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The Friendly Atheist points out the ignorance spewed in the article Atheist author no Einstein:
Paul Jackson [the article's author] has a lot of say about Richard Dawkins and The God Delusion. Unfortunately for him, it’s almost all wrong.
I find it hard to fathom why a newspaper would allow such asinine, biased views to be published. [...]

Quick hack: The $1 C-to-D adapter:
You want to power your gizmo that runs on D cells, but all that you have handy are C cells… you can solve this problem by using the C cell and making up the battery length difference with a few quarters– typically three or four.
I haven’t tried it. Will [...]

I know some Whole Wheat Radio listeners are fans of Antje Duvekot.

A 70-minute concert of hers was recently posted at Folk Alley. Quite nice.
Photo credit: Dana Farnsworth.

These photos were recently taken by friends in Newfoundland. They forwarded to me from my mother who got them from whoever took the pictures and whose original email read:
We were out bike riding when we came upon the pair. The lady across the street from this house, told us she saw [the calf] being born. [...]

Wacky Canacky, made from organic, dried Canadian red maple leaves, should be a staple in every household. It’s an attractive garnish, but also makes a great substitute for confetti and packing material. Bring a taste of Canada to your kitchen!

(Thanks to Sedition.com for coining the phrase)

I can finally quit my job and work on Steel White Table full-time! I received this email today:
I am BARRISTER MENTUS EDEN the Attorney to your late uncle Engr.J.B .CAIRNS (Snr) a contractor with the Federal Government of lome-togo,until his death last two years ago in political crisis in Abidjan capital of Cote d’Ivoire,He [...]

I’ve read a couple Kurt Vonnegut books since he died. He doesn’t mess around. I like that. He’s got a healthy and honest sense of humour that I appreciate. I started off with Slaughterhouse Five. It’s laugh-out-loud funny. It’s thoughtful and insightful. It’s entertaining. I thought about the novel long after I put it down. [...]

Tags: kurt vonnegut

I’m filling in the online application for a Canadian passport and I’m at the References section:
The persons indicated as references may be contacted to confirm your identity.
Provide names and contact information for TWO individuals that meet the following requirements:
- have known you for at least TWO years,
- are not related to you.
Who wants to pretend [...]

The Road by Cormac McCarthy  (9/10)
Yes, this is an Oprah pick, but I read that it had a science-fiction element to it, and it was cheap (at Costco). It’s a depressing novel about a father and son wandering America after civilization has been destroyed. It’s violent, touching, and memorable. The author doesn’t [...]

Tags: book reviews, canada reads, chess, cormac mccarthy, heather o’neill

Phillip’s spys obtained this photo of Jimbob reading SWT (note the bottom left corner of it - click for larger version).
I’m assuming Jimbob uses the aliases “steve”, “tommyboy”, “pender”, etc.

I have a dentist appointment in 30 minutes. I haven’t been to a dentist in about 10 years, maybe longer. I have no cavities and have never had any problems with my teeth. But I have a wisdom tooth that seems to get infected around the gums every couple years. I end up eating on [...]

Nose hair is becoming a predominate sign of my age; in particular, I have ONE thick, white strand poking out of my left nostril like a white flag of surrender. I noticed it a few weeks ago. It’s the only sign of my age that bothers me.

I’ve posted about this before and will probably do so in the future: NASA TV.
They have cameras all over the space shuttle, interior and exterior. You can watch the astronauts work, you can see views of the earth — all kinds of cool stuff. The live view from the space shuttle as it was taking [...]

Tags: nasa

Even if you’re not a big beer drinker, as long as you appreciate good beer, there’s no way you’ll not love the red ale from The Brew House. It is the best beer I’ve ever tasted. There may be one or two factory-bottled beers that come close, but for quality and flavour, this stuff can’t [...]

It’s another slow day at Steel White Table, like every other day, so what the hell — let’s recycle something from Mud Songs I posted 10 minutes ago…
I got quoted in a Scope article about the St. John’s film scene:
The Women’s Film Festival is huge, and the Nickel is getting bigger, but if you want [...]