• Parish: Holy Moly (ECUSA)

    On This Day: +Gene Confirmed Bishop

    August 3, 2006 - By 

    BBC ON THIS DAY | 3 | 2003: Anglican church approves gay bishop Yes, three years ago today +Gene Robinson was approved and confirmed by General Convention 2003 of The Episcopal Church, which was then acronymized as “ECUSA.” There’s been a lot of turbulent water under the bridge since then… a LOT. But at the time, I thought it was a good step forward, and I still do. Gay clergy and lay leadership helped me in my personal formation as a better Christian (aw! that’s such an Episcopal usage, “formation”). I never found Biblical literalism helpful in any way: it’s…

  • Blogs Wot I Read

    This Will Freak Steve Out

    August 1, 2006 - By 

    Boing Boing: How thieves steal RFID-enabled cars Apparently, it’s absurdly easy to steal a car by hacking or social engineering if it has a RFID key. And some Honda hybrids apparently can be started with a sekrit combination of pulls on the emergency brake and a faked or disabled key in the ignition.

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    The Newest Age of Man: The Melt Age

    July 31, 2006 - By 

    I read something online recently about how “climate change” and “global warming” just don’t cut it as sufficiently frightening metaphors for the rising sea levels, melting ice caps and glacierrs, unusually hotweather in summer, unusually mild weather in winter, alternating deluges and droughts depending on which part of the country you live in, and unusuallydevastating seasonal storms. As in, “hello, Katrina and Rita.” It made me wonder what better handle there might be for all of this weather-related irregularities. So I started thinking about all the different eras we humans have named in our journey from the past to the…

  • Movies

    Syriana

    July 31, 2006 - By 

    David and I tried a couple of times to see Syriana – both times we weren’t able to get tickets and left rather than wait around for the next show. Then, we ended up missing it because it wasn’t playing the next time we felt like seeing a movie. I think we’ll end up renting it – we haven’t gotten into Netflix yet, so Blockbuster is fine for now.

  • Flickr - Moblog - Uncategorical Weirdness

    The Boys In Red, White, and Blue

    July 30, 2006 - By 

    Did these guys call each other before they got dressed for their big day out going to Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry? Here they are, purchasing transit cards, which probably means they’re tourists. Their caps are all perfect fits for their perfectly round heads – they looked like a set of bobbleheads that decided to go on a spree. I’d like to know why the guy onthe far left broke the fashion rules and isn’t wearing a white shirt though. He’s too matchy! And yes, I’ll probably regret trying to use yet another beta upgrade of ecto, because every…

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Cease Fire. Cease Fire. CEASE FIRE!

    July 30, 2006 - By 

    Deadly Israeli Airstrike Sparks Fury | Chicago Tribune When I head the news this morning, I was shocked, saddened and outraged. Then, I was ashamed, because the Secretary of State is still holding back from urging an immediate cease-fire. Why? Because the Israelis have told her they need a couple more weeks to drive out the Hezbollah from Lebanon. Meanwhile, planes carrying our bombs to Israel so they can do this are on the way. And some of the British people aren’t going to be happy that Prestwick, Scotland, is a refueling stop for these flights. I’ll state here for…