John Varley on Mel Gibson's Passion

And on religion, and why it's a bad thing in general.. (WARNING: my Christian friends will not like this link.)

"In his name, rivers of blood have flowed on every continent except Antarctica, and that’s only because nobody has ever converted penguins to Christianity."

A silly meme

Take the first sentence of the first post you made each month during the past year. Paste them all together. Wonder if it makes any sense at all...

Well, whaddaya know, I stayed awake. Please click on the link below and enter your name and birth date. "Now batting, number 38, first baseman Douglas Berrryyy!!!" I've won the March 2003 Atheist Quote of the Month in a landslide! That's the sound of me hitting my heading against a wall. Well, I've almost recovered. Fever is sticking around, made last night a joy.. I think I finally fell asleep around 0200.. and woke up at 0500. Which really should be called 31 Questions.. A little background. Pitcher Jerome Williams returned after more than a month's absense and nailed down the Padre's hot hitters for seven innings, allowing only four hits and a single earned run. As kshandra noted earlier in the week, we currently have no net access at home. A dork with skinny fingers.

I skipped a couple of posts that were nothing but linked quotes of cut-tag lines.

Quote of the Day

"I hope my napkin rings never have faces." - Erin, feliow register monkey at Cost Plus.

Whatever.

More memes

Your Dominant Intelligence is Linguistic Intelligence

You are excellent with words and language. You explain yourself well. An elegant speaker, you can converse well with anyone on the fly. You are also good at remembering information and convicing someone of your point of view. A master of creative phrasing and unique words, you enjoy expanding your vocabulary. You would make a fantastic poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, or translator.

What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?