The Talibangelicals just don’t hate science. They also hate science fiction.

In the above linked post they list the “sins” of various key sci-fi authors. I read the list, and frankly I am far more given to approving of “free love” than the vile, hateful bigotry of supposed Christians who visit websites like that.

As I have consistently said, I realize that religion serves it’s good purposes, but the way it has been twisted into a culture of hate – without ANY pushback by decent people of faith – damns them all in my eyes.

Fix your problems and earn my respect. At the moment I respect individual believers but the concept as a whole has really turned me off. In short, the Book is fine; the Church not so much.

Yes, we’re still reading. It may not always be books – frankly, most of my news and computer knowledge comes from a screen these days – but we are still a literate culture.

Sadly, those numbers include morons who read “Going Rogue” (and seriously, I doubt 80% of the people who bought that piece of crap actually read it) and the douchebags who read Bill O’Reilly and Mark Levin hatefests. So even for those anti-intellectual nitwits, reading is reading.

Now if we can all just actually try to learn and grow as a result of the act, that would be something.

Yet another book to read I guess.

This one is about Bill Watterson and how he came about creating Calvin and Hobbes. True to form, the author couldn’t actually speak to Watterson but that is more true to form than the alternative anyway.

I hope it is as good of a read as I am expecting.

I love books. Most of you know that.

Yes, I work with technology and everyone who doesn’t really know me wonders why I don’t have a Kindle or something. Screw that. Give me a damn bound wad of paper to read any day of the week.

Apparently, I’m not the only one who thinks this way.

There’s a lot of things I don’t like messed with and books are usually one of those things. Fortunately, the guys Kerouac’s Big Sur to music did a great job. Check it out.

I am looooong since being willing to eat Pizza Hut, but I love this.

Granted, it’s not a Deliverator, but it’s a damn cool concept. If that last sentence confused you, you really, really need to read Snow Crash.

I love maps. Road maps, aerial photos, Google Earth overlays, I don’t care.

You can’t love travel without knowing how to consult a good map. So, I read this review and realized that I should probably set some cash aside and get the latest copy of this.