(Savage Gulf State Natural Area – typed on the trail – Day 1)
Taking a break on the trail. Been hoofing it for about 55 minutes, and I think I’m about one and a half miles in. I’m not in the shape I thought I was. At least to be carrying forty pounds of gear. I have to spend some more money and go lighter-weight.
I’m eating pecans as trail “mix,” since I’m still on South Beach Phase One. I am seriously missing the carbs right now. There …

Great article, especially the nonsense from the Baptist pastor and the radio host:
Atheist Billboards To Debut During Holidays
Best quote from the comments:
The fool says in his heart, “there is no God;” the wise man says it to the world.

I found this quote on some random board – it’s apparently a common aphorism among like-minded folks:
If atheism is a religion, NOT collecting stamps is a hobby, NOT playing baseball is a sport, and bald is a hair color.
You may all start referring to me as “Not Reuben Eisenstock,” and my favorite color is 2.07.

I can’t figure out yet how to embed it, but this is one of the grooviest songs I ran across in the ’90s.
Last.fm: MC 900ft Jesus – Adventures in Failure

Being walkers with the dawn and morning,
Walkers with the sun and morning,
We are not afraid of night,
Nor days of gloom,
Nor darkness–
Being walkers with the sun and morning.
- Langston Hughes

I thought last night of the persistent phrase that Republican pundits have used since 2002: the Democrats would be “on the wrong side of history.”  History proved each pundit amazingly wrong.  I thought of the people that are predicting socialism, widespread abrogation of rights, and a decline of society.  I thought of the people that claim their personal knowledge of our President-elect’s …