One of my favorite costumes at work to day, Midge as Junice:
“Who is this Junice??” I hear you cry. I’m glad you asked:
That Midge, she’s a [...]
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Available as a poster or print-on-wood from Nakatomi. If you really loved me, you’d buy me one.
 Reader Dave commented on yesterday’s post about those pro-atheist ads that will be running in New York transit stations soon.
Quoth he:
My only issue with this is that it is creating a double standard for expression of religion (or lack thereof). How is it that the Ten Commandments are banned from public court houses everywhere but tax payer funded public transportation can be used for support the Atheist movement? I don’t think this is right. I think there are a plethora of other places this could have been done without encroaching on public funded domains. I certainly understand why someone would not want to have to go ride the subway everyday and have the ten commandments, or any other religious doctrine, staring you in the face. However, there are two sides to that story. I do believe in God and I would not want to have to go ride the subway everyday and be visually told that I should just denounce that belief. I respect your convictions and definitely empathize with, what I am sure, is a personal belief that you may find yourself constantly defending. I just ask that you respect mine in return.
I replied to Dave’s comment, but I’d like to re-post my reply here because, frankly, I want to be really clear about a couple things.
In my (ever so humble) opinion, freedom of religion and freedom of speech are essential human rights. Therefore, I will not only respect your beliefs, but I consider it my duty to promote and defend your right to believe as you will, and your right to express yourself as you will.
Continue reading Good With Your Beliefs
These posters will soon appear in subway and transit stations all over the city of New York. I approve.1
CNN reports:
On October 26, a dozen bustling New York City subway stations will be adorned with the ads as “part of a coordinated multi-organizational advertising campaign designed to raise awareness about people who don’t [...]
This highlights a valid and common concern for people like me, who conduct so much of our personal and professional lives via email. I had settled on “Thanks” myself, but now I’m totally switching to “Piss off.”
Piss off, -thatbaldguy
From the always helpful Savage [...]
Flickr user pausetivespace took this amazing photo1 of her friends dressed as Merryweather, Princess Aurora and Fauna at at the Georgia Aquarium during Dragon*Con Night 2009. (She herself was, of course, dressed as Flora.)
You really have to click through and check out the larger sizes to see it in all its glory.
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Click for a horrifying photo sequence.
Surfline reports that white sharks are flying through the air, mere yards1 away from Sunset Blvd. They don’t explicitly mention pedestrian deaths, but, you know, be careful.
Note to self: never go to the beach again. Ever.
Via John Gheur.
OK, 300 yards, but still, yards! I [...]
You’re welcome.
Via Jen G. and jesthered
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From the always observant xkcd.
Because that’s the kind of reaction that Locke and Demosthenes’ blog would get in the world you and I inhabit. I mean, if I can’t get billions of readers, how could they?
(Yes, I know. I don’t have any readers because I never post anything good.1 Still, I’m going to keep [...]
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Good With Your Beliefs
Quoth he:
I replied to Dave’s comment, but I’d like to re-post my reply here because, frankly, I want to be really clear about a couple things.
In my (ever so humble) opinion, freedom of religion and freedom of speech are essential human rights. Therefore, I will not only respect your beliefs, but I consider it my duty to promote and defend your right to believe as you will, and your right to express yourself as you will.
Continue reading Good With Your Beliefs