Noble Dust

And what about this belief of yours?

You may be obliged to share it with a homeless person, a rat king and an instagram influencer if you take this approach.

None come to mind. It's more of a two handles of vodka type of place.

I've also read Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels by Pagels. I think she's a bit more engaging of a writer than Armstrong. Additional books that we...

I think a distinction should be made between types of beliefs. The beliefs you're using as examples here are context-dependent and directly related to...

Her book The Battle For God was helpful in understanding how the persecution of the early church by the Roman Empire was an important factor in the ea...

:up: Reading this and other books of hers has helped me in deconstructing my fundamentalist evangelical Christian upbringing. Definitely recommend thi...

I've read both. Charles Williams is a bizarre character; my favorites of his novels are Descent Into Hell and The Greater Trumps. They all have a simi...

I know this is a hot, fresh take, but it's my opinion that these words have never been formed into a sentence until now. Of course, the same could be ...

Homemade break is always preferable to the alternative, mainly because of how unclear it is what it means. Taking a break to count ones nickels, wheth...

I live a hop skip and an "I'm walkin' heahh!" from a very old Italian bakery. It's quite excellent. But alas, the bountiful boons it boasts are not wi...

Trader Joe's is a national grocery chain known for cheap prices, surprisingly decent pre-packaged foods (frozen and shelf-stable alike), and creepily ...

@"javi2541997", I finally remembered to get in-season tomatoes and make your breakfast (a reminder that in most of the US, tomatoes are only in season...

Explain surf and turf then. Checkmate, atheists.

I've had pasta on pizza. One of the worst things I've eaten.

I'm running on two hours of sleep. Who needs mind-altering substances when I can just do it naturally?

Strange. Now I'm hoping my success wasn't a one-off fluke.

Doubtless there's a mod team database of such info.

Oh no, I feel like I've led you astray. The people pleaser in me feels the need to apologize, although the higher, rational part of me knows that's no...

How did the rice and the meal in general turn out? I think I might be entering my rice era, as the kids would say. I've never really cooked other type...

No need to feel like slob if rice taste good.

I do think the rice itself makes a difference. I used to buy the cheapest I could find and it always came out pretty bleh. I invested in imported basm...

I love Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. Probably my favorite. I feel invincible after a good meal of this sort. Excellent choice. Homemade hu...

Dinner meal prep this week: chicken shawarma. I've probably detailed this meal before in the foodbox. Very easy recipe to follow (obviously it's not a...

You make French omelettes sound so easy. Lies! The details are in the shoogling. How do you shoogle so as to prevent browning and scrambling? Shake th...

I, on the other hand, when I have kids, will insist on being known as Alt Pope: the alternative Pope. I'll be like the cool uncle that smokes joints a...

How do I change my name to MeRob?

Ignoring most of what you just said to point out that I read (present tense) this as you having run 1/4th of a 5k in the month of July. In other words...

I associate bratwurst with the 4th. I think it's a midwest thing. At any rate, I made brats earlier this week, as I already said earlier in the shoutb...

I'm debating posting in the mysticism thread, but that would require that I read it. The debate rages on in my mind rather than the screen. It might b...

Unfortunately the pic was not taken; it wasn't very photogenic anyways. Tomato season is coming here; I'm excited. I will definitely make a point of m...

Not that I'm feeling particularly patriotic; simply for the sake of tradition.

For 4th of July week I made bratwurst, pasta salad and store-bought baked beans. Perhaps I shall grace the shoutbox with a photo tomorrow.

Everything suddenly makes sense now. You'd be surprised, but there is such a thing as people raising chickens in their yards in NYC. I can think of 3 ...

That's true. I should have clarified (ba-dum-tish) that I add a little olive oil to the butter in the pan when I cook eggs. It seems to help the eggs ...

Breakfast was as simple and classic of an American breakfast as you'll find: two scrambled eggs made with liberal amounts of butter and freshly cracke...

Cool. I’m in Brooklyn as well.

Are you in NYC?

Are you in NYC?

Do I spy Cevapi?

Glad you enjoyed it Clarky.

I should mention my poem was inspired by the lyrical nature of the line of yours that I quoted at the top of it. It had a nice ring to it, which got m...

Just a bit of light-hearted fun. I saw a clip on instagram of John Cleese talking about the importance of playfulness in creativity. I've been bogged ...

"These mates are the truest apples for apple cakes" Said Wolfgang the green apple gate-keeping guardsman Gripping his baton used to flog apple-grabbin...

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No Short Story Contest this time of year, eh?

No apology necessary. A wise man named @"Hanover" once said apologies are the only thing banned from the Shoutbox. I can't remember if he actually sai...

Thank you for believing in my sanity. I wouldn't describe my relationship with that photo as attraction. More along the lines of how cigarettes are ap...

We in the north don't consider Cincinnati to be part of Ohio. They put chili on spaghetti there; I have a hard time trusting their perspective on pres...

I've heard from reputable sources that such meats are called "lunch meat" in places like Ohio.