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Ever since I first tried glögg a few years ago, I’ve been itching to make a batch of my own. For those of you who’ve never heard of it before, glögg is a super-strong Swedish mulled wine that has been around for centuries. I’ve now made two batches this month, and I think I’ve nailed [...]

Hey, how about another Bible post? This time around: The Book of Deuteronomy. Ok, let me get this straight. God makes Sihon act like an asshole to the Israelites. This gives the Israelites an excuse to go in and take over Sihon’s land, and butcher his men, women, and children. What a lovely story. Deuteronomy [...]

Biology professor PZ Myers recently called out conservative asshat Garrison Keillor over the superstition-based bigotry he spews on a regular basis. Keillor, whose insomnia-curing Midwest monotone can be heard weekly on A Prairie Home Companion, seems to have a major league bone to pick with anyone who doesn’t subscribe to his happy, sappy, good ol’ [...]

I happened to watch a pretty disgusting documentary the other day called Witch Hunt. In it, the filmmakers interviewed a number of people from Bakersfield, CA, whose lives have all but been destroyed by the overzealous legal system in that county. The story starts in 1982 with a series of child abuse cases that eventually [...]

I’m currently in the process of uploading a massive number of pictures to my photo gallery. I have a lot of old pics in the pipeline, so check back often and see what has turned up!