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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Intellectual Love
I found this via Terra’s blog and thought it was quite funny. Hope you enjoy it too!
Help!
So, I decided to have a couple of drinks last night. I wasn’t terribly drunk, but I was feeling good. Bonnie and I were listening to The Beatles, who we both love. I thought I’d share this amusing exchange:
Lottie: Which movie did they sing Help in?
Bonnie: Help.
Lottie: Yeah.
Bonnie: Help.
Lottie: Uh huh.
Bonnie: The name of the movie is Help.
Lottie: [cracks up laughing like a total dork] See, you can’t talk to me about these things while I’m doing this. [motions to glass of Jameson on the rocks]
OK, so maybe you had to be there.
Anyway, the song has been playing in my head all day, and it occurred to me how perfectly appropriate it actually is right now. So it is with deep love and gratitude that I dedicate this song to my best girlfriend and sister of my heart.
Getting To Know You – Part IV
In May of last year, I started writing a series entitled Getting To Know You. The purpose of the series was to address some of the questions, concerns and misconceptions about online and long distance relationships. I became sidetracked and involved in other things, and never got around to finishing the series. Although it’s been nearly a year, a recent inquiry has inspired me to write another segment.
I have been in a long distance relationship for more than eight years — the relationship was initiated online, and my husband and I recently celebrated our first wedding anniversary. I am writing from my own experience and perspective. My goal is to help shed new light on the subject and work towards removing the stigma attached to these kinds of relationships.
Each part of the series address a different question or topic. In Part I, I addressed the question, “How can you fall in love with someone you don’t even know?” and explained my thoughts on what it is to truly know someone; in Part II, I discussed questions regarding liars and psychos on the internet; Part III addresses what to do if it turns out that the person you fell in love with online has bad breath or body odor, or if you’re not sexually compatible. I know these things may sound funny or superficial at first, but I believe they are legitimate concerns that deserve genuine responses.
Now on with the show! The next question I had wanted to deal with is:
Aren’t you worried he or she will cheat on you? Isn’t it easier to cheat when you’re in an online or long distance relationship?
Celebrating Atheism
“The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God.” Psalms 14:1
A few months ago, I was browsing one of my favorite blogs, and came across a post that I immediately knew I would reference today.
The post is entitled Happy Atheist’s Day. It was written by B.T. Murtagh, author of QuarkScrew. Here is an excerpt:
“The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God.” Psalms 14:1
I can’t count the number of times I’ve had a smugly ignorant theist throw this line at me, like I’d never heard it before, blithely ignoring the fact that I don’t give any credence to the source. I’ve finally decided that I’m just going to adopt and own the putative insult in their psalm, much as the early US adopted the “Yankee Doodle” song. That makes today Atheists’ Day for me (I speak for no one else). Fine, I’m a fool!
The question remains, of course: ”What kind of a fool is he?”
After reading the post in its entirety, which I highly recommend, I am happy to join B.T. in embracing the title of fool.
Happy Atheist’s Day!
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