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some socks are more important than other socks
Q: Okay, while you’re on the subject, what exactly does “holy” mean? A: It means “set apart,” in the sense that something is set apart when it is sacred. And of course that means that whatever is holy or sacred is set apart from all that is not holy or sacred. from an interview of […]
lethe
Lethe (LEE-thee)A river in Hades whose waters caused forgetfulness. It was on the banks of another Underworld river called the Styx that the shades, or ghostly remains, of the dead congregated to seek passage to the Afterlife. Unless they bribed Charon to ferry them across the stream, they wandered aimlessly on the near bank forever. […]
climate change
i have been thinking. what if the earth really IS getting warmer? what if climate change really is coming? not in my lifetime, maybe, but eventually? what if the poles melt? what if the permafrost in the north softens? what if the sea levels rise? what if florida becomes an island, hawaii disappears, the coasts […]
google of the future
dear god, please let it be. dear god, no. Listening to: 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong from the album “Rock Action” by Mogwai Technorati Tags: future, google, keys, longnow, longview, prediction, saerchengine, search
how do you convince a person of something?
a question about life has been brought to my attention: how do you convince a person of something? people believe what they have come to conclusions about, on their own. it is true of math, of grammar and of most other things in life. i believe in gravity because i have experienced it. i believe […]
ESV Bible Online: Passage: Psalm 37
ESV Bible Online: Passage: Psalm 37 Trust in the Lord, and do good;dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.Delight yourself in the Lord,and he will give you the desires of your heart.Commit your way to the Lord;trust in him, and he will act.He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,and your justice as the […]
painter of crap accused of crapping on art galleries (updated)
In litigation and interviews with the Los Angeles Times, some former gallery owners depict Kinkade, 48, as a ruthless businessman who drove them to financial ruin at the same time he was fattening his business associates’ bank accounts and feathering his nest with tens of millions of dollars. Dark Portrait of a ‘Painter of Light’ […]