by Carl Howard | Jan 14, 2011 | Blog Topics, Links
This super-abridged Bible project is taking up most of my blogging timeslot so posts may be sparser since each book takes longer to prepare. But I shan’t miss a link dump! 20 actual scienticians’ studies on religion It’s 1 year since the Haiti earthquake. Hundreds of...
by Carl Howard | Dec 17, 2010 | Blog Topics, Links
I’m back from overseas as of recently (on which I may post soon) but am very tired. Plus I’ve missed 2+ weeks of blogospheric shenanigans and only caught up in a short time. So without further superfluousness, enjoy the cut-down jet lag version of Friday links! A...
by Carl Howard | Aug 13, 2010 | Blog Topics, Links
Real drowning looks nothing like how it’s portrayed on TV. Here are the real signs of drowning: must read for anyone who lives near the coast. Who’d think a Korean teacher giving a lesson in how to swear in English would be so hilarious? Out of all the commentary on...
by Carl Howard | Jul 2, 2010 | Blog Topics, Links
“Across the Sahel region, an estimated 10 million people are at risk of famine…WFP is $22 million short of the $124 million it needs to purchase 113,000 mt of food for Niger…’”we estimate our needs at 100,000 tonnes of cereals. So far, we have received...
by Carl Howard | Jan 28, 2009 | Atheism and Religion, Atrocities and Oppression, Blog Topics, Links, Spirituality
The idea of killing for inner peace isn’t as preposterous as it sounds. Or rather, it IS as preposterous as it sounds but not as uncommon as it seems. A great example comes from that Source of All Worldly Wisdom: the Simpsons. Here, Springfield stumbles onto what...