Here in the US we don’t see many cases of solutions that work too well. If only everybody thought like the Danes. :xpost:

I’m thinking about symbols and need some ideas. The question is fairly simple. There are a number of extremely complete iconic symbols representing religions out there. The cross = Christianity… with the crucifix signifying something primarily Catholic. The Star of David = Judaism. The pentagram = Wicca/neo-paganism. Etc. So, what symbol is the equivalent for humanism? I have some ideas

I think if I had the right rifle and the right angle I could end this hideous abomination with one clean shot. *deep breath* This little internal morale-fluffer seems innocuous enough, and by middle-aged corporate white guy standards it might even pass for clever. Hey, maybe if you’re part of the Bank of America context and you know all the

That is, the Bowl Championship Series Best Case Scenario. Since the powers that be are making sure that we don’t get a college football playoff (and I know not everybody wants one, but what I’ve seen indicates that a big majority of fans do), the next best thing is the annual How-Will-It-Fail-This-Year? watch. Sometimes you get a clean win for

[xposted from ] ________________________________ Okay, it’s been a tad quiet in here for a few days, and I wonder if maybe folks are trying to recover from post-election season fatigue just a bit. I know it was sort of draining for me (even though I wasn’t doing anything that looked remotely tiring), and I think I’ve been enjoying a sense

Well, here’s a fine howdy-do. According to news reports, OJ Simpson will publish a new book entitled If I Did It, in which he details how he murdered Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. If he had done it, that is. Operative word: “if.” Not saying he did the killings. Just describing how he’d have done it if he had

I have said it before, and the GOP catastrophe last Tuesday won’t stop me from saying it again: Karl Rove is a feckin’ genius. He’s easily one of the smartest men to ever slither into Washington, and the fact that’s he’s almost pure evil doesn’t mitigate his brilliance. Joe Gandelman’s analysis of Rove’s grand miscalculation over at The Moderate Voice

Wow. Who’d have believed this? Wake Forest 30, Florida State 0. In Tallahassee. As a Wake grad and lifelong Deacon fan I’m as happy as I am surprised every time we manage to win a football game, and this year has been nothing short of stunning. It’s a team that doesn’t have the level of pure athlete that most the

I gotta tell you, this answers a lot of questions. :xpost:

I’d never read anything by Frank Schaeffer before this, and I gotta tell you, he makes a darned good first impression.

Some election thoughts, in no particular order.

A man walked into a bar with his dog. The man was dressed totally in Carolina blue and white, from head to toe. Blue hat, sweater, pants, shoes, even his socks were blue. The dog was also dressed in blue and white. Collar, jacket, hat and he had pom-poms.

In these parts you’ll occasionally hear the expression, “there, but for the grace of God, go I.” Part of the magic of moving back to the place where you grew up is that there’s always the chance/risk of bumping into somebody you haven’t seen in 20 years. Today, as we shopped in Whole Foods, a woman walked past me, a

[In picture at right, de-flocked Rev. Ted Haggard mimes the “repulsive and dark” side of his sexual nature.] Haggard confesses to ‘lifelong’ sexual problem POSTED: 2:13 p.m. EST, November 5, 2006 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (CNN) — Evangelical pastor Ted Haggard confessed on Sunday to a “lifelong” sexual problem, and said he was “a deceiver and a liar,” in a letter

I know it’s still early and a lot can happen, good and bad. But don’t you think Jim Grobe ought to get some love come Coach of the Year time? Wake’s schedule has been light, yes, but with the exception of the meltdown vs. Clemson they have stepped it up and executed when they had to all year. And by