I have more self-control than you do! I have more self-control than you do! “Brain-scan studies have shown that when people pray or meditate, there’s a lot of activity in two parts of brain that are important for self-regulation and control of attention and emotion,” he said. “The rituals that religions have been encouraging for thousands of years seem to be a kind of anaerobic workout for self-control.” In a

Eartha Kitt, RIP. The woman just emitted positive sultrinos.

It was a request. What we do know, now, though, is that Rick Roberts’ web admin and possibly Mr. Roberts himself ignored repeated requests over the course of almost a month to remove or attribute the Iowahawk material, and then finally took it down after the posters at AoS went after him again. This situation could have been solved without much ruckus in the first place if they’d had the

To any commenters or bloggers who made your year brighter, in the comments here, with links, if appropriate. Thanks, of course, to Jeff, and alla yas, and hoping happyfeet’s turtles are doing all right.

Customer book review at Amazon on a controversial screed about “Palestine”: 5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT TRANSACTION, June 9, 2007 By Deborah Daughenbaugh “Debbie” (Beaverton, OR) – See all my reviews (REAL NAME) Couldn’t ask for a better transaction. Fast shipping & book in great condition! I don’t know if she’s a gifted comedian or a goofball, but if you’d like to go recommend this book review (as I

And all the hooey is under the tree, and it’s time to fill the stockings and head to bed. But I wanted to wish all of you PWers a very merry Christmas, or whatever you celebrate, if anything. God, whether you believe in Him or not, under whatever name you call Him, or not, bless you and your families, your friends, your loved ones, those you care for, and all

For Rick Roberts’ theft of his piece, which I noted here. (h/t Ken S., in the comments)

It’s on: Southern Baptist Pastor Wiley Drake bashed Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren this week, saying “God will punish” Warren for agreeing to give the invocation at President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration next month. “I pray He is kind to you in this punishment that is coming,” Drake wrote in a widely-released e-mail. In it, the First Southern Baptist Church of Buena Park pastor criticizes Warren’s “recent plan to invoke the

What happens when Venus and Mars are improperly aligned?

Damien Thompson at The Telegraph tells the heartwarming Christmas tale of how BBC 4 decided to invite Mr. Ahmadinejad to deliver a Christmas address. I’m kind of hoping that this will be a variety show. What kind of acts would you suppose might be most appropriate?