I’ve taken down my Pics ‘n Places page and replaced it with a Resources page. At present it is relatively sparse but I plan on adding quite a bit in the near future. It will have tabs for Epistemology, Cosmology, and some more “ologies” as I get around to them. These are resources I am finding beneficial and I thought I’d pass them along. Perhaps others can glean something from them as well.
Out From Under the Umbrella
playing in the rain
The (dis)Organized Momma
Momming is hard. Love yourself.
TheCommonAtheist
One minute info blogs escaping the faith trap
George Lakoff
George Lakoff has retired as Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California at Berkeley. He is now Director of the Center for the Neural Mind & Society (cnms.berkeley.edu).
She Seeks Nonfiction
A skeptic's quest for books, science, & humanism
Out crawls Ann..
Through the tears
~Burning Woman~
This WordPress.com site is for thoughts from "the other side"
Tim Miller
Poetry * Mythology * Podcast
Why Evolution Is True
Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats.
The Irreverent Kitchen
Ain't nothing but a party!
love and heretics
It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness
Wings Of Poetry
Layers Of Life
Needull in a haystack
Selected. Sorted. Shared.
the unspared rod
naming the results of a kjv-literalist homelife
chromosome two
Recovering from physical, spiritual, intellectual and emotional cancers.
Uncommon Sense
I don’t want to start a class war; it started a long time ago and, unfortunately, we lost.
Another Spectrum
Personal ramblings and rants of a somewhat twisted mind
The Boeskool
Jesus, Politics, and Bathroom Humor...
good marriage central*
*Not really about marriage. Welcome anyway.
Adam Laats
History Culture Schools
planetroxy
My Journey To Sobriety
SECULAR SCARLET
Theology Is Ignorance With Wings
Esme's Cloud
The Wanderings and wonderings of a sentient cloud.
Clare Flourish
Some people are trans
But The Shit Won't Quit
Exposing the Obvious & Declaring War on Crap™, etc.
What Would JT Do?
playing in the rain
That Anxious Mom
My Tales of Parenting and Other Crap
fojap
Sex, religion, politics and other subjects not for polite company
The Lonely Tribalist
Portland, Oregon | Est. 1993
Fatty McCupcakes
Rants, Ramblings, and Regrets
Old Road Apples
A Magnificent Fountain of Gurgling Wit, Wisdom, and Intriguing Insights. Some Other Stuff, Too.
The Absence of Christ
Stories and Thoughts From An Ex-Christian and Ex-Charismatic
fluidplans
all plans remain fluid until the moment of actuality
Storyshucker
A blog full of humorous and poignant observations.
Pertinent Problems
Young people on the defining issues of our time
kind-ism
adventures in losing Faith & Leaving Christian Science
Judeo Chrislam
Be suspect of anything encouraging you to reject your own curiosity.
unheardunspokencogitationum
embracing madness
Fisticuffs and Shenanigans
It was all fun and games, until the fisticuffs and shenanigans... -Deutschmarc
Out From Under the Umbrella 
November 21, 2014 at 9:41 am
Can I guess, Ruth, that recent conversations with a certain person inspired this addition? 🙂
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November 21, 2014 at 9:43 am
It’s something I’d been contemplating for a while but was unsure what direction I wanted it to take. Recent conversations have absolutely helped me figure out a direction to go with it.
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November 21, 2014 at 12:08 pm
Sweet. 🙂
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November 21, 2014 at 12:10 pm
Uh, that was supposed to be a reply to the post, not to a comment…
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November 22, 2014 at 9:43 am
Ha! Sweet. 🙂
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November 21, 2014 at 10:35 am
Great idea.
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November 21, 2014 at 5:23 pm
I thought what Carmen said. And I admire your patience and tenacity with said conversation (if that’s what it is).
Anyway, your new section looks like it could become my ABC primer on why people have such incredible beliefs.
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November 21, 2014 at 5:40 pm
If ever there was a definition of diplomacy, Ruth’s conversations are it. I don’t know how she keeps her cool, either. I need lessons. . (although, at 57, it’s probably way too late to teach this old dog new tricks. . . .)
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November 21, 2014 at 5:41 pm
I’m not far behind you (in years and lack of diplomacy). Let’s leave it to Ruth huh?
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November 21, 2014 at 5:49 pm
I think we shall – she does such a bang-up job! 🙂 I’ll be the first one to cheer, however, when she brings the bully down. (truth to tell, I can’t WAIT)
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November 22, 2014 at 9:00 am
She has the patience of a saint, whatever one of those is. Trouble is, I see no end. Bully speaks the Word of God. What more needs to be said. Lie down infidel! Etc.
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November 22, 2014 at 9:50 am
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November 22, 2014 at 10:04 am
My mother’s favourite Mother’s Day card was the one I sent her of a little angel on the front, that opened to a naughty devil on the inside.
Which really means … It’s ok to be ‘bad’.
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November 22, 2014 at 10:17 am
I also get the impression that I’m somewhat underestimated. That’s to my advantage, though.
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November 22, 2014 at 10:22 am
Not by sane people.
And don forget to add to underestimated, totally patronised, girl.
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November 22, 2014 at 10:26 am
Why, yes, I can almost feel the pats on the head.
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November 22, 2014 at 10:28 am
That’s right. You’re doing very well. You are the one who understands and asks intelligent, searching, thoughtful questions.
Pause.
Goes off to vomit.
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November 22, 2014 at 10:31 am
For the record, I do intend to address that at some point. I’m not sure if he’s patronizing me or if he’s attempting to drive a wedge between me and other commenters.
Want me to hold your hair?
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November 22, 2014 at 10:41 am
Nope. Grab hold of his beard if you want though.
Actually I think he is trying to isolate you, which is probably the same thing, he’s now dismissed vi and vic, didn’t engage much with the men, so I would worry about his tactics to be perfectly honest.
A nice one-liner to end it would be class.
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November 22, 2014 at 10:43 am
No, I saw where he shut down any meaningful engagement with Rautakyy. He’s hanging in with Brandon, but I suspect for the same reasons as me.
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November 22, 2014 at 10:51 am
He was rude to/about Raut. Who is always civil.
I’ll be honest, I can’t trawl down 600 comments. Just winding you good luck, not that you need it.
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November 22, 2014 at 11:08 am
I thought he was rude and dismissive to Raut, as well, rough seas. I don’t think he liked what Raut had to say AT ALL. Kind of too close to the truth, maybe?? Like I say, no one is going to chortle more than me when Greg gets his ‘comeuppance’. Well, I’m sure there are others who will be positively gleeful. . . .
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November 22, 2014 at 11:14 am
Indeed he was.
Re: your comments about his tactics and possible attempt to isolate me; that is exactly what I thought. Fluffing his tail feathers.
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November 22, 2014 at 10:52 am
Wishing, not winding, what is it with PT?
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November 22, 2014 at 9:51 am
Years and years of walking on eggshells teaches one how to maneuver in the world those people live in. It’s a survival mechanism.
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November 22, 2014 at 10:09 am
Did you like my use of “those people”? 😉
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November 22, 2014 at 9:46 am
It’s mainly for me to keep some things straight in my own head and to research and know what the issues are. So if it’s helpful to anyone else that’s just a bonus for me.
Like I said to Carmen, I’d been contemplating it for a while, just been lazy about implementing it. That conversation, and others, lit the fire under my lazy arse to get it done.
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November 22, 2014 at 12:28 pm
I really hate being late to the party, but it appears it’s been going on awhile and I didn’t even know it! What “conversation” is everyone referring to? It it’s something juicy, I certainly don’t want to miss out …
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November 22, 2014 at 1:18 pm
One thing I’ve learned, Nan, is that there’s always another party here on the ‘net. They go 24/7 so it’s kind of hard to be late to one and even if you are there’s always another one.
I don’t know how juicy it is but you can find most of it on these two threads:
http://violetwisp.wordpress.com/2014/10/31/no-such-thing-as-deconversion/
http://violetwisp.wordpress.com/2014/11/11/complementary-comments-of-the-month/
It’s a lot to trawl through, mind you.
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November 22, 2014 at 1:34 pm
Thanks! After taking a quick look, I can see the usual
culpritsparty-attenders are present so it should be great fun!LikeLike
November 22, 2014 at 1:35 pm
Haha! Yeah, the gang’s all there(minus one or two).
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November 23, 2014 at 2:23 am
😉
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November 23, 2014 at 7:55 am
I stopped following that about 500 comments ago. Took a quick look. Only read a few. Me thinks he’s got you hooked Ruth. 🙂
I like that angel/devil thingy. 👿
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November 23, 2014 at 7:56 am
Me thinks he thinks he’s got you hooked.
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November 23, 2014 at 7:58 am
*grin*
It is all eerily familiar. I lived with those kinds of mind games for a long, long time.
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November 23, 2014 at 7:57 am
You think so? That he has me hooked?
I think he thinks he has. 😉
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