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Pope for Garth

2009-12-21T23:04:00.000-08:00

New Blog

2008-07-13T20:54:00.000-07:00

To my loyal CAR fan(s): I have begun a new blog that will be focused on various personal happenings such as climbing trips and, well - just climbing trips so far. The idea is to have a place to post trip reports, etc. that I can send my family to. They may not appreciate the wit and insight displayed on my blog, and therefore, I may not inherit my grandfather's 1971 Subaru that is headed my

I Got a Camera!

2008-06-27T07:41:00.000-07:00

Now I can put up that sexy profile picture I always wanted. The camera purchase was inspired in part by Max getting a digital camera for her fifth birthday; I had been technologically leap-frogged by the next generation.Also, I've been working a ton and am basically rich now. See, I built a fenceand I've been fixing a bank. I keep telling them I need a key to get in after hours and they won't

2008-03-27T21:33:00.000-07:00

Dang it. I"m not a quitter. I have to work away from my computer these days and then when I get home my sexy girlfriend wants to hang out and . . . talk about shoes and stuff. Just so everyone knows, I call my mother less than I blog; and I check my email more often than I take a shower. What that says about me, I don't know.But, anyway. Did you hear that the San Diego City Council just

Lay off, people. I have a life you know.

2008-01-25T15:34:00.000-08:00

All three of you guys have yelled at me to post, but I'm busy, so here's something I've been doing in arts and crafts time for you to look at. Enjoy.

Make no mistake about my use of the word "literally"

2007-12-24T14:32:00.000-08:00

Today, I literally shit my pants.David Cross does a great bit about the misuse of "literally" where a guy is talking about laughing so hard "that he literally shit his pants." "What did you do with your pants? - I didn't actually shit my pants. ..." It's pretty damn funny, but it's even funnier when you actually, literally, really shit your pants.I was meeting my friend for coffee when it went

Funny Hillbilly Kid

2007-12-23T10:54:00.000-08:00

You might curse me for making fun of this little hillbilly kid, but I don't care--it's just too funny. I totally appreciate his loss, but the whole conversation together with the music (even the graphics are funny) is so bible belt comedy.The thing I've never understood is that people claim that God understands their loss because "God gave his son to die on the cross." Jesus was dead for like a

The Story of Stuff

2007-12-20T13:26:00.000-08:00

This video, The Story of Stuff is worth the twenty minutes it will take to watch. It may be nothing new for you, but it is very well made and offers some solutions with its accompanying website. Watch it and feel free to comment.

Christians suck

2007-12-14T00:11:00.000-08:00

I read the Christian Defense Coalition's press release in response to the shootings in CO today. Complete insanity. These fundies love lying to each other to try to propagate fear within their own ranks. It's totally fucking insane. The reaction from Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney of the CDC:"These deaths in Colorado highlight the fact that Christians and churches are the overwhelming target of

Good News from the Pope

2007-11-30T16:22:00.001-08:00

It's hard to find a picture of pope ben where he doesn't look like a creepy, boy-raping corpse, so enjoy this one; I think he looks quite dashing, actually.The occasion, of course is the release of the encyclical by Benedict XVI in which he attacks atheism and calls for a renewed hope in god or something. This sounds like good news to me. The pope and his pals spent months writing this thing

I Have a New Girlfriend Now

2007-11-06T22:25:00.001-08:00

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Alright. I'll do this for you north county blogger fools.

2007-11-05T17:35:00.000-08:00

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?So, here's how it works:..1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)2. Put it on shuffle/Random3. Press play4. For every question, type the song that's playing5. When you go to a new question, press the next buttonOpening Credits:REM "You Are the Everything" (damn it. my movie is gay.)Waking Up:Velvet Underground "I'll

Yosemite Trip Report

2007-10-30T14:29:00.000-07:00

Well, we made it back with our bodies intact, but with our egos slightly damaged. Tangerine Trip was a bust. On the bright side we did a bunch of shorter climbs that I have had on my list to do for a while. Here's a quick day by day of our week:Sunday, we drove up to the valley and then spent 6 hours or so carrying massive loads up to the base of El Cap. Ferrying loads to the base may be the

Keep track of our climbing progress. Maybe.

2007-10-20T17:50:00.000-07:00

Anyone who is interested in how my partners and I are doing on the Tangerine Trip may be able to get a quick daily update by Tom Evans. This guy is cool. He provides an amazing service to El Capitan climbers by taking their pictures with this insane telephoto lens from El Cap Meadow. If he can get in contact with the climbers he will give them their pictures basically at his cost for the film.

What's So Great About Christianity? ...well, it's better than NAMBLA.

2007-10-18T19:58:00.000-07:00

I doubt I will be able to get through the whole thing. I was really excited to read about the science that Francis Collins praised about:Assembling arguments from history, philosophy, theology, and science--yes, science!--he builds a modern and compelling case for faith in a loving God.Alas, I haven't been able to dig quite deep enough to get to the good science, but I have read enough to get a

What's Going On

2007-10-16T21:11:00.000-07:00

Yes, I have been hiding from my vast internet audience. The pressure of enlightening and entertaining all of my readers becomes too much for me sometimes. Here's what's been going on:I participated in the Bike Tour at the Long Beach Marathon this last weekend. [I'll edit in a picture or link later.] I slept in my truck in downtown Long Beach Saturday night so I could roll out of bed and ride

Scariest Picture Ever

2007-09-25T22:46:00.001-07:00

This may be one of the scariest photographs ever:From left to right: Stephen Bennet, "former homosexual" of the evangelical christian, SBMinistries; Mrs. Bennet (I'm not sure exactly what to say about her, except that I am very, very frightened of her.); Beverly LaHaye, Founder of Concerned Women of America; and Tim LaHaye, co-author of the "Left Behind" Series of fiction books, which have been

Blasphemy Makes the Baby Jesus Cry.

2007-09-18T19:49:00.001-07:00

I went ahead and signed the petition tonight. I'm not sure my name and comment will last too long though, so I took a screenshot for posterity.So Kathy Griffin said stuff that Christians didn't like, including "...suck it, Jesus." Who cares wtf Kathy says? S/he's a comedian/enne. (I'm still not sure on Kathy's gender.) Part of the humor of the remark is reflected from all the apparently

C'mon, Kids! We're going to Orlando for ...

2007-08-30T10:51:00.001-07:00

YES! The Holy Land Experience!!!!!Bitchin', dad!! KICK ASS, mom!Wait. The What?That's right, guys the Holy Land Experience. You're going to LOVE it.Poor Kids.I can't imagine a more soul draining experience myself. I'm not a big fan of theme parks anyway, but this just looks mind-numbingly boring. It is also quite deceptive to be teaching these innocent kids -- probably from the mid-west

Nice Embouchure, Larry

2007-08-29T11:04:00.000-07:00

I just have to say this is about the funniest thing I've read from a police report. Larry Craig said "that he has a wide stance when going to the bathroom and that "his foot may have touched mine." while apparently trying to instigate sex with an undercover policeman. This is just another in a long list of politicians who want moral laws passed against behavior that they themselves practice

Sixth Sign?

2007-08-27T21:30:00.000-07:00

Well, this could be it, guys.The moon will be turning red tonight during the lunar eclipse. And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; Rev. 6:12I might get up to watch it because I haven't seen one in a while. Also, It could be near the end of the world; there's only seven

Thoughts for Christians Concerned with Marriage Rights

2007-08-27T10:33:00.001-07:00

Whether you are an ultra fundamentalist who hates fags altogether, or a more tolerant Christian who still believes that "marriage is between a man and a woman" I think you should stop and think before you start making laws for all of us. Some folks in California want to "protect marriage" which means nothing except discriminating against same-sex couples.As a Christian I would be extremely wary

Slime-Snake-Monkey-People!

2007-08-22T23:11:00.001-07:00

Wow. This is too cool to pass up. Someone named Robert Bowie Johnson has a new book called Noah in Ancient Greek Art. His books are about how ancient Greek art actually depicts Bible stories - not Greek mythology - and so the Bible stories must be true. I think I can pretty much guess at the entire bibliography for this book:An article by Dr. Henry Morris, famous young earth creationist and

Biology and Mathematics in Harmony

2007-08-17T12:29:00.000-07:00

According to Uncle John's Bathroom Reader, the elephant is the only mammal that can not jump.The elephant is also the only mammal with four knees.It is impossible to jump without knees.Based on this information, I can only assume that in order for a mammal to jump it must possess at least one, but less than four knees. In other words, fj=Rk[>0,<4]More research is needed on one and three legged

Cartoons? They're Not Even Funny.

2007-08-03T18:58:00.001-07:00

Here's a cartoon called Umbert the Unborn. The creator, Gary Cangemi says "The cartoon gives a name, face and personality to the unborn baby within." Not surprisingly, the cartoon is not very funny. Pro-lifers want to use the cartoon in sex-ed classes to show kids that women's reproductive rights and stem-cell research is evil.For some reason, my favorite lines about the conception of the

Coolest Dolls Ever

2007-07-27T19:58:00.001-07:00

These dolls look like they kick a lot of ass.They are called P31 Dolls - short for Proverbs 31. They are supposed to be based on Biblical principles and to be Christian alternatives to toys like Bratz (which are probably more fun, but I don't know.) You can read Proverbs 31 if you want but I'll just tell you that the best passage is vss 6-7 "Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish,

Jesus Camp Trailer

2007-07-21T15:36:00.001-07:00

This is supposed to go in the previous post. I'll get it eventually.

Jesus vs Muhammad vs Harry Potter vs Frodo

2007-07-21T14:03:00.000-07:00

So I was working in the 'hood this morning - actually in a neighborhood dominated by Sudanese, Somali, and Ethiopian refugees. There are lots of Muslims in the area walking by with their Qur'an in hand, and then I hear a group of kids singing. They are doing the thing that I only know as the "jihad yodel." (Someone can probably school me on sacred Muslim music, and someone might want to try to

2007-07-19T17:02:00.001-07:00

It looks like Michael Reardon is gone. He was famous for his free solo climbing of routes at Joshua Tree, Tahquitz and in the Sierras. He routinely climbed at a high level of difficulty with out any backup system in case of a fall, so it didn't surprise me when I heard the news. But, he didn't die in a fall; he was pulled out into the Atlantic by a huge wave in Ireland. Weird.I met him once

Theology Minute

2007-07-18T13:10:00.001-07:00

So, if you're not interested at all in Biblical fundamentalism, then skip this post and go check out something a little different like this. You probably should be interested, though because, depending on your perspective, either bunches of your pals are going to burn for ever in hell, or crazy people are in the process of trying to indoctrinate your children with their superstitions and

My First Blog Post

2007-07-16T13:01:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd start my blogging career with a nice product recommendation for everyone. Nicorette gum is fantastic. It is great if you are trying to quit smoking, but if you smoke and don't plan on quitting, get some anyway. Chew up a piece a little bit, park it in your gum, then light a Camel filter or your cigarette of choice. It's great. It's kind of like you first smoke. You get pretty