I read a disturbing article in the New York Times yesterday about Specialist Jeremy Hall, a soldier in the U.S. Army who has been systematically harassed by his peers and superiors since becoming open about his atheism.  The article, self-explanatorily-titled “Soldier Sues Army, Claiming His Atheism Led to Threats,” by Neela Banerjee, describes the army as, though officially non-denominational, permeated by a culture of evangelical Christianity, in which Mikey Weinstein of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation reports that, “[y]ou’re promoted by who you pray with.”  Further, Hall reports that an officer, Major Freddy J. Welborn, told him that “[p]eople like you are not holding up the Constitution and are going against what the founding fathers, who were Christians, wanted for America!”   (more…)

It’s weird for me to watch a movie that I’ve only seen a few times. Usually, if I see a movie, then I’ve either never seen it before or seen it a bunch of times, especially old cartoons. I was watching Bambi last night. It’s the first movie I ever rented with my own membership to bb. So, it was weird, because I think I’ve only seen this a few other times.

I noticed some things about it. First of all, it seems like in every Disney movie that takes place in a forest there’s a fallen down tree that’s on it’s side, hollow, and large enough for anything to squeeze through. Obviously there’s one in Bambi and I’m pretty sure there’s one in Winnie the Pooh. I don’t understand why they want to overuse an idea so much that just doesn’t happen in nature.

Secondly, is it just me or is, like, the forest spirit from “Princess Mononoke” a rip-off or homage to the “prince of the forest” from Bambi?

Fun from Yesterday.

i’ll make up in volume what i lack in content.

this commercial is on every night after jeopardy. i imagine the wife and husband finishing up their hearty laugh and then moving to the next room to sexually abuse their grandkids. something just definitely really creepy coming from this short interaction.

one of vh1 classic’s “gems.”

It’s been a pretty slow month here at roaring shark. I guess I hope it’s just that everyone is busy right now and not that we’re all jumping ship. So, I thought I’d write a quick review, to kind of get back into regular posting gradually.

A while back zach posted a review of Cottonelle toilet paper. I have to say, I tried it on his advice. It worked out for a while but I began to notice that it’s a little soft. So, I kind of randomly selected another brand and found that Charmin Ultra Strong is maybe better suited for me. All I’m saying is that go with the Cottonelle if you like it soft and don’t mind clogging the toilet every so often. However, if you like something a little firmer, maybe closer to the texture of paper towels, then try Charmin Ultra Strong.