Author Archives: ttheobald

Going dark in a few days…

Posted on January 17, 2012 by ttheobald

…and will return in February.  I’m taking the site offline as a blackout to protest SOPA/PIPA and other stifling legislation that threatens the safety of the Internet.  When seven companies can dictate to the world what and how you get … Continue reading →

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A little bit on Gun Control

Posted on January 6, 2012 by ttheobald

Full disclosure:  although not an active supporter, I am a life member of the NRA. There are – to use the cliche – two sides to the Gun Control issue, and in my view both sides are wrong.  On the … Continue reading →

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Something from Nothing

Posted on December 19, 2011 by ttheobald

It’s an argument I’ve heard voiced recently a little more than usual, the creationist diatribe that the Big Bang somehow implies that the universe came from nothing. Well, for starters, that particular argument is a straw-man – no one says … Continue reading →

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Passing into Legend…

Posted on December 16, 2011 by ttheobald

Today, Christopher Hitchens died. Pneumonia was the culprit, though cancer laid the groundwork and set him up for his final fall.  Most famous for his vehement anti-religious stance (something that arose to prominence after the last two decades, much like … Continue reading →

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Yeeeesh…

Posted on December 14, 2011 by ttheobald

Drinkers of citrus beverages (aka Mountain Dew, etc.), be careful with your quantities. A key ingredient, called Brominated Vegetable Oil, has been shown to have some potentially serious consequences. It’s used in those drinks to keep the citrus flavor in … Continue reading →

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A Sad Day in Sci-Fi

Posted on November 23, 2011 by ttheobald

Authors come and go, and as with all of us, eventually they grow old and die.  The passing of Anne McCaffrey hits home with me in a peculiar way – her Dragonriders novels were the first real sci-fi I’d read … Continue reading →

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Excellent.

Posted on November 23, 2011 by ttheobald

Also, NSFW. Herman Cain Sexual Harassment Ad – watch more funny videos

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Jesus in a Cracker!!

Posted on November 8, 2011 by ttheobald

How to even begin to describe such silliness? Oh noes!  Members of the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton church are heartbroken!  Tears in their eyes!  They found Jesus stuffed in hymnals in the pews!! I’m sorry, but heartbroken and with tears … Continue reading →

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The Cowardice of the Religious

Posted on November 7, 2011 by ttheobald

I’ve just read a breakdown of Michigan’s utter failure to pass anti-bullying legislation – in which Christian Republicans turned the law around and made it a blanket protection for bullies who commit their actions because of a “…strong moral or … Continue reading →

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Okay, I’ve had just about enough of the retards.

Posted on October 27, 2011 by ttheobald

Mississippi seems crammed full of them, and mostly in the Republican legislature.  Surprise, surprise.  Allow me to introduce you to “Initiative Measure 26”, which, in short, proposes to classify any fertilized egg (whether cloned, in-vitro’d, or just plain sexed up) … Continue reading →

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