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Posts made in July, 2009

In Memory of OH Schwartz [Dec 13, 1929 - July 20, 2009]

Posted by on Jul 29, 2009 in Images, Personal | 0 comments

Following up to my post regarding my father’s recent passing, I decided to embed a short slideshow of photos since the aforementioned post only had a self-portrait. Having scanned in older photos, I give you this: See the album here. SHARE...

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Lewis Black’s belief (and sometimes lack thereof) in God and Health Insurance

Posted by on Jul 29, 2009 in Videos | 0 comments

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Dealing with Death with no “Afterlife”

Posted by on Jul 24, 2009 in Images, Personal | 0 comments

Dealing with Death with no “Afterlife”

The word “afterlife” is an odd one. The very words used imply death. The idea that it stands for another world beyond our own (which is a grave contradiction) confuses and annoys me. I’m all for science fiction stories with parallel universes, but I realize they do not exist. When people would tell my mom my dad’s in a better place, she got upset. And she’s a believer (albeit a lax one). “What better place? That’s not better!” My grandmother told...

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And things got worse..

Posted by on Jul 24, 2009 in Personal | 2 comments

I haven’t posted in a bit. I edited this previous post, but this deserves its own post, maybe several. My father passed on Monday. He had lung cancer and was doing better with treatment, but it only left his defenses down. He suddenly became ill with Septicemia, called 911 with inconceivably bad stomach cramps. He was rushed into emergency surgery where they removed most of his large intestine and colon. My mom called me that Monday, July 6th and said he signed a DNR previous to this...

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Atheist GIMP Brush Set

Posted by on Jul 15, 2009 in Images, Links | 0 comments

Atheist GIMP Brush Set

I made a Gimp brush pack that contains 20 brushes with varying symbols and logos that relate to atheism, humanism, and evolution. Includes FSM, IPU, Scarlet Letter, Happy Human, and more! They can be downloaded here. SHARE...

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