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  1. JimmieD

    Merry Christmas!

    ...today (6 Jan) if you're Armenian or tomorrow (7 Jan) if you're Eastern Orthodox or Coptic. But don't mind me and the Western fascination with 25 Dec and the ephemeral connections with Saturnalia, solstice, Sol Invictus or some other arbitrary festival.
  2. JimmieD

    Everything is Amazing and Nobody's Happy

    The title is shamelessly from a Louis CK riff. -In other news, I can fly in the sky on a chair, while watching a movie, surfing the internet and drinking a beer. -I can travel from East Coast to West Coast in a few hours (rather than what used to take years). -I have goods delivered to my...
  3. JimmieD

    Kid says he did not go to 'Heaven', publisher to stop selling book

    There is a rather popular genre of Christian literature out there today in which children report dying, going to heaven and returning with stories about their visit. The most popular of these is "Heaven is For Real" (a no.1 bestseller). A little lesser known one (but still making bestsellers...