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2010-11-12T09:41:43-08:00

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Just Call Me Mr. Right

Last updated on: November 12, 2010 at 9:41 am By John Shore

Men die early because they can't take the stress of having to know everything all the time. Enough, I say! Read more

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2010-11-11T09:21:34-08:00

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The Great Escape

Last updated on: November 11, 2010 at 9:21 am By John Shore

As a kid I lived right across the street from a school for mentally handicapped kids. I used to watch them playing during their recess while I was washing dishes. It was a pretty regular routine: I’d come home from school, make Kraft Cheese and Macaroni, scarf while watching Bugs Bunny cartoons, and while washing my dishes in the kitchen afterward watch the kids across the street scream and run around, same as we always did. (more…) Read more

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2015-04-30T08:31:11-08:00

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Letter From an Atheist Man Married to a Christian Woman

Last updated on: April 30, 2015 at 8:31 am By John Shore

What's it like being an atheist man married to an atheist woman? Read more

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2010-11-09T18:59:49-08:00

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Meet Paul Lynde, the Original Roger from “American Dad”

Last updated on: November 9, 2010 at 6:59 pm By John Shore

Young people: If you like the deliciously acerbic, perfectly-pitched character Roger from TV’s “American Dad,” you should know about Paul Lynde, the comic actor upon whom Roger is based. The video below (in which Judd Apatow appears) is a serviceable introduction to the brilliantly funny Lynde. Note too where Lynde stands in the history of gay characters portrayed on TV. It would have been so easy for a man of his talents to pretend to be someone he wasn’t. But... Read more

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2014-11-06T06:42:25-08:00

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A Reader Asks, “How Do You Handle the Negative Comments On Your Blog?”

Last updated on: November 6, 2014 at 6:42 am By John Shore

Here’s an email I got in this past weekend (from “denver,” who is one of my best commenters): I’ve been reading your blog for a while now (love it!), and most of the time can get into the comments and discuss and debate and feel better for it. But sometimes, when people start getting nasty and mean and snarky, I just have to throw my hands up in the air and walk away. It’s not that I can’t handle divergent... Read more

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2014-04-12T22:25:23-08:00

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Advent, Easter and Ordinary Time: Knowing the Christian Calendar

Last updated on: April 12, 2014 at 10:25 pm By John Shore

Since ancient times, Christians have used the Christian calendar (also called the liturgical year) to orient themselves to the two most significant seasons in the yearly Christian cycle of time. Those seasons are Christmas and Easter. Within such a calendar every day has a vital, and traditionally sacred, place, relative to the life, ministry, death and resurrection of the figure of Jesus Christ. Because the Christian year is rooted in the liturgical observances of ancient Judaism, it should not surprise... Read more

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2010-11-07T13:05:27-08:00

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And the Winning Picture Is …

Last updated on: November 7, 2010 at 1:05 pm By John Shore

The winner of the First (and Last) Annual Photoshop John Gesturing Contest is … well, me. As you may have noticed, I have about zero pictures of me. But no more! Thanks to you inspired, intrepid and industrious image reimaginers, I’ve now the proud owner of mucho excellent pictures that I can use for my Facebook page photo. Whoo-hoo! Total contest bonus for me! But as to the Actual Winner of the contest. (more…) Read more

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2010-11-05T19:49:05-08:00

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Agnosticism: The perfect answer that can’t deliver

Last updated on: November 5, 2010 at 7:49 pm By John Shore

As a rational response to the question of God, agnosticism is unassailable stance. So then why are there so few agnostics? Read more

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2010-11-04T22:38:14-08:00

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If Your Family Has Attitudes This Time of Year, Use the Beatitudes to Stay in Good Cheer

Last updated on: November 4, 2010 at 10:38 pm By John Shore

Dreading upcoming family gatherings for the holidays? This reading of the Beatitudes just might quell your attitudes. Read more

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2010-11-02T20:18:00-08:00

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Results of the Photoshop Gesturing John Contest!

Last updated on: November 2, 2010 at 8:18 pm By John Shore

Hello, friends, and others of you who obviously enjoy stretching the meaning of that word. Below are the results of our Photoshop Gesturing John contest. (Click pic tile to see whole picture.) (more…) Read more

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