What happens when you put a Muslim imam , a Christian priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists?

Game show looks to convert atheists

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Tags: b&w, group, students. Filed under Salem, b&w, documentary, student.

Tags: photos, students, Summer Camp, WA, Willamette Academy. Filed under Salem, Senior, Senior, documentary, environmental portrait, portrait, student.

I think I like this one better:

using wordle. (via yewknee)

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Many know that I grew up Catholic, and I’m quite familiar with Aquinas (always one of my favorites, though I wasn’t as big a fan for Aristotle). Great article from the Guardian:

In the five ways Aquinas was not trying to prove the existence of God at all, but was showing that an acceptance of Aristotle is no bar to belief in God. This is why he ends each argument not with "QED God" but "And this is what all men call God". Aquinas does not think God exists. He thinks he is existence.

And countering the common refrain I’ve heard most of my life about “But what came BEFORE the Big Bang”,

Aquinas would have had no problem with Hawking’s contention that the Big Bang didn’t need somebody to light its fuse but can be explained mathematically.

Tags: atheism, atheist, Catholic, Thomas Aquinas. Filed under cool link, evolutions, religion, science.

In all honesty, The Union has expanded to include more participants as it’s becoming a collective. But can’t let reality affect my post titles. I had referenced this post and photo of Jared Blume as one half of The Union. Anyway, Jaysen Peters (also a talented musician and involved in many bands),

Tags: artists, Jaysen Peters, local, Salem, The Union. Filed under Salem, documentary, portrait, street.

A couple more photos:

Tags: community-building, photos, students, Willamette Academy. Filed under Salem, documentary, student.

Today is opening day Summer Camp 2009 for our newest students only until Saturday when they’ll be joined by other students.

Tags: b&w, students, Summer Camp, WA, Willamette Academy. Filed under Salem, b&w, documentary, student.

Tags: students, Willamette Academy. Filed under b&w, documentary, student.

The Reverse Cowgirl: Letter to a Young Writer .

Tags: advice, guidance, letter, Reverse Cowgirl. Filed under about photography, art, cool link.

Tags: portrait. Filed under Salem, portrait.

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This was the last Saturday session with my students for this academic year.

Tags: b&w, classroom, group, students. Filed under b&w, documentary, student.

“Think about it. Toilet paper is really archaic and disgusting. The Comfort Wipe is a modern solution.”

And it’s Ergonomic!

UPDATE: Disappointing. ComfortWipe, We Hardly Knew Ye .

Tags: Comfort Wipe, disgusting, toilet paper, youtube. Filed under cool link, video.

for now.

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Tags: back tattoo, portrait, Salem, tattoo, Valarie. Filed under Salem, b&w, environmental portrait, portrait.

A couple more photos from my shoot with Valerie.

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Because I’m a photographer, that’s why:

Asian Poses - The Definitive Guide to Asian Poses .

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One half of The Union, Jared Blume (myspace page). The other half? Jaysen Peters (not pictured, myspace page). Two young local artists that collaborate on drawings, illustrations, and other artwork.

These last couple of days have had a million little annoyances and frustrations, so I made sure I packed along my camera when I walked downtown for lunch today. Stopped by The Coffee House Cafe and spotted Jared working, so I decided to grab a shot. Having the camera in my hands often goes a long way to lift my spirits, and today was no different. Plus talking with Jared & Jaysen is always enjoyable.

Tags: b&w, documentary, downtown, local artist, portrait, strobist. Filed under Salem, b&w, documentary, environmental portrait, personal, politics.

Why is this tsunami of stupidity so irritating to me? I think it has a lot to do with one of the more recent moronic convergences I found on some 2012 site. One that supposedly aligned the Maya’s 2012 thing with the Hopi end-times prophecy. The best cultural explanation I found for this flowering of idiocy said that New Age fads like the Hopi prophecy and 2012 are a kind of cultural colonialism in which white people endow the minorities they have wiped out or repressed with mystical powers made more mysterious by their virtual vanishing.

(my emphasis) via Why the 2012 cult is a silly scam. - By Ron Rosenbaum - Slate Magazine .

Tags: 2012, cult, scam. Filed under cool link, hypocrisy.

Tags: documentary, my kids, Willamette Academy. Filed under b&w, documentary, student.

The Artist (Dan May)

If you’re looking for something to check out tonight at PDX’s First Thursday, may I suggest Dan May’s exhibit at PDX Contemporary • 925 NW Flanders • 503.222.0063.

(Plus it’s a great excuse for me to post one of my fave portraits that I’ve done in the last year.)

Tags: artist, Dan May, First Thursday, PDX, PDX Contemporary, Portland. Filed under about photography, environmental portrait, friends, politics, portrait.

I love google ads.

via Faith : Will the Antichrist be a homosexual? - Frontiersman .

Tags: Antichrist, Will the Antichrist be a homosexual?. Filed under cool link, hypocrisy, politics, religion.

30 Awesomely Bad Unicorn Tattoos: A Gallery . (via Art Fag City )

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