... . I don't understand why so many church people think pastors are the enemy. To end on a high note though, Andrew has a nice post about 'Taking The Family On The Road', with links to other articles about people who've sold their homes and taken to living in RV's. I have great admiration for what the Joneses are doing in their 'Great Commission Vehicle.' It is something ...

... - AP The most interesting thing to happen in MSG all year. Browse more photos » FLCeltsFan does a great job compiling the links that matter.  I'm here to add a few that don't. The real explanation behind Iverson's return to the league. I don't ...

§ Tucker Stone is at it again. § Is someone making a book of Stan Lee’s tweets? They should. The reason I always say “good night” is I don’t want you staying up for hours denying yourself sleep, desperately waiting for my next tweet § Jog examines the ORIGINAL Astro Boy. § Cartoonist Berkeley Breathed is also doing the happy dance that there will be no 20000 ...

Here is Carrie Fisher sunning on the barge with her stunt double, both in slave gear. If you haven't seen it, John Stewart's impression of Glenn Beck is very good. Speaking of Beck, you may have seen the NYT story about his becoming the new go to person for thrillers. Sarah Weinman expands on it.

Could anything be sadder than a bald hedgehog?  Yes, the news that the universe is actually beige?!!! Alternate history can always be fun to contemplate but a U.S./British landwar in Canada?  Yikes. Sheep become victims of religious controversy in Ireland – does Amnesty International have a sheep division? The odd history of the word ‘guy’ as in hey, you guys.

- We got a chance to do some Endpoint Security testing for ZDNet here: How effective is endpoint security? Thanks for the feedback on this one. We only had a very small window to get this done and given more time, the results in terms of scope of testing would have been much larger. It is what it is and we hope you liked it. Hopefully a part II, with some really cool stuff. - Fionnbharr Davies ...

Michael Feathers on testable Java. Good advice, that is of course relevant far beyond Java. Quite the Venn diagram. (Via @kateri_t.) James Paul Gee on games and teaching. (Via @HackerChick.) Lots to think about here; I hope the VGHVI folks can help me figure it out. A remarkable meandering about games, genres, Japan, and countless other things. (Via @stephentotilo.) Thoughts on the meaning ...

Opinion: What are the consequences of resurgent Baptist Calvinism? By Fisher Humphreys--- an interesting succinct, thoughtful, perceptive, unbiased and fair analysis of the rise of Conservative Calvinism in the Baptist church especially the SBC. Why I De-Converted from Evangelical Christianity: The Teachings of Jesus Contradict PST---an interesting and thought provoking critique on the ...

So, yes, I haven’t really been in a blogging frame of mind, but I have been in a reading, laughing, and self-educating state of mind. Here’s a round-up of some things that I’ve stumbled upon lately: How To Tell If Your Pain Is Manpain (Self-explanatory hilarity!) One man acapella group Sam Tsui sings the Don’t Stop Believin’ arrangement from Glee and also does a ...

I've been meaning for awhile to comment on "digital forgetting" – this is a concept I agree with Wired – in that it will become more important online in 2010 and beyond. Otherwise we end up with spam and social media detritus everywhere. Here's the original Wired post on the concept. Foursquare is gaining some momentum with the super early adopters (fun or easy way ...