Monthly Archives: April 2011

Open letter to the GOP

Posted on April 8, 2011 by maradanto

Dear GOP, Aside from attacking the middle class by busting unions, and shutting down the government in your zeal to deny funding for agencies that provide reproductive health services, what else do you want to be remembered for this year? … Continue reading →

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Babelfish

Posted on April 3, 2011 by maradanto

Last night, I let Evangeline watch the first episode of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” She cracked up when they explained the Babelfish, and then just as suddenly stopped laughing. “Wait,” she asked. “Is that where they got the … Continue reading →

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Rob Bell’s ‘Love Wins’

Posted on April 2, 2011 by maradanto

My first thought on reading the book “Love Wins” is the pretty much the same thought I had reading “The Shack”: Geez, this book is boring. Written by Rob Bell, “Love Wins” has been draped in controversy since before it … Continue reading →

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It’s the marketing, stupid

Posted on April 1, 2011 by maradanto

I’m disappointed but not all that surprised to see Zondervan has released an abridged edition of the King James Bible to mark its 400th anniversary. Having a digital reproduction of the 1611 King James Bible is rather like eating the … Continue reading →

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