Category Archives: Just For Fun

A Thought Experiment on Self and Soul

Here’s a thought experiment for you to have some fun with. Jim is pathologically jealous of Micah, the rich, charming, and happily married owner of the company for which Jim works. One of his problems is a troublesome work rival named Roger, who has cunningly undermined his reputation with the bosses. One day while Jim …

January 30, 2011 – 7:15 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Just For Fun | Comments (6)

Bandsaw Magic

Totally off topic. Totally stunning, too:

January 12, 2011 – 6:25 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Just For Fun | Comments Off

Argumentum ad Bugsum

From Jim at Quodlibeta, complete with example: One way that is still used to denigrate and mock Christianity, as well as the ancients and medievals, is the suggestion that, prior to Columbus, everyone thought the Earth was flat. This belief was rooted in religious dogma and was therefore unchallengeable until it was demonstrated empirically to …

November 5, 2010 – 5:47 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Just For Fun, Origins and Science | Comments Off

Good Job, Denver!

Denver Voters Reject Plan to Track Space Aliens http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/0lEuup0ksl4/ Posted from WordPress for Android

November 3, 2010 – 4:37 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Just For Fun | Comments Off

“PowerPoint corrupts absolutely”

Lord Acton was right. He was also half right: he could have added “Point” to “Power.” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geneveith/~3/70l2itpfK4o/ See also the Gettysburg PowerPoint. Posted from WordPress for Android

October 11, 2010 – 8:04 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Just For Fun | Comments Off

Judgmentalism Inspector

A “Judgmentalism Inspector” just popped up on my computer. It scared me half to death. It may be blank now, but it’s watching. It’s inspecting my judgmentalism. It’s going to judge my judgmentalism. Okay, you’re probably wondering where it really came from. I’m writing a passage on judgmentalism in my book (which is about two-thirds …

August 19, 2010 – 8:29 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Just For Fun | Comments Off

What If I Replied and Told Them I’m Dead?

I got some spam with a new twist on it today. My whole family is laughing. I guess they think the answer is no. The following is an exact copy-and-paste quotation. I could have entered “[sic]” in a dozen or more places, but I won’t clutter it up that way. This is an accurate copy. …

August 1, 2010 – 10:38 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Just For Fun, The Faith | Comments Off

Postscript on blogs worth reading

A postscript to counter my pessimism here: this evening my friend Shelly at Cerebration linked to a blog post well worth reading: The Ethics of Ice Cream (I like caffe, myself).

July 31, 2010 – 10:14 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Just For Fun | Comments Off

I’m Dooooomed!

Aaaaaghh! I write like Dan Brown I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing! I’ve never even read Dan Brown. Please, God, don’t let it be true that I’ve ever written anything like, Overhanging her precarious body was a jaundiced face whose skin resembled a sheet of parchment paper punctured by two …

July 16, 2010 – 10:11 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Just For Fun | Comments (7)

Ping Spam–Gotta Love It!

There’s a form of spam only bloggers have to worry about: “ping spam.” What’s a ping, and how does it get spammed? Here’s a recent example of a ping sent my way. It happens automatically when one blog mentions another one in a blog post. Ping some other blog from your own, and a link …

June 13, 2010 – 7:11 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged | Comments (4)