Merit-bound Alley

Check this video out. This gentleman breaks down the global warming debate into a simple 4×4 grid, with cause on the vert and response on the horiz. Interesting, but I’d like to hear what y’all think.

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Also, check out his other videos, Patching Holes, where he answers to some critique.

PS:  Sorry about that “y’all” up there. I had a dream I was in Louisiana last night.

I followed a link from the Friendly Atheist to  my best surprise this week over at Greta Christina’s Blog. Greta has a moving piece up about why athiests are angry and why that is a good thing. Please don’t let it’s length deter you, this is one of the sharpest and most honest howls I’ve read.

I would encourage all of you, atheist or not, to read this. For those of you who are theistic, please be kind when making any comments. Don’t make me regret linking this!

You may remember an earlier storyof mine about the former Superintendent of Christina School District, who bankrupted the district and headed off to sunny Florida. Well, this has even my skeptical mind considering the possibility of karma.

Brought to you by the WNJ, it seems Mr. “Pockets” made a nuisance of himself and got summarily and unceremoniously canned. Sincerely, my heart goes out to him and I truly hope he makes it through this rough patch and rises from the… pfffffHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Whew, couldn’t even make it past that bit of sarcasm.

In all seriousness, Joey, tough break with your cushy job going tits-up and all! Don’t come back!

UPDATE: Liberalgeek is always one step ahead! Curses!

UPDATE 2: I am slow.

If you are, then please consider helping out RAFT of the University of Illinois, Chicago with their project which gives atheists and freethinkers a place to reassert our non-theism or to proclaim it for the first time.

One might wonder how putting your name on a list may help. After a little consideration, I came to the conclusion that most of the communities that a person like myself has are online, where there is an overabundance of secrecy of real-life identity. Right off the bat, when I’m in a group that is full of pseudonyms, the community feels a bit closed-off.  If this list gets big enough, then it can create a community of real names, and that seems much better to me than a community of *atheist* pseudonyms.

So, if you’re an atheist and in a place to say it, sign the list. I’ll be checking up on it now and again!

(h/t to Hemant Mehta)

Welcome to Part 3! Let’s hop right into it, shall we?

This photo gives a good idea of what the sky can look like in the Seattle area. After this was taken, the sky went from sunny to rain in the space of about 10 minutes.

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Not sure why I’m having such difficulty getting the photos working. It will be resolved.

UPDATE: Fixed it, hopefully for good.

Since I’ve gotten the photo links fixed on Part 1, I figured the time was right to throw some more up here.

This is a really nice merry-go-round which makes it’s residence in a small arcade on the pier. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an arcade that was more deserted than this, and it leads me to believe that this is a haunted merry-go-round. Haunted by a legion of dizzy ghosts and one duck.

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Well, I’ve been in Seattle since Sunday and have gotten to sample some of the local culture and tourist stops. These posts will be mainly for my wonderful wife, but I’m sure a lot of you Delaware miscreants will find useful information. Enjoy the pics!

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