September 2010
43 posts
“How much do you know about religion? And how do you compare with the average...”
– U.S. Religious Knowledge Quiz
I got 14 out of 15 and it’s been a long time since I’ve been to any kind of religious service (that wasn’t a funeral or a wedding).
(via shorterexcerpts)
13/15. Stupid Catholic school education done me wrong.
(via struhdaehreh)
14/15. That’ll teach me to read the...
“I looked out the dressing room door and saw the Japanese preliminary wrestlers...”
– Wrestling legend Mick Foley explains how Tori Amos changed his life. - By Mick Foley - Slate Magazine
Seriously.
“Indian message boards are alight with Rajinikanth jokes, the equivalent of Chuck...”
– SUPERSTAR Rajinikanth!: The biggest movie star you’ve probably never heard of. - By Grady Hendrix - Slate Magazine
Remember that epic dance battle I told you about? This guy was the star.
Watchtj:
Colbert testified before House Subcommittee
Wow. Tough room. Apparently they threatened anyone who laughed with having to go work as a migrant field worker.
(5m47s)
A comedian testifies before Congress as a fictional character, but I’m still waiting for Congressional representation. Thanks, America.
“The aggregators fill their websites with news, opinion, features, photographs...”
– Len Downie calls Arianna Huffington a parasite. She calls him a schoolyard intimidator. - By Jack Shafer - Slate Magazine
Len Downie, former executive editor of The Washington Post, whines about bloggers who are willing to accept exposure instead of money.
The Washington Post’s local news...
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Most ridiculous thing said to me today
“This [Web 2.0] industry doesn’t run on profits. It runs on influence and cultural importance…”
I will forgive this person his foolishness as a youthful indiscretion. I was losing my dotcom job due to this very attitude while this person was trying to figure out how to cop a feel at the 8th grade dance.
“It took hours today for DC Police to respond to repeated calls to come examine...”
– DC Central Kitchen vandalized, needs your help » We Love DC
Remember the parable of the sheep and the goats? Guess where people who’d vandalize the vehicles used to transport food to the hungry fall.
If you can spare it, I’m sure DC Central Kitchen, a fine organization doing what...
“It is, however, time for us all to get over the political obsession that the...”
– For D.C., Vince Gray’s election is a bold step backward
Please note that the headline isn’t one that Kojo wrote, and he’s pretty upset about it.
(via tbridge)
FWIW, and because I’ve had some friends and colleagues ask me for my opinion on the recent election…
I voted for Fenty. I...
The October Rally
tbridge:
Hey y’all, if you’re thinking of coming to DC for the Stewart/Colbert rally, please leave a comment here, so we know and can plan who’s sleeping where.
Thanks!
We have a queen sized guest bed, a couch in the living room, a couch in the basement, and a full size air mattress that can be deployed anywhere there’s enough floor space. We have no problem cramming the house full,...
“You don’t have to assert something as a fundamental human right to believe that...”
– Joho the Blog » The Internet as a human right
I’ve seen this essay go around teh twitterz a few times in the last couple of days. It’s worth reading the whole thing, but I’ll go ahead and say that I agree with the conclusion quoted here.
Even I, spending waking hours within...
HEY. How come I can get to tumblr on my phone but...
tbridge:
It’s my IP address that’s getting the shaft here. I’ve heard back from Tumblr that they’re “working on it” but have no timeline for a fix. Browsers don’t matter, just the IP. Tiff is also affected.
Why I am missing.
“After two decades online, I’m perplexed. It’s not that I haven’t had a gas of a...”
– Newsweek in 1995: Why the Internet will Fail.
What’s astonishing to me about this article isn’t that Stoll identifies problems like the mish-mash of data with no way of sorting out the wheat from the chaff, or the challenges of reading news online, because he was correct about all...
“Inside is a giant sea of desks—no cubicles, no partitions, just open space with...”
– Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg opens up : The New Yorker
This one detail, the bad idea conference room named “Beacon,” is the one thing in this entire profile that causes me to reconsider my impression of Mark Zuckerberg.
“Indeed much of what makes the country great is its willingness to wage war...”
– Because There Are No Bigots… - National - The Atlantic
Ta-Nehisi Coates on the existence of bigotry in American discourse. Read, as they say, the whole thing.
You Don't Say: What editors look for - English... →
I’ll be using this as a checklist, just for a starter.
“After 13,000 miles, I think that America still exists, and I’m happy to...”
– 2 Muslims travel 13,000 miles across America, find an embracing nation - CNN.com
Thanks to my friend Loyal for bringing this to my attention.
“Don’t get me wrong, I still believe in the afterlife, but too often all...”
– Print - What If Jesus Meant All That Stuff? - Esquire
Thanks to TJ for the link.
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“I believe one opposing player will desecrate the Terrible Towel and will wake up...”
– That’s Church » I believe.
Believe.
25 Reasons Why This Indian Dance-Battle-Romance... →
Since this movie is in Tamil rather than Hindi, it is more precisely described as “Kollywood” rather than “Bollywood,” but nonetheless I recommend this epic dance battle for your entertainment.
Cordova Christians put out welcome mat for mosque →
undercovernun:
MEMPHIS (AP) — When pastor Steve Stone initially heard of the mosque and Islamic center being erected on the sprawling land adjacent his church, his stomach tightened.
Then he raised a 6-foot sign reading, “Welcome to the Neighborhood.”
The issue for Stone and the 550-person Heartsong Church in Cordova, came down to one question:
“What would Jesus do if He were us? He would...
I was wrong about veganism. Let them eat meat (but... →
What? You mean that properly farmed meat and dairy can be ecologically sound? You don’t say! (Only, I’ve been saying it for some time now.)
“And really? ”Full figures are making a comeback?” That’s why “we love her”? Is...”
– W Magazine’s “Chic Cliques” Guide Makes Fat & Sassy Cool Again! | MamaPop™ - Celebrity Gossip and Entertainment News From Hollywood For Parents
See? I told you.
Simple Answers to Difficult Questions - O Me of... →
For my Tumblr peeps who enjoy the religious stuff I’ve been posting lately, I think you will get a chuckle out of this Q&A.
For my Tumblr peeps who are not so into that, I apologize for the recent volume of godstuff, and promise to return to your regularly scheduled program of cute animals wearing inappropriate headgear and risque nerd innuendo soon.
“In light of this belief, the purpose of social influence for Christians is not...”
– Michael Gerson - In mosque controversies, some Christians undermine their own faith
There were a lot of chunks of this column I wanted to quote, but this one in particular is my favorite. Read the whole thing, as they say.