving many... July 09, 2006 Failure Independence Week is over. My body firmly demanded that I stop. After spending yesterday in a state of nausea and near-fainting, last night I got violently ill. Throughout the day I had eaten a fairly large volume of food --... July 08, 2006 Day 4: the day it stopped being fun Hanging in there. It's been a shock to my system to switch to a diet of vegetables only. Since mid-day yesterday, I've been light-headed all the time, even after I eat. I've lost a little over four pounds since Tuesday... July 07, 2006 My baby picture Actually it's the picture of me at the top left transformed by this. (via PZ)... July 06, 2006 Day 3 Thanks to all who have emailed me about Independence Week. To those who have inquired about the sexy pair of feet with pink nail polish in the picture from the first meal, yes, I harvested them. They stepped into the... July 06, 2006 Searches that bring you here A proud moment for Brian Flemming's Weblog... July 05, 2006 Day 2: Breakfast A Denver omelet of sorts. A corn patty fried up with yesterday's bell pepper and eggplant. Salt and pepper for seasoning. The corn patty is one ear of corn smushed up and shaped. To drink, mint tea, chilled. (The weather... July 05, 2006 Jesus appears in grilled eggplant Reader Duckdog writes, "I was troubled by the image of Christ that was present in your grilled eggplant. You might want to keep an eye out for any supernatural forces at work here." Here is Duckdog's enhanced picture. I knew... July 04, 2006 First meal Just finished my first Independence Week meal: broiled sweet corn, eggplant and bell pepper. So far, so good. See a few pictures.... July 04, 2006 Independence Week At the end of April, a little over two months ago, I planted my first garden in about 100 square feet of soil in a yard behind my building. After ten weeks of sun, water and a small amount of... July 04, 2006 Freedom Just try to imagine this happening ten years ago: 1. David Byrne records a song called "My Fair Lady" and releases it under the Creative Commons Sampling Plus license. 2. DJ Madson grabs part of that song and uses it... July 04, 2006 The RU Sirius show Congrats to the RU Sirius show on hitting the one-year mark.... July 03, 2006 "The God Who Wasn't There" roundup The Advocate (no, not the gay one): Should Faith Be Without A Doubt? On the bleeding edge, Beyond Belief Media offers Google Checkout within one day of the debut of the service. Now it's even easier to risk your eternal... July 02, 2006

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