The View Under the Hat
John Hummel
- Location
- Tampa, Florida, USA
- Bio
- Husband, father of three, enjoys rainbows, books, video games, and thinking too deeply about things.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Driving the Money Makers From
the Temples
March 26, 2012 09:19AM - My Follow Up Speech to Pope
Benedict
September 16, 2010 02:03PM - The Mormon Church Proves One
Can Not Serve Two Masters
January 05, 2010 08:46PM - I want to like Rick Warren. If
only he wasn’t such a jerk
December 02, 2009 10:08AM - The War on Christmas - Batter
Down
November 30, 2009 06:27AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Sadly these attitudes
aren't dead. A lady friend of
mine was
at the mechanics
to…”
January 05, 2010 09:14PM - “@AshKW: I can't help but
think there's hope for people
like
him. That all it
will…”
December 02, 2009 12:04PM - “@Placebostudman: But -
the New Testament says to hate
gay
people too! So we
just…”
December 02, 2009 10:43AM - “@Ardee: What I find
interesting is there's clearly
a
marketing/capitalistic
reaso…”
November 30, 2009 04:10PM - “@tregibbs: I'm beginning
to think that's the way it
works:
someone comes up
with…”
November 30, 2009 02:31PM
John Hummel's Links
January 05, 2010 09:14PM
“Sadly these attitudes aren't dead. A lady friend of mine was at the mechanics to get some work done - and the mechanic kept wanting to talk to her boyf…”
About: Not Your Mother's Patriarchal Society
“Sadly these attitudes aren't dead. A lady friend of mine was at the mechanics to get some work done - and the mechanic kept wanting to talk to her boyf…”
About: Not Your Mother's Patriarchal Society
December 02, 2009 12:04PM
“@AshKW: I can't help but think there's hope for people like him. That all it will take is just a little more courage on his part to fulfill his potenti…”
About: I want to like Rick Warren. If only he wasn’t such a jerk
“@AshKW: I can't help but think there's hope for people like him. That all it will take is just a little more courage on his part to fulfill his potenti…”
About: I want to like Rick Warren. If only he wasn’t such a jerk
December 02, 2009 10:43AM
“@Placebostudman: But - the New Testament says to hate gay people too! So we just ignore the Old Testament. Except, of course, when we don't. Not like th…”
About: I want to like Rick Warren. If only he wasn’t such a jerk
“@Placebostudman: But - the New Testament says to hate gay people too! So we just ignore the Old Testament. Except, of course, when we don't. Not like th…”
About: I want to like Rick Warren. If only he wasn’t such a jerk
November 30, 2009 04:10PM
“@Ardee: What I find interesting is there's clearly a marketing/capitalistic reason to use "Happy Holidays" - it's shorter than "Happy X,…”
About: The War on Christmas - Batter Down
“@Ardee: What I find interesting is there's clearly a marketing/capitalistic reason to use "Happy Holidays" - it's shorter than "Happy X,…”
About: The War on Christmas - Batter Down
November 30, 2009 02:31PM
“@tregibbs: I'm beginning to think that's the way it works: someone comes up with something for their faith, then 40 years later people forget why it's…”
About: The War on Christmas - Batter Down
“@tregibbs: I'm beginning to think that's the way it works: someone comes up with something for their faith, then 40 years later people forget why it's…”
About: The War on Christmas - Batter Down
November 30, 2009 12:22PM
“@Ashkw: You are the wind beneath my wiiiiings ;).”
About: The War on Christmas - Batter Down
“@Ashkw: You are the wind beneath my wiiiiings ;).”
About: The War on Christmas - Batter Down
November 30, 2009 11:55AM
“@AshKW: Actually, that's my favorite thing. When people do the "Merry Christmas" in the clearly obnoxious way, I wish them Happy Hanukkah - I…”
About: The War on Christmas - Batter Down
“@AshKW: Actually, that's my favorite thing. When people do the "Merry Christmas" in the clearly obnoxious way, I wish them Happy Hanukkah - I…”
About: The War on Christmas - Batter Down
November 30, 2009 11:41AM
“@Penrose: You're most welcome - and I think the term "xenophobic" certainly applies. I'm hoping this is the last, desperate gap of a majority…”
About: The War on Christmas - Batter Down
“@Penrose: You're most welcome - and I think the term "xenophobic" certainly applies. I'm hoping this is the last, desperate gap of a majority…”
About: The War on Christmas - Batter Down
November 12, 2009 11:58AM
“@dainwaris: I'll have to check it out when I get home. I've been gravitating to Humanism for that reason, but I'm not sure how much of that "commu…”
About: My Dream World: Religion without Belief
“@dainwaris: I'll have to check it out when I get home. I've been gravitating to Humanism for that reason, but I'm not sure how much of that "commu…”
About: My Dream World: Religion without Belief
November 12, 2009 10:50AM
“@dainwaris: The good news is there are some organizations, such as Unitarian and Humanist, that approach these ideals, or even secular Judaism. I also…”
About: My Dream World: Religion without Belief
“@dainwaris: The good news is there are some organizations, such as Unitarian and Humanist, that approach these ideals, or even secular Judaism. I also…”
About: My Dream World: Religion without Belief
November 09, 2009 09:36AM
“"Are we exercising less or eating more?" So it sounds like the answer is "Yes to both".”
About: Are we exercising less or eating more?
“"Are we exercising less or eating more?" So it sounds like the answer is "Yes to both".”
About: Are we exercising less or eating more?
November 09, 2009 09:30AM
“@Myriad: I had an interview with a few Wiccans as part of this project, and I always feel bad that people lump them in with "devil worshippers&quo…”
About: An Atheist Visits: The Church of Satan
“@Myriad: I had an interview with a few Wiccans as part of this project, and I always feel bad that people lump them in with "devil worshippers&quo…”
About: An Atheist Visits: The Church of Satan
November 06, 2009 10:49PM
“@Kathy: As in it's very sweet and lovable and virginal - but you walk away feeling that something really *wrong* just happened?”
About: The 36 Year Old Beer Virgin
“@Kathy: As in it's very sweet and lovable and virginal - but you walk away feeling that something really *wrong* just happened?”
About: The 36 Year Old Beer Virgin
November 06, 2009 10:27PM
“Hm - you almost make me want to try it again. *Almost* ;).”
About: In Praise of Guinness
“Hm - you almost make me want to try it again. *Almost* ;).”
About: In Praise of Guinness
November 06, 2009 10:26PM
“@Kathy: Heh - well, maybe these Google ads will help someone hook up - though why a current practicing Mormon would be reading this article for I don't…”
About: The 36 Year Old Beer Virgin
“@Kathy: Heh - well, maybe these Google ads will help someone hook up - though why a current practicing Mormon would be reading this article for I don't…”
About: The 36 Year Old Beer Virgin
November 06, 2009 10:08AM
“This has been the one thing I really don't get. I can get better human interaction sometimes than I get from a health care establishment. 5 seconds to s…”
About: How about some consideration?
“This has been the one thing I really don't get. I can get better human interaction sometimes than I get from a health care establishment. 5 seconds to s…”
About: How about some consideration?
November 06, 2009 09:58AM
“@Kathy: Wait, you mean there's more than just "press lips to cup and tilt back"? And to think I've been doing it wrong since my mother gave me…”
About: The 36 Year Old Beer Virgin
“@Kathy: Wait, you mean there's more than just "press lips to cup and tilt back"? And to think I've been doing it wrong since my mother gave me…”
About: The 36 Year Old Beer Virgin
November 06, 2009 09:09AM
“@Kathy: My buddy told me the same thing. "You did it wrong! You should have had a shot of Bailey's, a shot of Whiskey, dropped those into a pint o…”
About: The 36 Year Old Beer Virgin
“@Kathy: My buddy told me the same thing. "You did it wrong! You should have had a shot of Bailey's, a shot of Whiskey, dropped those into a pint o…”
About: The 36 Year Old Beer Virgin
November 05, 2009 04:40PM
“I only just got home (in time for a phone conference then parent-teacher conference after that), and noticed comments on my twitter feed. I haven't turn…”
About: 7 dead, 20 injured in Fort Hood shooting
“I only just got home (in time for a phone conference then parent-teacher conference after that), and noticed comments on my twitter feed. I haven't turn…”
About: 7 dead, 20 injured in Fort Hood shooting
November 05, 2009 02:07PM
“@Rodgers, Glad to help. I posted a link to your story on reddit as well, so you might be seeing some traffic from that....”
About: Carrie Prejean Goes Down. Literally!
“@Rodgers, Glad to help. I posted a link to your story on reddit as well, so you might be seeing some traffic from that....”
About: Carrie Prejean Goes Down. Literally!
November 05, 2009 08:54AM
“I hate to say it - but sometimes Schadenfreude makes breakfast so much tastier. You'd think that as a Christian she'd have heard something about removin…”
About: Carrie Prejean Goes Down. Literally!
“I hate to say it - but sometimes Schadenfreude makes breakfast so much tastier. You'd think that as a Christian she'd have heard something about removin…”
About: Carrie Prejean Goes Down. Literally!
November 04, 2009 12:53PM
“"It's hard to believe, but I think the changes that caused us to divorce our church family might have been spurred in part by a philosphy on the r…”
About: Glen Beck is an idiot... idiocy has consequences
“"It's hard to believe, but I think the changes that caused us to divorce our church family might have been spurred in part by a philosphy on the r…”
About: Glen Beck is an idiot... idiocy has consequences
November 04, 2009 12:31PM
“Just to reply to everyone at once: @kmbearden: Link away! I don't mind at all. I'm glad to have helped. @myriad: I'll have to check that out (I just got…”
About: Religions That Don't Believe
“Just to reply to everyone at once: @kmbearden: Link away! I don't mind at all. I'm glad to have helped. @myriad: I'll have to check that out (I just got…”
About: Religions That Don't Believe
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