I was too lazy to cook last night so I ordered from Panda Express via DoorDash. A half hour later the dasher called and said Panda wasn’t fixing any more steamed rice that evening. I can’t eat fried rice so I canceled the order and opened a can of soup. An email informed me that I would be refunded. Continue reading
Let’s pretend for a moment that the Christian god is real. Consider this:
> Yahweh drowned every air-breathing life on Earth except those floating in an impossible wooden box.
> He fire-bombed Sodom and Gomorrah.
> He murdered countless children during the so-called Passover.
> He sent a bear to maul a group of children for picking on a bald guy.
> He favors chattel slavery and instructed the Jews in how to buy and sell them.
> He unleashed Joshua’s armies against the Canaanites, murdering the men and enslaving the women and children.
> And… He’ll send you to an eternity in Hell just for not believing He’s real. Continue reading
OK let me preface this by saying I am not a Trump hater, and neither am I a mindless MAGA person. I’m an American. I care about my country and I want what logic and common sense dictate is best for her. That said…Trump is doing some good things. I like the idea of DOGE pointing out those who waste our money. I like the fact that he’s speaking up and working to advance our interests abroad. I’m proud of his work to push for peace in Israel and Ukraine. I love his tough, no-BS policies concerning our southern border. Continue reading
A lot of Christians are babbling on social media that the California fires and the extreme winter weather are a part of God’s punishment for various offenses against God. People, fire happens. Weather happens. Some of the fires are suspected arson attacks. One is believed to be the result of an Edison powerline getting knocked down by the Santa Ana winds. These winds create extreme hot and dry conditions and as such raise the fire hazards dramatically. The extreme cold on the way is not a unique event.
Regarding the fires in California…Let’s compare the difference between doing something and doing nothing. In this case, “nothing” means hunkering down and praying to your sky daddy instead of actually helping those in need. “Nothing” means saying a lot of flowery words that are not backed by any action. Continue reading
What the hell is wrong with Donald Trump? He has stated that he wants to…
You know it’s coming. Disputed votes, contested elections, allegations of fraud, illegal aliens voting, felons voting, dead people voting, etc etc. It’s unavoidable. It’s just how America does things nowadays. Personally I believe it’s more important to consider what we’ll get depending upon who wins the election.
How many people each day are in one way or another abused, maimed, raped, robbed, imprisoned or killed outright in the name of religion? Even one is too many. What good is the Golden Rule if no one obeys it?
Ya know what? The world would be OK with no religion and very few laws if we’d all just obey one rule: “Don’t be an asshole.”
AUTHORS NOTE: This is a piece from a larger post from sometime back. With all the nastiness in the world right now it just seemed appropriate to post it again. – ABB
Since the 1950s, many people in the United States have sought to build a more united and civil society. That these noble efforts have largely failed is obvious. What’s less obvious is the Why and How of this failure of many Americans to behave like responsible adults. We can talk about politics, money, power, love, hate, sex and religion until we’re blue in the face. But none of that gets to the root cause. Continue reading 
Adorable Emma
So I’m sitting here watching a youtube video by the always-adorable Emma Thorne. In it, she’s having some fun at the expense of well-known right wing talking heads Matt Walsh and Ben Shapiro. They’re protesting that their religious freedom is being infringed because it’s (mostly) illegal to deny services or otherwise persecute same-sex couples in America. I personally find it pathetic that Christians whine loudest about being victims when they’re prevented from victimizing others. Continue reading
Think 4 Yourself 