Month: December 2013

2013 in review – for the stats nerds out there

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 17,000 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 6 sold-out performances for that many … Continue reading 2013 in review – for the stats nerds out there →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the possibility of extraterrestrial beings and religion

In that my dad has just started watching Ancient Aliens (I know, I know, but it gets him thinking), we’ve been discussing the implications of aliens for religion and humankind.  It happens that there is a new column from the God Squad rabbi about such things.  Someone wrote to ask Rabbi Gellman what the implications … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – the possibility of extraterrestrial beings and religion →

What the Boss Likes – One of the “newer” songs….. with Lawrence Welk

Hello!  Merry Christmas for those who celebrate it.  Axial tilt is the reason for this season! A gift for all of you. Lawrence Welk and a couple of his very white singers doing... One Toke Over the Line, Sweet Jesus Knowing how backstage folks are always rather counter-culture (props to stage crew!) , I can … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – One of the “newer” songs….. with Lawrence Welk →

From the Back Room – John Palmer’s Elevenses, aka hobbit beer aka boggie slobber

Finally, we have a new beer brewed by us. This is Northern Brewer’s Elevenses, a recipe that they co-created with John Palmer, evidently a well-known homebrewer, but you couldn’t prove it by me.  In that both my husband and I spend inordinate amounts of time imagining what our sword and sorcery characters eat and drink, … Continue reading From the Back Room – John Palmer’s Elevenses, aka hobbit beer aka boggie slobber →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – those who doubt gods should seek answers… whoa, only the ones Billy approves of!

I was going to do a blog post about the myth of the “war on Christmas” that is so popular this time of year.  However, it’s just low hanging fruit, since one can see that there is anything but a dearth of Christmas celebration and awareness in December.  On my way home to visit my … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – those who doubt gods should seek answers… whoa, only the ones Billy approves of! →

What the Boss Likes – It’s beginning to look a lot like fish men

Yes, this has been around the 'net for years.  But I still love a holiday song about the monsters of H.P.  Lovecraft. You can read the story this song references, "The Shadow Over Innsmouth",  here. Awesome parody of Bohemian Rhapsody here on Greta Christina's blog.  (Correction: audio link to awesome song here.  Warning, autoplay) And Invader … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – It’s beginning to look a lot like fish men →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Having “faith” that atheists don’t really exist

Recently, and indeed many times before that, I’ve encountered Christians using this argument that since “everyone” has faith, then there can’t be atheists, and therefore, leap of logic, their god exists.  The biggest problem with this argument is that the idea of having faith in something, in the classic “belief in things unseen” sense, still doesn’t … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Having “faith” that atheists don’t really exist →

From the Bar – Five new wines

For Thanksgiving, we did a couple of Cornish hens, aka little chickens.  They came out nicely, roasted for nearly two hours at 375.  Nothing special with them, just stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy and my husband’s favorite cranberry orange sauce (recipes for the last here). This weekend we made my husband’s fabulous seafood chowder.  Along … Continue reading From the Bar – Five new wines →