January 2010
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“Educated apologist, how dare you weep Christian tears, when your entire theology...”
– On Faith Panelists Blog: Haiti and the hypocrisy of Christian theology - Richard Dawkins (via paulfidalgo)
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"Easy"
You know, I think I kind of glossed over the ease of my not drinking experiment. I thought about it last night, and there have been some moments where not drinking was not hard, but it wasn’t easy either. Like the night my father-in-law turned up unannounced as I was kneading pizza dough. After I dusted the flour off and recovered from the surprise, I went out to purchase the fixings for...
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Letting go
Almost a month into my not drinking experiment, I have to confess it’s been easy. It’s as if my brain flipped a switch after that lovely glass of bubbly on New Year’s Eve and I turned into a non-drinker. Granted, I’ve been a bit reclusive this month, but there have been opportunities to drink and I’ve refused without incident.
It’s been nice, really. I...
Isn't it ironic? No, really, is it or isn't it?
Kristen: I was thinking it would be super ironic if the Jets and the Vikings made it to the Superbowl and the Jets won. Courtney: Don’t say that. Kristen: But then I couldn’t decide if it would be real irony or Alanis Morrissette irony if Favre lost to the team he retired from last year. Courtney: Pretty sure that’s real irony.
Straight out of a Joseph Heller Novel
Got home late Saturday night from a conference on the prevention of alcohol abuse. In New Orleans. And that’s only the start of the irony. The conference was not wholly a waste of time, but I sat through enough neo-prohibitionist propaganda to make me consider selling everything I own and opening a juice bar in Guatemala.
Perhaps it was just wishful thinking on my part, but I’d like...
The Best Coke I Ever Had
Kristen: So I don't have much time to explain because I'm late for kickboxing, but I reconnected with a guy I used to date back in college and he invited us to come to his whitewater rafting club in West Virginia.
Courtney: Who's "we"
Kristen: You and me!
Courtney: Awesome!
Kristen: This is the guy Gina and I were talking about over Christmas, the one with a million kids. He actually has two kids, but it seems like a million. Anyway, we kind of dated one summer and then I got a letter from him that he'd met someone else and she was pregnant and they were getting married. It was cool. But I think the last time I saw him was when we went whitewater rafting. I had the best Coke ever that day.
Kristen: Coca-Cola, I mean!
Courtney: I was wondering.
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Project "Delay of Gratification"
I know I’ve written several times about my problems with delay of gratification. I don’t feel like I have many wants, but when they come up, I pretty much want it right away. So I’ve decided that before I make an online purchase, I’m going to post it here and wait a month. If I’m too embarrassed to post said purchase on the blog, it’s out. I’m also...
“You’re like Luke AND the Death Star at the SAME TIME!”
– Courtney, to me after I managed to drool straight up my nose while peering under the bed at Mr. Pickles the Wondercat.