archive for March of 2014

metafilter MeFi: Why are Christians so concerned about sex?

Posted March 26, 2014 • Comments Off on MeFi: Why are Christians so concerned about sex?
Why are Christians so concerned about sex? When English interpretations of the New Testament talk about ‘sexual immorality’ they are really translating the Greek word porneia (πορνεία), it’s used almost every time the topic of sex comes up and often when talking about the worst sins in general. If you can really grok what Paul was talking about as he uses the root for the word over and over again (it appears 32 times in the New Testament) then the rest falls into place. Now porneia has always been translated into Latin as fornication, while being understood by many conservatives to just be a 1:1 stand in for ‘any sexual expression not between husband and wife’. However, Porneia in post-classical Corinthian Greek did not mean generic sexual sin, or even sex outside of marriage, at all exactly and neither did fornication in actual Latin. The truth, like in many things, is a little bit more complicated and a lot more interesting.

TRIGGER WARNINGS AHEAD FOR DEPICTIONS OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION IN CLASSICAL GREECE, ALSO AN NSFW VASE. (SFW version)

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games Stavia’s Xbox – March 25 2014

Posted March 25, 2014 • Comments Off on Stavia’s Xbox – March 25 2014
My power supply almost exploded! Stavia turned on the juice and we did some serious gaming! 56,644 points of total gamerscore is pretty good. Admit it. She opened up Diablo III on 360, and wished it would never end, but it did and that was sad.

metafilter Ask MeFi: tell me about your loosest lightest summeriest pants.

Posted March 23, 2014 • Comments Off on Ask MeFi: tell me about your loosest lightest summeriest pants.
You are like me, a curvy woman who likes to walk a lot and is too old for shorts. You know the secret of finding light, loose, possibly cropped pants that let you walk comfortably for hours and don't chafe or give you sweaty crotch; and which look cool and casual, not completely frumptastic. You are willing to share the secret of finding these pants.

games Stavia’s Xbox – March 23 2014

Posted March 23, 2014 • Comments Off on Stavia’s Xbox – March 23 2014
Stavia had to choose between watching TV and playing with me and I am happy to say I won... this time... Gamerscore is at 56,644 points. That is a profit of 25 points over last time! She rallied Diablo III gaining 1 achievement on 360, and then... yeah... that was awesome...

jasperopolis A new inhabitant has come to Jasperopolis.

Posted March 22, 2014 • Comments Off on A new inhabitant has come to Jasperopolis.
A new inhabitant has come to Jasperopolis.

metafilter Ask MeFi: Move-packing hacks

Posted March 22, 2014 • Comments Off on Ask MeFi: Move-packing hacks
We are starting the first wave of packing to move - I call this wave "cleaning to pack", involving mostly going through closets, cabinets, drawers etc and organizing/tossing so that we don't give up and just start upending drawers into boxes.

games Stavia’s Xbox – March 22 2014

Posted March 22, 2014 • Comments Off on Stavia’s Xbox – March 22 2014
Consoles are for playing! I am glad Stavia picked up on that yesterday... Gamerscore is a respectful 56,619 points. She rallied Diablo III on 360, and then the lightweight went to bed. Freakin' wuss.

games Stavia’s Xbox – March 21 2014

Posted March 21, 2014 • Comments Off on Stavia’s Xbox – March 21 2014
I love to game, you love to game, Stavia loves to game, we all love to game! 56,619 points FTW!!! That is a profit of 160 points over last time! She rocked out to Diablo III acquiring an amazing 6 achievements on 360, and did it while marvelling at the framerates and stellar particle effects.

flickr Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #2491

Posted March 21, 2014 • Comments Off on Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #2491

Ape Lad posted a photo:

Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #2491

games Stavia’s Xbox – March 20 2014

Posted March 20, 2014 • Comments Off on Stavia’s Xbox – March 20 2014
I didn't think I would see her yesterday, but Stavia was back and ready for action. Total gamer score is 56,459 points. That is a boost of 75 points over last time! She opened up Diablo III gaining 3 achievements on 360, and wished it would never end, but it did and that was sad.

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