and we've been playing a lot of lawn volleyball lately. We use the paperclips to hold down the rope around the court but they always pop out and get sucked into the lawnmower. My answer is to get metal spikes that will permanently anchor the rope deep into the lawn. My problem is that I... Continue Reading →
Random Bidtits (8/1/2019)
Did you know that the Wikipedia page for "Jesus Christ" has a total of 457 reference citations while the Wikipedia page for "LeBron James" has a total of 408? Oh, and "Pope Francis" has 581, "List of LGBT Firsts by Year" has 258, and "Sexuality in Ancient Rome" has 692. Tough love, Jesus. Those pesky... Continue Reading →
Song of the Day (7/18/2019)
We have two songs of the day, given I'm still slogging through my playlist backlog. The first song is Happier by Marshmello ft. Bastille. For those of you older than 35, don't bother with this one. Now, one of the greatest songs of all time: the second song of the day is Twistin' The Night... Continue Reading →
Article: When Slaveowners Got Reparations
Kamala Harris won last night but Buttigieg also did an incredible job. Biden's age is having an impact on his mental clarity and I think it became painfully obvious last night that Bernie has a lot of pie-in-the-sky ideas but absolutely zero plans for how to enact them. Hopefully the electorate will now see Bernie... Continue Reading →
Article: I Didn’t Earn Slavery Reparations, and I Don’t Want Them
Longtime readers will know that I typically shy away from controversial or potentially insulting posts/musings (that was a joke); however, this is extremely well written and offers a number of valuable life lessons for people of all walks of life. If I can add my two cents on the issue: we're all here by an... Continue Reading →
Atheism: Believing the Unbelievable and Why I Defend Israel by Sam Harris
Shalom! Here are two videos that are definitely worth your time. Particularly for all the atheists out there and for both of the self-respecting Jews out there. The first video is Atheism: Believing the Unbelievable by Sam Harris and it's 70 minutes long. Please, please, please watch this if you were born with the inclination... Continue Reading →
Arch Stanton Guest Post: Today I Learned – Quick Hits, Part Deux!
I keep a running list of things I think are 1. interesting, 2. warrant further investigation, and 3. would make a compelling article someone else may find entertaining or educational. Most have a meatiness to it, a sort of weightiness that can sustain a few hundred words on its own while many others are nothing... Continue Reading →
Arch Stanton Guest Post: Episode 27 in Today I Learned – Hassan-i Sabbah
Do you want to hear an extremely metal etymological story? I bet you do! You just read a series of words I am very comfortable have never been uttered before in the history of the world, and the subsequent story is suitable to its remarkable grandstanding. But first - a history lesson (what great story... Continue Reading →
Arch Stanton Guest Post: Episode 25 of Today I Learned – Gaston Means
No time to waste today - here is the first three sentences of Gaston Means' Wikipedia page: "Gaston Bullock Means (July 11, 1879 – December 12, 1938) was an American private detective, salesman, bootlegger, forger, swindler, murder suspect, blackmailer, and con artist. While not involved in the Teapot Dome scandal, Means was associated with other... Continue Reading →
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