Finally, somebody to cut through the crap and speak it!

"People are saying the reason prices are falling are because of all of the foreclosures, but the foreclosures are happening because the prices are falling. They've got it backwards. The prices are falling because they're too freakin' high."


-- Chris Thornberg

On Appreciation From Afar

Its a bit of nerd-boy humour about our crushes on the smart girls, i guess.

- Dan Kearns

Quick description of American Capitalism

"If I lose my job, it's ok, it's creative destruction.

If I get sick and my medical insurance is inadequate, it's just bad luck.

If I file for bankruptcy, it's all my fault.

But if YOUR fund makes a bad investment, it's my fault too."

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On Turnabout

"Say the word 'atheist' 100 years ago and it conjured up a vision of sexy, freewheeling rebels celebrating life, love and creativity in their rejection of a higher power. Say it now and a vision of fun-hating killjoys, desperately scared that somewhere a Christian is having a good time by singing lustily in church on a Sunday morning, comes to mind."

--Julie Burchill

On meaning

I’ve been feeling like a really bad mom lately. Even if the day has been good and I’ve managed a good balance of kid-time, housework, office work, and time to relax and spend with [my husband], I still feel regretful and guilty every night before bed. I generally have a hard time finding meaning in the daily grind and all the ways we as people use up the hours of our life. But it’s been hitting me even harder lately.

-- Dixie Vandersluys

Cuteness

"These cheeks are not meant for pinching."

- Jacob Z

Blogged with the Flock Browser

How contemporary Christians have forgotten the lessons of Paul? (of Tarsus that is, not McCartney)

"It’s as if we don’t believe non-Christians can be talked to on their own terms. We have to pull them into our presentation; into our “script.” They have to become the subject of our questions. They must be the dummies and we must be the ventriloquists. Evangelism training, preaching and apologetics must create some kind of a “subject” willing to allow, hear and answer the right questions. “Canned” presentations seem to be primarily about the Christians need to dominate a conversation. These all betray our fears that we may not be able to control what is presented or the conversations that might follow."

-- The IMonk