“Tapu Te P? (O Holy Night)” – Marlon Williams, Dhungala Children’s Choir, Paul Kelly
No different than doing nothing. (checks notes) Oh, actually makes recovery worse if you’ve been prayed for in a statistically significant manner! 😮 @skeptic_face Sources: Benson, H. et al. (2006). Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer (STEP). American Heart Journal, 151(4), 934–942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2005.05.028 Harvard Medical School – Intercessory Prayer Study Summary https://hms.harvard.edu/news/intercessory-prayer-study-2006 #religion […]
Like pretty much everyone these days, Shea and I are noticing that everything seems more expensive – gas, groceries, dining out, etc. etc. etc. If we’re feeling this way while being in a fairly good financial position with good professional jobs, good incomes and a lot of financial luck over the years in various ways […]
Big brain super genius… BREAKING: In an insane moment, the President of the United States (who claims to have a very big brain) says "N0obody knows what magnets are." You can't make this stuff up.pic.twitter.com/noQ5fLOljg — Really American ?? (@ReallyAmerican1) November 10, 2025 The comments under that tweet are even better. Oh, and release the […]
I repeatedly hear people say some variation of: “You should only worry about things within your control”. I hear it at work. In politics. In the labour movement. In memes and Internet posts. As if saying it, somehow makes it true. I’m not sure if it comes out of the mental health/self-help movement. It might […]
Can the Oilers threepeat as Stanley Cup Final losers? God, I hope not. My heart can’t take it. Hope they miss the playoffs completely! Someone take the phone away from this rebel right now ?????#TimeToHunt pic.twitter.com/5etr23MlMA — David (@David954FLA) June 20, 2025 AI but still funny…
Definitely don’t listen to the politicians. And even many of the medical professionals misunderstand the ongoing risks. If you want to know the true status of Covid, listen to the insurance actuaries whose whole business model is predicated on predicting the actual financial costs of Covid to their companies (no different than insurance companies increasingly […]
“(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?” was released thirty years ago this week and after years of acrimony, Oasis is in the middle of a massive reunion tour with rumours that it’s going to be extended into 2026. One of the major highlights of my entire life was being in England in fall 1995 during the […]
