LAWS OF THE DOMAIN
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Monday morning dino-riding
Well, there goes the weekend, again. On the minus side, it was, of course, WAY too damn short. On the plus side, spring is DEFINITELY here, and that is my absolute favourite season of the year. It...
International Save-a-Ginger Day
Today is apparently the single biggest excuse for going out and getting absolutely HAMMERED, because it is St. Patrick's Day. From what I gather, this is an historical celebration of the death of...
Sunday Scripture: David Hears of Saul’s Death
1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned from striking down the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag. 2 And on the third day, behold, a man came from...
Didactic Mind, Ep 117: The Burning of Rome
The Didactic Mind podcast is FINALLY back, after a long hiatus due to... well, sheer laziness, mostly, and a real lack of desire to talk about much of the craziness around us. Nonetheless,...
Friday T&A: The Ides of March Edition
As I mentioned yesterday, this particular stretch of the year is great for oddball made-up holidays. Today is, of course, Caesar Stabbification Day, in which the legendary Roman general and dictator...
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This stretch of the year, from very roughly March to April 5th, is perhaps the most momentous of any when it comes to making up excuses to celebrate things. We have International Women's Day on...
Monday morning towel and travel
Well, it's Monday again, and honestly, after just a few hours of this crap, I'm DONE for the day. It is nothing particularly bad, but when you have dreary weather, colleagues who can't get their...
Sunday Scripture: David Spares Saul’s Life
24 [a] When Saul returned from following the Philistines, he was told, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.” 2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all...
Guest Post: An Agnostic takes on the Supernatural
I am most pleased to present another compelling and thought-provoking guest post from LRFotS Randale6, who is evidently wrestling with the question of what is true, and who, among the various world...
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When the announcement came through a couple of days ago that one Victoria Nuland was resigning from her post as some high muckety-muck in the State Department, most of the sane world celebrated....
Friday T&A: International Flower Cartel Day Edition
Today is, of course, International Women's Day, which is almost a complete non-event in the Western world, but is a REALLY BIG FRACKIN' DEAL in Eastern Europe. The interesting thing about that lot...
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