Happy Mother’s Day

A few nights ago, I was attempting to make pancakes. Nothing complex, just add water, stir, and pour into a hot pan, then flip.  I hadn’t made pancakes since moving to Los Angeles, and I haven’t gotten the hang of using the gas powered stove I have now. So...

Quotes of the Day

In this week’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, during a discussion of religion, fundamentalism and equal rights for minority groups, I picked up a couple of interesting gems that I thought were quite poignent. Bill Maher, consistent with his anti-religion...

Watching the DOW drag itself out of the ruins

I love my iGoogle page, and right at the top I have the Stock Market widget where I keep an eye on the DOW and a handful of other stocks. I noticed today that the DOW ended up over 8,400, which is pretty incredible. I saw the number going up in the morning and...

Who Would Jesus Torture?

On April 30, 2009, CNN reported that evangelicals in the United States are more likely to approve of torture than other groups. More than half of people who attend services at least once a week — 54 percent — said the use of torture against suspected...