Monthly Archives: September 2010

Secular Humanism, Baby!

Posted on September 29, 2010 by nonsequiteuse

How could you not laugh to hear the results of the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life’s U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey? On average, Americans correctly answer 16 of the 32 religious knowledge questions on the survey by the Pew … Continue reading →

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Being Clear about the Crime

Posted on September 27, 2010 by nonsequiteuse

Listening to a (usually excellent) progressive radio talk show sometime in the past few days, I was bummed to hear the host make a joke about students (male) scoring with hot (female) teachers. It came up as he was framing … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Need to BE a Billionaire … I Just Want to Give Like One

Posted on September 25, 2010 by nonsequiteuse

We give to charity regularly, in big (for us) and small ways. I don’t want to say never, but let me say that I don’t currently envision a life plan for myself that allows me to be the one dropping … Continue reading →

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Martin Sheen, Medio Peregrino

Posted on September 23, 2010 by nonsequiteuse

Whatever the opposite of wanderlust is, I have it. But sometimes, I go against type. During college, living in London for the summer, I’d seen a documentary about The Way of St. James, one of the top three pilgrimage routes … Continue reading →

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Sunday Spice

Posted on September 19, 2010 by nonsequiteuse

I’ve been making a version of chicken masala on a regular basis lately, but hadn’t had time to drive out to the southwest part of Houston to purchase pre-ground garam masala powder. Today, I still didn’t feel up to the … Continue reading →

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