Nobleness was one word for making a fuss about the trivial inevitabilities of life, but there were others.

Yes, I think I use the term radical rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as atheist some people will say, Don't you mean agnostic? I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one...etc., etc. It's easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal and that it's an opinion I hold seriously.

Let the past hold on to itself and let the present move forward into the future.

Being offended by things is the world's big hobby at the moment. It's almost taken over from wearing goatee beards.

Alltami (n.) The ancient art of being able to balance the hot and cold shower taps.

Let us be dreamers, thinkers, speculative philosophers, or as our spouses would have it: Idiots

Why?' is always the most difficult question to answer. You know where you are when someone asks you 'What's the time?' or 'When was the battle of 1066?' or 'How do these seatbelts work that go tight when you slam the brakes on, Daddy?' The answers are easy and are, respectively, 'Seven-thirty in the evening,' 'Ten-fifteen in the morning,' and 'Don't ask stupid questions.