St. Patrick’s Day has some religious significance, according to the Catholic Church, but for the vast majority of celebrants it seems to be much more about wearing some green, raising a pint or two of stout to the Emerald Isle, and perhaps listening to a bit of nice traditional(ish) music. I’m between the stout and… Read more »
The title of this post serves two purposes: it recommends an article, and the recommended article recommends reading. In “Reading Books Doesn’t Just Make You Literate: It Reduces Stress, Promotes Good Health, and Makes You More Empathetic,” Erin Kelly says, Studies show that reading books reduces stress, strengthens intuition, staves off Alzheimer’s disease, helps you… Read more »
I posted the other day linking to Rationally Speaking. The knives have come out. Predictably, my recent post on some remarks made by American Atheists President David Silverman has generated a firestorm on blogs and twitter, even though I thought the opinions expressed therein are actually quite mild. It’s funny, I get the whole privilege… Read more »