Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – reblogging a Christian bit of nonsense: The meaning of meaninglessness

This post came to my attention when Pastor Mike liked this post of mine.  It doesn't make a whole lot of sense that a Christian would like it, but I often encounter Christians who seem a little confused in what they profess to believe and what they actually believe. Nothing like watching a TrueChristian(tm) do his … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – reblogging a Christian bit of nonsense: The meaning of meaninglessness

What the Boss Likes – my adventures in alcohol ink art

I'll be the first one to tell you I don't have much in the way of artistic skills.  I've tried piano when I was little, and never got it.  My grandmother and great aunt tried their best to teach me how to crochet and tat and I was an abysmal failure at those.  I can … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – my adventures in alcohol ink art

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Exodus redux

Lest anyone think that I have only issues with Christianity, here is the link to the first part of my Exodus series.  I look at the strange story of the exodus in the bible. Passover is based on the idea of putting blood on doorways to avoid being killed by the angel of a supposedly … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Exodus redux

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – FFRF’s Blog “Easter fools, April Fools and Jesus’ pundits”

FFRF has done a good blog on the nonsense of Easter.  I'm looking forward to the live broadcast of Jesus Christ Superstar on NBC tomorrow night.  I love the music and it is a good story.  It also is a great demonstration that the easter stories in the bible contradict each other quite a bit.  … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – FFRF’s Blog “Easter fools, April Fools and Jesus’ pundits”

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – So, did anyone see that film crew for the talent show on the National Mall?

Per a story covered in various media outlets, the March for Our Lives was prevented from being on the National Mall by a "small student grout filming a talent show".   As far as I know, this group was never identified.   The march was held anyway, and indeed, considering how sloppy the Mall would be after … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – So, did anyone see that film crew for the talent show on the National Mall?

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – a lovely quote about followers of gods

"Of course, if one had played more RPGs, one would have realized that shacking up with people whose goal is "fulfill the ancient prophecies so that my dead god might rule once more over the earth, and cull those not among our cult" is rarely a good idea." - from some well spoken person on … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – a lovely quote about followers of gods

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – this year Easter is on April Fool’s Day

Hello, I've changed my wordpress theme for my blog since it was getting a little hard to read, even for me, with the grey on black.  If it's a little too big for you, you can change your zoom on your web browser. I've done various posts about Easter over the years I've been blogging.   … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – this year Easter is on April Fool’s Day

From the Bar: a couple of new things to drink, vindaloo, and a movie

This weekend we made a chicken vindaloo.    This was from the Saveur magazine recipe and it just wasn’t quite what I had grown used to in most indian restaurants.  What the recipe produced was a chicken and potato curry stew but not much of the vinegar tang that I like in vindaloo.  So I ended … Continue reading From the Bar: a couple of new things to drink, vindaloo, and a movie

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – probability, evolution and theists

In a prior post, I went over how many Christians attack evolutionary theory without either knowing what it actually is, or willfully ignoring what it actually is.  I pointed out that many Christians, including the pastor who wrote these things, try to make false claims about its supposed randomness, which he, and they, think is … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – probability, evolution and theists