Steve Still Blogs

If you’re going to say that tornadoes are God’s punishment for the sins committed in big liberal cities, then you’re also forced to say God can’t aim for crap, or that God is a war criminal who punishes the friends and families of unreachable enemies. By your own rules, that’s blasphemy, which means you’re due for a tornado yourself, which, by your measure of God means everyone within 1,000 km of you had better watch for stray tornadoes.

Matthew 5:45 covered what Christians should assume that God does about the weather: Nothing at all. It’s a self-running, hands-off system. Plan accordingly.

Cascade seen from Tunnel Mountain Drive. (at Banff, Alberta)

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:10:29 -0400

Cascade seen from Tunnel Mountain Drive. (at Banff, Alberta)

Mount Rundle and the Bow River Valley.

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:04:01 -0400

Mount Rundle and the Bow River Valley.

Everyone who was told how far down the road they could bike as...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:05:32 -0400

Everyone who was told how far down the road they could bike as kids can relate. (at Morley)

The one place that’s guaranteed to always have worse Victoria...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:02:46 -0400

The one place that’s guaranteed to always have worse Victoria Day temperatures than anywhere in Canada.

Canada.

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:31:50 -0400

Canada.

On mom nom.

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:28:03 -0400

On mom nom.

Classic Victoria Day long weekend weather. Southwestern...

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:23:12 -0400

Classic Victoria Day long weekend weather. Southwestern #Alberta.

Bighorn sheep in Kananaskis Country, Alberta.

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:21:41 -0400

Bighorn sheep in Kananaskis Country, Alberta.

Kananaskis Country, which, so long as it’s kept from being...

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:16:34 -0400

Kananaskis Country, which, so long as it’s kept from being designated an actual park, is at risk. (at Nakiska)

The Banff Cave & Basin is open again. Pictured: Neither the...

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:18:56 -0400

The Banff Cave & Basin is open again. Pictured: Neither the cave, nor the basin. Just a building with a lawn roof, and a canvas tent where you can roast marshmallows with strangers in costumes and not worry because this is Canada. (at Cave and Basin)

Birthplace of Canada’s national parks system! (Also home to some...

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:19:59 -0400

Birthplace of Canada’s national parks system! (Also home to some snails.) (at Cave and Basin)

Mare Serinitatis (and other moon stuff), captured using a...

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:51:21 -0400

Mare Serinitatis (and other moon stuff), captured using a web-remote-controlled telescope on the Canary Islands. (at Observatorio del Teide)

1. Deep-water alien from Jim Cameron’s ‘The Abyss’. or 2. Gaming...

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:43:29 -0400

1. Deep-water alien from Jim Cameron’s ‘The Abyss’.
or
2. Gaming mouse present from @iacon.

The Whirlpool Galaxy, which I observed using the web-controlled ...

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:36:08 -0400

The Whirlpool Galaxy, which I observed using the web-controlled MicroObservatory (run by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics). (at Amado, AZ)

The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888), observed using the Bradford...

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:32:49 -0400

The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888), observed using the Bradford Robotic Telescope. (at Observatorio del Teide)

Here’s your Calgary weather forecast for the next few hours:

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:43:37 -0400

Here’s your Calgary weather forecast for the next few hours: