Free Thinker, Liberal, Hippie..yeah, I'm all that.: Archive

“One 8-year-old girl was crying, and saying, ‘I am not an orphan. I still have my...”

– Baptists say they were trying to do good in Haiti - Yahoo! News (h/t @ilauredhel) (via abbyjean) (via notemily) WTF.

Feb 1st

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proof.

healthnutz: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless Main Entry: ir·re·gard·less Pronunciation: \ˌir-i-ˈgärd-ləs\Function: adverb Etymology: probably blend of irrespective and regardlessDate: circa 1912 nonstandard : regardless usage Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of...

Feb 1st

“The largest lie is that everything the United States does is to be pardoned...”

– Howard Zinn (via azspot)

Feb 1st

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Feb 1st

Jan 31st

Watch

Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, gives a great piece of advice: “Eat food and avoid edible food-like substances,” on The Daily Show w/ John Stewart.

Jan 31st

Treadmill: Day 39 2:00 PM 231 Calories Burned Speed: 3.5-4 mph Time 30:00 min Distance: 1.833 miles Incline : 1.0

Jan 31st

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Jan 31st

chrisalcantara: californiacornbread: If you’re...

Jan 31st

I finally called my buddy Josh today. I haven’t talked to him in a while and now I had a good reason to, to tell him about Jason. It was good to talk to him. We’ve made it a point to get together on February 12th. It will be a good time. I can’t wait. Josh and I have always been good friends (since 4th grade), but in the last few years we’ve grown apart. He’s...

Jan 31st

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Good evening

I had a good evening of food and drinks @ The Mount Pleasant Brewing Company with Alan. Now it’s time for bed.

Jan 31st

Treadmill: Day 38 12:30 pM 182 Calories Burned Speed: 3.5 mph Time 30:00 min Distance: 1.744 miles Incline : 1.0

Jan 30th

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Breathe Owl Breathe - “Drop and Roll”...

Jan 30th

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Jan 30th

My Sisters Farmhouse » Blog Archive » Former... →

friendlyatheist: (via bmckinney) this is awesome.

Jan 30th

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Jan 30th

GOP Media Mistake →

azspot: Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck could have told them that the Right Wing Noise Machine only works if there is no one in the room to talk back. When was the last time you ever heard a caller argue with Rush on his radio show

Jan 30th

Jan 29th

Finally watching...

Howard Zinn: You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train

Jan 29th

sheesh...

Now they’re running a Kevin Trudeau informercial for his bullshit secret cures book. TV off. ahh, that’s better.

Jan 29th

oh boy...

I’m watching CBS right now, apparently Suzanne Somers is going to be on with her new book. She is going to talk about how she doesn’t think chemo-therapy works. Well, gee, she was on 3’s Company and Step by Step, so I’m sure she’s qualified to talk about that. :facepalm:

Jan 29th

Last Sunday...

Jessica and I were on our way to her parents house. She was driving south on M-18 and some tan/silver chevy pickup (with stickers of naked women on the rear window) passed us doing about 70. As soon as the truck got around us, some stuff in the pickup bed started fluttering around and all of a sudden a garbage bag flies up and out and hits our vehicle, scattering garbage everywhere. I had to...

Jan 28th

“As far as disappointments, I wasn’t terribly disappointed because I didn’t...”

– Howard Zinn (via azspot)

Jan 28th

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What if God Existed?

Friel: “What if God exists, and what if he has provided everything for you… life, health, food, trees, royalties… would he not have been good to you?”
    Hitchens: “No. If that were true, I would have an eternal supervising parent who would never let me get on with my life, never let me grow up, and constantly be asking me to thank and praise him. It would be like living in North Korea and having to continuously praise the ‘Dear Leader.’ I think it’s servile.”
    Friel: “If God created you and provides everything for you, does he have rights on your life?”
    Hitchens: “No. I don’t accept anyone’s right to own me. I created my children and provide for them, but I don’t own them. Besides, would this mean that the sick and starving for whom God has not provided are not owned by God?”
    Friel: “Um… next question… does religion really poison everything?”
    Hitchens: “Yes. If I am someone’s slave, that ruins everything. The Bible calls for slavery and genocide,  too, but that doesn’t make it right.”
    Friel: “What if there’s a judgment day? How would you measure up to the Ten Commandments?”
    Hitchens: “The first commandments are about pandering to God’s jealous and self-esteem. I’ve never obeyed those and don’t think anyone should. Same for the Sabbath. Murder, thefy, and lying… I don’t need a Bible to tell me those are wrong. As for honoring parents, it depends how well they treat me. And unfortunately the Ten Commandments do not prohibit child abuse, slavery, or genocide. Coveting, though, is a good thing because it leads to innovation. It’s good to want things, but of course not good to steal them.”
    Friel: “Have you ever been angry, which is committing murder in your heart?”
    Hitchens: “Yes, many times.”
    Friel: “Have you ever lusted?”
    Hitchens: “All the time.”
    Friel: “Have you ever committed adultery?”
    Hitchens: “None of your fucking business.”
    Friel: “So if God saw you committing all these  sins, would he send you to heaven or hell?”
    Hitchens: “Not heaven, I hope. An eternity of praise and groveling and thanksgiving would be my idea of hell.”
    Friel: “But if you’ve broken the Ten Commands, you’d be going to hell, right?”
    Hitchens: “Not by the God of the Old Testament, no. There is no hell in the Old Testament. The idea of eternal torture of the dead for minor infractions doesn’t arrive until Jesus meek and mild.”
    Friel: “What if it’s true that Jesus died on a cross to save your sins? Isn’t that the ultimate act of kindness?”
    Hitchens: “No. I didn’t ask for a human sacrifice and don’t want it. I would’ve tried to stop it. It’s barbaric. I don’t want anybody to immolate themself for me. And I’m not bound by it. It’s an act of extreme presumption to say that ‘What I’m doing now binds millions of unborn children and takes away their freedom.’ It’s a tyrannical act.”
    Friel: “Is it possible the reason you rage against God is that you want to live your own autonomous life?”
    Hitchens: “That’s highly probable, yes.”
(http: //commonsenseatheism.com/?p=1560)
 I really need to see that new Hitchens documentary.

Jan 28th

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“The State of The Union has been boring since the second season. I dunno why NBC...”

– comment I approved. (via peterfeld) (via wolfmank)

Jan 28th

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Jan 28th

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“Historically, the most terrible things - war, genocide, and slavery - have...”

– — Howard Zinn

Jan 28th

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Howard Zinn passed away today. :(

Jan 28th

Beercraft: Ahem... "iPad?" That's gonna be... →

(via wolfmank) say it out loud in a Boston accent…;)

Jan 27th

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Jan 27th

I think I've used a dozen kleenex's so far...

The weather changed from cold to not so cold and back and now I am “sick”. I’m sure it’s some type of allergy, but it still blows, pun intended. I’m also extremely drowsy. I need a warm bed and some orange juice.

Jan 27th

Watch

Critical Mass ride in Vancouver. Article here.

Jan 27th