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| Tempus Fugit by Mark Jaquith
Mark Jaquith's blog about capitalism, freedom, WordPress, the web, and personal topics
A few years ago, I came to the rather life-changing conclusion that God doesn’t exist. In the past couple of years, my friends and family have noticed me becoming more vocal about my skepticism of theism and my pointed disdain for religion. Many people in my family are fervently religious, and I have more than [...]
“Change we can believe in” was the campaign slogan of Senator Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. But if you thought that the Obama campaign meant that it would listen to citizens and be willing to change course when new information became available, well, you must be new at this. The petition system at WhiteHouse.gov was [...]
“I hereby resign as CEO of Apple.” Those words, written two days ago by Steve Jobs, shouldn’t hit as hard as they do. Jobs’ health issues have been public knowledge for a long time, and he has taken multiple indefinite hiatuses. But it unsettles me seeing it spelled out as plainly as that (“I hereby [...]
Atticus and Becket. It turns out the urge to dress your children alike is very, very hard to resist.
Cory Maye will be released from prison and escape death row, in a plea agreement. In 2006, Maye was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death, for the shooting of a police office who barged through his door in the middle of the night, unannounced (according to Maye’s testimony). While it’s wonderful that [...]
Our second child, F. Becket Jaquith (“Becket”), was born at 1:50pm on June 13th, 2011. Vitals: Boy 7 lb, 3.5 oz 20 in Sparse, light hair Blue eyes 2 dimples! He’ll go by Becket ? named after Thomas Becket, the principled and stubborn Bishop who stood up to King Henry II, even though it cost [...]
All of the time-lapse videos of the stars are taken from a fixed perspective on earth, which makes it look like the galaxy is spinning around us. This video has been edited to hold the stars stationary. Quite a powerful way to illustrate that we’re all riding a rock that’s hurtling through space.
Believers weren’t “raptured” up into heaven on May 21st, 2011, like Harold Camping had predicted. That’s no surprise. Camping was a fringe kook. Right? Don’t be so quick to judge. A 2010 Pew Research poll found that a staggering 41% of Americans believe that Jesus of Nazareth will probably return to earth by 2050. That’s [...]
Fascinating. Certainly nails why I am a gun owner, despite being non-violent and non-confrontational. I’m extremely invested in ideals of independence and autonomy.
If you are one of the people who creates amazing experiences and unforgettable moments on the web, watch this video. Go ahead, feel proud. You’ve earned it.
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