Category Archives: general

The FDA – A History

Posted on June 24, 2010 by biguglyjim

I would highly recommend people read The FDA for the Average SBM Consumer by Martin A. Lessem, J.D. which was posted today on Science-Based Medicine. It’s a fascinating look at how the Food and Drug Administration came into being, and contains … Continue reading →

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M-Kids Is Over 100 Strong!

Posted on April 21, 2010 by boyinfidel

Hey MKids, I love celebrations. Rites of passage are a big part of being human, and while the Meddling Kids may not celebrate Ramadan, Christmas or Easter quite a fervently as our neighbors, we still like to raise our glasses … Continue reading →

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MKids: Sponsored by Jesus!

Posted on March 25, 2010 by boyinfidel

Hey MKids, Jim and I had a quick discussion the other night about the use of Google AdWords on this site. The idea is to help fund the growing needs of this site and maybe even implement some improvements along … Continue reading →

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I’ve Been Quiet…

Posted on March 4, 2010 by biguglyjim

To those of you who come here often, you’ll notice that the past few days has been unusually quiet around the Meddling Kids site. A quick post on shower urination, and then nothing for days. Normally, I try to keep my … Continue reading →

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Local Skeptic Podcast: Skeptically Speaking

Posted on February 15, 2010 by boyinfidel

BoyInfidel is still alive! As the strong/silent spouse in the alternative partnership that is Meddling Kids, you don’t hear from me very often, but every once in a while i like to share my thoughts or drop some science. First … Continue reading →

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Suffer The Little Children

Posted on February 8, 2010 by biguglyjim

On the darker side of the news, there is the story of Neil Beagley, a 16 year old boy who died because his parents are super fundamentalists belonging to a church called The Followers Of Christ, Oregon City. He died … Continue reading →

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Helping Haiti

Posted on January 14, 2010 by biguglyjim

What happened there is horrible.¬†Haiti has been the victim of no end of troubles in the past, and this earthquake (which Pat Robertson lovingly explains was divine retribution for Haiti’s allegiance to Satan) will take a horrible toll on their … Continue reading →

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FacePalm@Atheist3.0

Posted on December 8, 2009 by biguglyjim

Okay, now I’m all riled up. I was just over reading this article on Pharyngula, and I just need to drop my two cents in on this discussion. I am an atheist. This means that I do not believe in … Continue reading →

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The Camera Experiment

Posted on November 19, 2009 by biguglyjim

I’m honestly not sure if I’ve ever talked about this here before or not, but I felt it made sense to bring it up today after getting an email from a friend of mine about how her boyfriend is struggling … Continue reading →

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Christmas Is Coming!

Posted on November 12, 2009 by biguglyjim

¬†Dear friends, As an atheist, I’m not going to be having a visit from Saint Nick or Jesus Christ or the Dalli Llama or Elijah. Hell, I’ll be lucky to get visited by a¬†sweet yet dirty¬†woman this Christmas even though … Continue reading →

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