Even when I have tried to put myself in a creationist’s shoes, creationism never made sense to me. Why limit God’s creative scope to a one-and-done event? Certainly it’s conceivable that He might produce complex, dynamic systems that are difficult for us to model, let alone understand. And He might have made design decisions for reasons that are not obvious to our limited intellects. I feel like a religious person would be doing honor to their God by doing science, exploring and learning, and taking the time to be awestruck at the things they discover.

French FORAD/OPFOR blue flecktarn is the sexiest camo. Practicality be damned.

Whatever, just don’t bring back UCP.

What?

Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for the explanation. I was only familiar with closed bolt designs.

The gun fires from an open bolt

How does that work? I found multiple articles that casually say the same thing, but I haven’t been able to find any diagrams or videos explaining it. I thought a fundamental function of a bolt is to be closed, securing the ammunition in the chamber, at the time it is fired.

Do most Americans give the French shit? I think most Americans don’t care one way or another TBH. Our country is famously self-centered and unaware of the rest of the world.

I do give my French friend a hard time sometimes, but it’s all in good fun. He does the same to me. I certainly do not look down upon him or his country.

The minority of Americans who do sincerely talk down about the French are ignorant and shitty, though.

Where do I find a fox for tummy rubs?!

It’s the worst ski year I’ve seen. My last day out I was dodging twigs and mud some spots. One small resort in my region completely closed for a few days last week due to lack of snow. It feels like early April out there, not early February.

I am a banana!

The bike lane:

I thought it was a good game in that it was hard-fought and clean. There were no big fuckups (except one Drake May interception), no huge pass-interference penalties or major injuries that swung the game, etc. Both teams were solid. This was a grind fest that was decided by small advantages being exploited consistently and aggressively.

That sound like so much fun!

For the last few years I have been heavily involved in scouts due to my kids. It’s the first time I have had a volunteer role that felt semi-professional: I’m organizing other adults, managing money, planning events weeks or months in advance, etc. I didn’t initially want to be so involved. I gradually volunteered for one role after another because shit needed to get done and nobody else was willing to do it. I feel like I’m flying by the seat of my pants, but everyone seems happy with my work so I guess I’m not screwing up too much.

Previously I did a handful of “warm body” volunteer jobs where I just had to show up on schedule and follow instructions. Fixing kids’ bikes was the most fun, but serving the poor was the most rewarding. The best volunteer role was delivering and serving dinners at a tent city hosted by a local church. We would join them for the meal and talk around the table. That was eye-opening. I went away with a lot more compassion for the homeless, and a lot more disdain for all the little ways my country makes their lives unnecessarily hard.

“I’d never done a crazy thing in my life before that night. Why is it that if a man kills another man in battle, it’s called heroic, yet if he kills a man in the heat of passion, it’s called murder?”

I would immediately manage to stick myself with the thumb spike claw.

Or use their moment to make a visible protest. 1968 comes to mind.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Olympics_Black_Power_salute

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Here we are over a century later and this map correlates very well to the states I enjoy and states I avoid.

The Tactical Velcro Opening Secret

It works really well sitting around a campfire with kids.