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By Dave Hitt on Mar 21, 2009 in Politics | 7 Comments
Where’s the best place to build a massive solar power plant? In the middle of a desert, of course. And what’s to stop it? Environmentalists, of course. The Mohave Desert is the perfect place to build solar plants. There’s lots and lots of sun, it’s far away from any development, and the worst ecological risk […]
By Dave Hitt on Mar 14, 2009 in Pop Culture | 3 Comments
Don’t make the mistake of re-reading the book before seeing the movie. You’ll get too distracted by the things added and removed from the flick. I would have enjoyed it more if I went in with only a vague memory of the book. I was hoping for a great movie. Instead, I got a pretty […]
By Dave Hitt on Mar 11, 2009 in Big Brother, Cigars, Politics, Yeah - That'll Work | 8 Comments
I meant to post about this when it happened a couple of weeks ago. Today I was reminded about it by a catalog from JR Cigars, announcing the 54% tax increase on cigars. Obama promised none of his tax increases would hit the poor or middle class. He lied. Surprise surprise. SCHIP was originally intended […]
By Dave Hitt on Mar 8, 2009 in Religion | 4 Comments
This story, which appeared in the Santa Fe Craig’s List but has since been removed, is even funnier if you know that JW’s are very, very afraid of Smurf dolls. Although they’re not banned by official doctrine, Witnesses have several urban legends about Smurf dolls walking into Kingdom Halls and swearing, magically re-appearing in shopping […]
By Dave Hitt on Mar 8, 2009 in Religion, Things Atheists Didn't Do | 3 Comments
A nine year old Brazilian girl who has been repeatedly raped by her stepfather since she was six was taken to the doctor with stomach pains. Doctors discovered she was pregnant with twins. Her mother arranged an abortion, probably knowing that giving birth to twins at her age could be fatal. The Catholic Church demonstrated […]
By Dave Hitt on Mar 6, 2009 in Amusing | 0 Comments
Up until a few minutes ago my favorite headline of all time was the NY Posts “Headless Body In Topless Bar.” But while catching up on blog posts in The Agitator, one of the comments on this post pointed out the best headline ever.
By Dave Hitt on Mar 6, 2009 in Religion, Ridiculous, Things Atheists Didn't Do | 4 Comments
I’m finding so many stupid things believers do I was thinking of starting a separate blog – Things Atheists Didn’t Do – to list them. But the last thing I need is another blog, so I’ve just made it a category on this one. The only difference between Kosher salt and regular salt is the […]