There are days when my kids are just in a really rotten mood. Now, it’s not uncommon for my to verbally tease them, and, some days they take it better than others.
My wife, on the other hand, doesn’t always see the importance of teasing kids, and when they’re in their crankiest moods, she says to [...]
More auto-biography, but we’re getting to the end of the religious bit…
Back in the dark days, before the Internet was widely available, I used to run a BBS. (The Crunchy Frog BBS, if you’ve ever heard of it, was me.) It really wasn’t about anything in particular, although a certain bent towards Pythonesque humor was [...]
Me, me, me. It’ all still about me…
So I spent my older childhood, supremely confident in my views, and I was constantly surrounded by people who held what I considered to be completely irrational views on the nature of the world around us.
I’m not just talking about stupid people, either. I’m talking about bright, intelligent [...]
My auto-biographical ramblings continue… (Part II is here.)
That moment at my great-aunt and uncle’s home was my awakening. After that, I began to see the absurdity all around me.
One of my best friend’s mom was completely over-the-top. To be fair to her, she had suffered from cancer at a young age and, in her desperation, [...]
This continues my gripping (ahem) auto-biographical musings. For Part I, see here.
As I mentioned, my father says he made a conscious effort to avoid influencing my opinion on the existing or non-existence of god. He was shocked to learn that he had influenced me significantly.
He influenced me in many ways. Not the least was understanding [...]
In an effort to explain my views, I’ll make a few posts that are auto-biographical in nature. I’ve done this largely as an exercise for myself to try to see where my attitudes have been influenced not necessarily by reason, but by environment.
I was raised in a middle-class home in Tucson, Arizona, and after a [...]
This is my fight against the Darkness. (Can I trademark “The Darkness”?) It’s been a fight I’ve been fighting more or less my entire life. This is just my latest battlefront – and, honestly, I can’t believe this domain name was open!
What is this “darkness” of which I speak? Psuedoscience, superstition, quackery, crackpot conspiracies and, [...]