05.16.08
I Miss My Dogs
I miss my dogs.
I miss them a lot.
Unless you’ve had dogs and have and lost them, you can’t understand.
I lost all three of my Labs in two years and two months.
Rest in peace, guys.
New Features In Google Reader’s Shared Items
Google Reader recently added the ability to add notes to shared items and also share any item from around the web.
I’m taking advantage of that feature, so if you want, you can view my shared items page or subscribe to its feed.
I’ve also added a link to the feed in the Also Reading section in the sidebar.
05.15.08
Would you like coffee with your conspiracy theory?
Chad over at Pass The Ammo linked to a story about a group that is upset over the logo Starbucks is currently running on their cups.
The group is The Resistance.
One would think they have nothing better to do than lash out at a coffee company that has already been in the crosshairs of conservatives because of some of the quotes they have printed on their cups.
The Resistance, however, is not such a group. Here are some of their other areas of interest:
- The Resistance Manifesto by Mark Dice
- 9/11 Truth Movement
- All manner of conspiracy theories (Bohemian Grove, Illuminati, Satanism, Georgia Guidestones, mind control, underground bases and tunnels, Skull and Bones, Terminators, U.S. concentration camps)
- Ron Paul
They’ve also called Barbara Walters a slut for her affair 30 years ago with Edward Brooke, a former Massachusetts Senator who was married at the time. That’s classy.
The group boasts a membership of over 3,000 people. That should really help them put a dent in Starbucks coffee sales.
05.14.08
A Fair Comparison
I think the facts speak for themselves.
For these reasons, I would argue that the comparison between Scientology and Nazi Germany is not based on inflammatory rhetoric or exaggerated comparisons, and is hence not a case of Godwin’s Law.
When You Shouldn’t Scratch That Itch
There are times when an itch just shouldn’t be scratched.
A Fort Worth man trying to scratch an itch on his back used a revolver and accidentally shot himself.
Now how could that happen?
Jorge Espinal, 44, was drinking beer…
There’s your answer.
Via The Digital Guru, from Crime Scene KC
05.13.08
Putting a Lock through the Trigger Guard Is Not a Safe Way to Secure a Firearm
TSA Endangers Pilots Through dangerous policy.
Why Do People Laugh at Creationists?
Devil’s Advocate at Copious Dissent posted this in March.
The arguments of YouTuber VenomFangX are challenged, and some of Kent Hovind’s (FreeHovind - Argh.) “theories” are tackled, and decimated, which isn’t that difficult if you have a good grasp of math, physics and chemistry.
I would like to note that I’m not challenging the Christian doctrine espoused by the people in these videos. When it comes to science, however, they are way out of their league.
05.02.08
Gun Rights Advocates Are Powerful
How powerful are they?
Well, at Smith College, radical lesbian activists disrupted and forced an end to a speech by Ryan Sorba on his upcoming book, The Born Gay Hoax.
Riot at Smith College shuts down speech - PART I
Riot at Smith College shuts down speech - PART II
However, YouTube user nakedshoplifter was able to “disrupt” and cause the cancellation of a public meeting by the Million Mom March by merely attending with a video camera and refusing to sign a release.
The Million Mom March cancels a public meeting which they advertised in the newspaper. The reason they canceled? I brought a camera along to film the event and refused to sign away my First Amendment rights to them. So, how much more of the Constitution do these mad mothers hate?
YouTube - Million Mom March Truth Serum Part 1
YouTube - Million Mom March Truth Serum Part 2
YouTube - Million Mom March Truth Serum Part 3
Now that’s powerful.
You Don’t Have to Subscribe to a Theory to Subscribe to a Magazine
In the current issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, there is a letter from a new subscriber.
Should I Cancel My Subscription?
I received my first copy of BAR, and I would like a question answered before I jump to conclusions and cancel my subscription. Upon reading through the magazine, I came across an article titled “The Life of the Dead Sea” (January/February 2008). The article begins with “Millions of years ago.”
Does your magazine hold to a creation view or an evolutionary view? Evolution goes against the Bible. God created everything in six days.
Mitch Payne
Lake St. Louis, MissouriYou will probably be more comfortable canceling your subscription.—Ed.
Mitch, you don’t have to subscribe to evolutionary theory to enjoy Biblical Archaeology Review.
Please note that I am not endorsing a particular theory of origins with that statement.
