Game show looks to convert atheists
Posted on July 3rd, 2009
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
the students
Posted on June 27th, 2009
Arrival for Summer Camp I
Posted on June 26th, 2009
Wordle visualization - music I’ve been listening to
Posted on June 26th, 2009
Thomas Aquinas would have loved genetics
Posted on June 25th, 2009
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.
The other half of the Union
Posted on June 25th, 2009
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),

WA Community-Building Activities
Posted on June 24th, 2009
Willamette Academy Summer Camp 2009 begins
Posted on June 24th, 2009
Today is opening day Summer Camp 2009 for our newest students only until Saturday when they’ll be joined by other students.


waiting
Posted on June 22nd, 2009
brilliant advice
Posted on June 18th, 2009
L
Posted on June 17th, 2009
Classroom
Posted on June 15th, 2009
Saturdays & Students
Posted on June 15th, 2009
The Comfort Wipe is a modern solution
Posted on June 15th, 2009
“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 .
Valarie, final
Posted on June 13th, 2009
Valarie, too.
Posted on June 11th, 2009
Six shooters
Posted on June 11th, 2009
Asian Poses
Posted on June 11th, 2009
Valarie
Posted on June 10th, 2009
One half of The Union
Posted on June 9th, 2009


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.
Why the 2012 cult is a silly scam
Posted on June 8th, 2009
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 .
Hard at work?
Posted on June 5th, 2009
Dan May - First Thursday pick
Posted on June 4th, 2009

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.)
Will the Antichrist be a homosexual?
Posted on June 3rd, 2009
30 Awesomely Bad Unicorn Tattoos
Posted on June 3rd, 2009






















