These three words capture the entirety of worshiping God Most High. I could conclude this post here and it would be sufficient for decades of meditation, but since when do I not discuss a matter at length?Continue Reading
On Clear Communication
I guess I should warn you, if I turn out to be particularly clear, you’ve probably misunderstood what I’ve said. Alan Greenspan
I know you think you understand what you thought I said but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant. Alan GreenspanNASA’s “Pluto Time”
Actually, the sunlight on Pluto reaches 3x the illumination of full moon on Earth. So that means other bodies like Jupiter’s moons are even more illuminated. Not at all what I expected. Could that be enough for genetically engineered photosynthesis? But wait, click now to calculate an equivalent ambient illumination experience at your Earth coordinates! Cool. NASA Pluto Time Calculator
[REPOST: Beskirted Man] How to dress Masculinely in a Skirt
Environmental Nonsense
So arguably wrong….due to (relative) youth and short-term myopia (at the expense of long-term memory). The 10% corn ethanol had nothing to do with sustainability, global warming, or “climate change.” Going back 30+ years, it was a seasonal additive to slightly reduce big-city air pollution in the hottest months. At least that was the claim. Many say (and I agree) that it was just an outlet for the federal farm subsidies that purchased excess corn to maintain a price floor in the domestic corn markets. All the other environmental nonsense is ex post facto rationalization. And yes, far more energy is expended creating corn ethanol that is released in combustion—combustion that generates less power than gasoline. It’s a negative energy plan all around. Worse, very often the source of the grid power used to produces the ethanol is generated by fossil-fueled power plants! So the same or more quantity of fossil fuel is combusted as would occur within automobiles themselves.
Jesucristo no era homofóbico
On Disputation
The person who cannot refute a disagreeable position holds an indefensible position, lacks pathos, or lacks acumen.Vox
He saw it as practical
While visiting Saudi Arabia, Adam Graham offhandedly confessed his admiration for the Arabian thobe. Adam’s friend immediately took him shopping. “To be honest,” Adam writes, “it never dawned on me that I could buy a thobe. […] I was so pleased with it that I decided to wear it for the rest of the day while touring the city.” Continue Reading
Fix the Complaint or Fix the Problem
“The eternal temptation, of course, has been to arrest the speaker rather than to correct the conditions about which he complains. I see no reason why these appellees should be made to walk the treacherous ground of these statutes. They, like other citizens, need the umbrella of the First Amendment as they study, analyze, discuss, and debate the troubles of these days. When criminal prosecutions can be leveled against them because they express unpopular views, the society of the dialogue is in danger.” Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 65 (1971) Still true today, fifty-three years later!
Betty Who: “I Remember”
A Short Colloquy
| VOX: | I’m really tired of [this locality and these circumstances] |
| GOD: | Am I not enough for you? |
| VOX: | I withdraw my complaint |
(In other words, Do I not satisfy you? What else do you need?)
A “play on masculinity and femininity”
To quote and to paraphrase Vogue magazine, Billy Porter “defied fashion norms” at the 2019 Academy Awards by stepping onto the red carpet in an “unapologetically fabulous[, . . .] sharply tailored tuxedo jacket overtop a full-skirted velvet gown”—”a play on masculinity and femininity [that] challenged the rigid Hollywood dress code and was boundary-pushing in all the right ways.” Continue Reading
On Understanding God
I don’t understand its necessity, but I understand that you (God) understand it, and that is enough. Vox
MacGyver
Some people can MacGyver any problem. Other people somehow will MacFucker every problem.Vox