As a public service, I thought I would pass on some knowledge that I have accumulated by watching the hit ABC series "Lost". These tidbbits might come in handy the next time your plane crashes on a remote tropical paradise: After a few days on the island, abandon all hope of being rescued at all . . . ever. Chances … Read More
Joke Of The Day
I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump. I ran over and said: "Stop. Don’t do it." "Why shouldn’t I?" he asked. "Well, there’s so much to live for!" "Like what?" "Are you religious?" He said, "Yes." I said, "Me too. Are you Christian or Buddhist?" "Christian." "Me … Read More
Now Presenting…
What do movies "Big", "Singing In The Rain", and "Carrie" have in common? Need a hint? Add to that list: "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels", "Hairspray", "The Producers", and "The Lion King". Yup. They are all movies that have become Broadway musicals. The stage versions of "Big", "Singing In The Rain", and "Carrie" bombed. But, quite obviously, others like "The Producers" didn’t. … Read More
The Majority Speaks
I have little to say about this, other than to point out that it happened. Recall, if you will, that social conservatives were upset because the Massachusetts judicary ruled that it is discriminatory and unconstitutional not to recognize same-sex marraige. Recall, if you will, that social conservatives thought that the judicary was legislating from the bench, usurping the will and … Read More
Roberts and Roe v. Wade
I realize that I said I wasn’t going to blog about the Roberts confirmation hearings, but I was surprised that Roberts came out today and said this: Supreme Court nominee John Roberts said Tuesday that the landmark 1973 ruling legalizing abortion was "settled as a precedent," as he was immediately pressed to address the divisive issue on the second day … Read More
Black People? WHAT Black People?
Check out the subheadline in the Comcast news heading pictured here. It says "Bush Denies Race An Issue In Relief". Now look at the racial makeup of the people that Bush is visiting. Mostly white. There’s two kinds of "colorblind". There’s "colorblind" in the sense one refuses to see racial differences which don’t matter. That’s the good kind. Then there’s … Read More
Bible-Thumper LaShawn On Tolerance
On the news that the California Congress has approved a bill granting equal rights and protections to married same-sex couples (a bill that Ahnold says he will veto), conservative "Christian" blogger LaShawn Barber gets all biblical and then adds a few stupid thoughts: By the way, if Christians seem obsessed with homosexuality above other sins, perhaps it’s because homosexuals are … Read More
Gilligan Voted Off The Island
Bob Denver is dead. He was 70, and I feel old. He died here last Friday at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. I didn’t even know he was in town. Full bio (sort of) at Wikipedia.
Dolls, Not Rap
Rebecca Hagelin at Townhall.com sees the Katrina disaster as an indictment of the gangsta culture. Let’s have fun with her: Throwing out the thugsRebecca Hagelin This famous, selfless cry for the safety of others is best associated with the tragedy of the Titanic, when thousands lost their lives in the frozen waters of the sea so many years ago. Yes. … Read More
Alright, Utah!
Thank God there’s at least one state that gets it: To borrow a line from Dorothy: We’re not in Kansas anymore. Unlike the Kansas School Board, which earlier this summer approved allowing educators to teach theories in addition to evolution that explain life on Earth, the Utah Board of Education on Friday unanimously approved a position statement supporting the continued … Read More
Katrina And Race
Much has been said and written about the factor that race played (or didn’t play) in the response to Katrina. Nothing I say can add to the voices out there, and Shakespeare’s Sister asks some pretty good questions: I believe both the extremity of and, most importantly, the official response to the incompetence have everything to do with the skin … Read More
Texas “Pro-Lifers” Show Pro-Death Stripes
From Feministe–the "pro-lifers" have managed to target a certain population for death in Texas. AUSTIN – Texas doctors who perform abortions without parental approval or after the third trimester could face capital murder charges because of a new law that takes effect this week, a prosecutors group says. The Texas District and County Attorneys Association has outlined that scenario in … Read More
A Million Ways
Partly because I’m over 40, and partly because I believe that music videos jumped the shark about 15 years ago, it’s no surprise that I never heard of "OK Go" and their video for "A Million Ways". But no more. This is a great video (and a great song). No fancy shots, no babes, not even a single video cut. … Read More
George Will On Intelligent Design (And Penguins)
When he’s right, he’s right: "March of the Penguins" raises this question: If an Intelligent Designer designed nature, why did it decide to make breeding so tedious for those penguins? The movie documents the 70-mile march of thousands of Antarctic penguins from the sea to an icy breeding place barren of nutrition. These perhaps intelligently but certainly oddly designed birds … Read More