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One Unhappy Meal
on Apr 28, 2007 in Family Guest Bloggers So, my wife and I take our son to one of the local McDonald’s with the attached playroom, and no sooner had we started eating when one family of kids starts to climb on stacked high chairs and the window ledges, no less. Then they start grabbi...
Inbox Insanity
on May 17, 2007 in Atheism Guest Bloggers I have one of those “Born Again� Christian aunts who dutifully forwards me e-mail chain letters about Jesus and angels and prayer, sometimes four or five a day. While I admit they do have a certain entertainment value, it really is frighte...
Brazil to subsidize birth control pills
on May 28, 2007 in Atheism Guest Bloggers SAO PAULO, Brazil - Just weeks after Pope Benedict XVI denounced government-backed contraception in a visit to Brazil, the president unveiled a program Monday to provide cheap birth control pills at 10,000 drug stores across the country. (applauds)...
In God We Trust
on Jul 19, 2007 in Atheism Education Guest Bloggers I recently wrote a letter to the NC school board as well as our house representative and senators concerning a sign that is prominently displayed in my children’s public schools. The sign is a framed poster reading, “IN GOD WE TRUST.̶...
And now for something completely different…
on Jul 29, 2007 in Fun Stuff Guest Bloggers Just when I thought this particular ad campaign was fading into well-deserved obscurity, it has returned with a renewed vigor and vitality. Meet Bob. Bob is a pitch man for, well, pitching tents as we say in the States. Because he’s so very,...