My occasional collection of random bits gleaned from my Sacred Journey across the Web:

1. If we’re content to think of the ancients as just a bunch of simple-minded goat herders, then we need to be prepared for stuff like this to knock us off our present-prejudiced pedestals. Amazing.
2. I know you haven’t even finished (or begun?) your Christmas shopping yet, but it’s not too early to begin your Anti-Valentines Day shopping, thanks to my friend Mel!
3. Tomb of the Apostle Paul found beneath the Vatican? (HT: Justin Taylor). Think of hte questions we might be able to answer. I say we turn one of his bones into a pair of dice and give them a roll: 1-6 = justification is about individual salvation, 8-12 = justification is about Jew & Gentile relations, 7 = it was Paul’s intention all along to confuse us, because he didn’t know either.
4. Worst TV Christmas Specials Ever. I think we could probably think of a few to add to this list. I nominate anything by Rankin-Bass, just for the horrible music.
5. Dilbert creator Scott Adams gives an example of the type of advice you often get when you search the Web for a solution to a software problem:

“Move all of your data to a different computer. Reformat your hard drive. Reinstall all of your applications. Ask the local power company to reroute the power lines near your home. If your dog is fixed, reattach his testicles. Squeeze some coal until it becomes a diamond. Run for Congress as an atheist and win. Invent cold fusion. Then reboot 400 times.”

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