"So, then, if you're an atheist, where do you think you go when you die? Where do you think your mom is now?" This sentiment, which was presumably some kind of attempted "gotcha" moment by one of my relatives, is an example of a dualist notion. That is, somewhere inside of me, hiding in my …

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It is important, when someone dies, not to remember what we will, but to honestly bear witness to who that person was. Click "more" to continue.

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My generally dour outlook has been softened somewhat as of late. Could 2008, after all, be not such a bad year? Are we not heading into the future that reasonable people really want? Witness: some significant moves towards reasonableness in high technology. DRM, the despicable accusatory scheme of the music labels, is no more. The …

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Have we mentioned in this space that we're getting married? Anyway, Saturday was the engagement party. When we got engaged, within a couple days, Jessica asks "should we do something, like a party?" Little did I know what a fiasco I was agreeing to. The build up to the party had us trying a variety …

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