Archive for February, 2008

I was reading The God Delusion last night, and Dawkins mentions this absolutely delightful story. I can’t believe I’d never heard this one before!
Judges 19
[A traveling Levite and his concubine are staying with an old man and his virgin daughter.]
19:22 Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, [...]

I see that CNN has been doing my job for me again.
CNN: Iraqi women must cover hair, skip blush — or die
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — The images in the Basra police file are nauseating: Page after page of women killed in brutal fashion — some strangled to death, their faces disfigured; others beheaded. All [...]

This post by Lindsay at BABble has got me thinking about the “Big Fat Clubhouse” again. As I sometimes mention whenever I happen to care, I am losing weight. Call it a “diet”, call it a “lifestyle change”, whatever. It’s no skin off my nose.
Something that really bothers me whenever I wander into the “fatosphere” [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve said anything about my weight loss efforts, so I just thought I’d point out something amusing:

Oops. Looks like I need to eat one calorie more… or burn one calorie less.

From News of the Weird by way of Barefoot Bum, Telegraph: Female Muslim medics ‘disobey hygiene rules’
Muslim medical students are refusing to obey hygiene rules brought in to stop the spread of deadly superbugs, because they say it is against their religion.
Women training in several hospitals in England have raised objections to removing their arm [...]