re: #39 darthstar

It’s a Jewish tradition, explained a little better here.

judaism.about.com

I personally do not do it, and I do not mean disrespect to anyone by not doing so, because I am agnostic and regardless I do not believe that the English word “god” is a proper name, especially not of the Jewish or Christian god. Even in that article, it states the only real prohibition on writing god in Jewish law only applies to written Hebrew, not English.