Today's Warm and Fuzzy Thought

"Anytime a person goes into a delicatessen and orders a pastrami on white bread, somewhere a Jew dies." -- Milton Berle

A Stay of Execution

I just found out today that I actually have until April 10th to defend my thesis and still have my honors distinction show on my diploma. I was thrilled to know that I have almost another month to complete the monster of an essay. Now, back to work.

Today's Warm and Fuzzy Thought

Thanks to Spradmonkey over at Live Journal for this one.

He turned me onto a website called OBJECTIVE:Ministries let me share some jems:

Macintosh Computers and Darwin Propaganda:

However, these propagandists aren't just targeting the young. Take for example Apple Computers, makers of the popular Macintosh line of computers. The real operating system hiding under the newest version of the Macintosh operating system (MacOS X) is called... Darwin! That's right, new Macs are based on Darwinism! While they currently don't advertise this fact to consumers, it is well known among the computer elite, who are mostly Atheists and Pagans. Furthermore, the Darwin OS is released under an "Open Source" license, which is just another name for Communism. They try to hide all of this under a facade of shiny, "lickable" buttons, but the truth has finally come out: Apple Computers promote Godless Darwinism and Communism.

But is this really such a shock? Lets look for a moment at Apple Computers. Founded by long haired hippies, this company has consistently supported 60's counter-cultural "values"2. But there are even darker undertones to this company than most are aware of. Consider the name of the company and its logo: an apple with a bite taken out of it. This is clearly a reference to the Fall, when Adam and Eve were tempted with an apple3 by the serpent. It is now Apple Computers offering us temptation, thereby aligning themselves with the forces of darkness4.

This company is well known for its cult-like following. It isn't much of a stretch to say that it is a cult. Consider co-founder and leader Steve Jobs' constant exhortation through advertising (i.e. mind control) that its followers should "think different". We have to ask ourselves: "think different than whom or what?" The disturbing answer is that they want us to think different than our Christian upbringing, to reject all the values that we have been taught and to heed not the message of the Lord Jesus Christ!

Given the now obvious anti-Christian and cultish nature of Apple Computers, is it any wonder that they have decided to base their newest operating system on Darwinism? This just reaffirms the position that Darwinism is an inherently anti-Christian philosophy spread through propaganda and subliminal trickery, not a science as its brainwashed followers would have us believe.

Fellowship Baptist Creation Science Fair:

1st Place: "Life Doesn't Come From Non-Life"
Patricia Lewis (grade 8) did an experiment to see if life can evolve from non-life. Patricia placed all the non-living ingredients of life - carbon (a charcoal briquet), purified water, and assorted minerals (a multi-vitamin) - into a sealed glass jar. The jar was left undisturbed, being exposed only to sunlight, for three weeks. (Patricia also prayed to God not to do anything miraculous during the course of the experiment, so as not to disqualify the findings.) No life evolved. This shows that life cannot come from non-life through natural processes.

2nd Place: "Women Were Designed For Homemaking"
Jonathan Goode (grade 7) applied findings from many fields of science to support his conclusion that God designed women for homemaking: physics shows that women have a lower center of gravity than men, making them more suited to carrying groceries and laundry baskets; biology shows that women were designed to carry un-born babies in their wombs and to feed born babies milk, making them the natural choice for child rearing; social sciences show that the wages for women workers are lower than for normal workers, meaning that they are unable to work as well and thus earn equal pay; and exegetics shows that God created Eve as a companion for Adam, not as a co-worker.


Now, here is the question. Is this site for real? I would like to think that it is a parody but, can't pinpoint the exact proof. So either this site is a parody and is genius or it is real and quite frightening. Any thoughts? Oh and the wikipedia site doesn't count.

Sands of Time

This first came to me when I attended a Steven Covey 7 Habits of HIghly Effective People seminar... recently it showed back up in my box to remind me of the story. It may be sappy but I think worth it.

When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.


A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded t o fill it with large rocks. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.


The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.


The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."


The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.


"Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things-- your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions--and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.


The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.


The sand is everything else--the small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.



"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the rocks first--the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."



One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked.


It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

Official Announcement

I would like to officially annouce today, on this blog, that I do not intend to seek the nomination to be the Democratic candidate for President in 2008. I just figured that with all the people who are throwing thieir hats into the ring, it might be easier for us to assume that everyone is running for President unless otherwise noted.

It looks like HIllary is in.... this is going to be interesting.

Let The Games Begin

Today marked the first day of classes of the new (and my last) undergraduate semester. I can honestly say that I am excited about all of my classes and I think I am going to close out on a great semester. I am taking this great class on Social and Political Philosophy, which should provide some good blogging fodder.

On that note, for those of you who have been reading my blog for a while (what few of there I am sure there are) you have probably noticed that I have been all over the map with my posts lately. I would expect that trend to continue as I try to figure out who I am, and exactly what it is I am trying to say.

I am a work in progress and maybe one day there will be a great unveiling but ‘till then, bear with the construction.


Oh and enjoy the "video" for the song I haven't been able to stop listening to for days (may or may not be safe for work, depending on how fascist of a company you work for).

We Remember Those Who Inspired

It is with such activity in mind that the words of the late John F. Kennedy come back to haunt us. Five years ago he said, "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." Increasingly, by choice or by accident, this is the role our nation has taken, the role of those who make peaceful revolution impossible by refusing to give up the privileges and the pleasures that come from the immense profits of overseas investments. I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must rapidly begin...we must rapidly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society to a person-oriented society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.

A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our past and present policies. On the one hand, we are called to play the Good Samaritan on life's roadside, but that will be only an initial act. One day we must come to see that the whole Jericho Road must be transformed so that men and women will not be constantly beaten and robbed as they make their journey on life's highway. True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.

-- Martin Luther King Full Speech can be found here.

Our Thanks To A Great Man

The inventor and mass marketer of instant Ramen Noodles died today and starving students everywhere should have a bowl in honor of the man who invented the food which has sustained our lives.

Here's to you Momofuku Ando, and thanks for the cheap alternative to real food.

Give me back my chair you iconoclast.

The Dork

You scored 50 anxiety, 64 awkwardness, and 41 neuroticism!




You aren't particularly anxious, and you don't count things--but you do notice sometimes that you don't exactly fit in. Polite people would call you an eccentric, but you truly are The Dork! And proud. Just because you feel a little awkward at parties doesn't mean you're not happy with yourself and fairly relaxed. Your low anxiety score implies that you are able to relax, can enjoy the here and now, and have a healthy amount of self-confidence. Your high awkwardness score implies that you are socially inept, probably stick out from the crowd, and perhaps feel uncomfortable in large groups of people, such as at parties. Your low neuroticism score implies that you don't exhibit subtle neurotic behaviors--your nails are probably an acceptable length, your pencils aren't covered with bite marks, and your bookcase isn't arranged alphabetically by genre. Congrats!

Link: The Neurotic Test written by littlelostsnail on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

The Voice I Have Been Searching For

Saddam Footage Update and Some Other Stuff

The BBC is reporting that the Iraqi government is launching an investigation on who leaked the execution video. Apparently it was taken with a personal cell phone video camera which were supposed to be forbidden from the execution.

What is really interesting is that CNN is not reporting the story but has pulled all reference to the video from their site. Fox News hasn't reported the story on their website and still has the link to watch the footage. Interesting statement on the US Media.

The MA Legislature passed the first step to banning same-sex marriage in the state. Apparently if the Constitutional Amendment passes, the marriages that have been conducted will still be valid but further marriages will be banned. This will create a legal quagmire that the married couples will have to fight their way out of. From here, the law has to pass again in the next State Congressional session and then be put before a vote of the people. Hopefully, it won't make it to the ballot box because as I have said before, matters of civil rights should never be put before a voting public.

The news isn't all bad on the Gay front. Former Joint Chiefs Chair John Shalikashvili has made an about face and now supports the lifting of the failed "don't ask, don't tell" policy of the Clinton Administration and favors allowing Gays and Lesbians to serve openly in the military. This during the same week where the British Air Force announced that it is actively seeking to recruit gay and lesbian pilots. Another example of American policy that is a little behind the times.

Oh, and will someone please take Pat Robertson's broadcast licence away? What the hell is wrong with this man. I hope he doesn't try to apologize for this like he has for all the other idiotic shit he's spouted.

If Only.....

I am deeply in love with Betty White. I have always loved her characters and her ability to bring to life something that I think we should all have.... moxy.

A couple of my favorite moments:

Roasting William Shatner (not good for work)



Golden Girls

Phoenix Rising

After the exhausting end to the semester in December, I essentially took a personal vow to take the rest of the year off. I had burnt myself out with a heavy course load and way too much work at the end. Though I have to say that it was all worth it and my GPA is worth the stress. However, when the semester was over, I needed a break. So I took one.

Then came the Holidays, snow and whatever was going on in my stomach each contributing to my desire to do as little as I possibly could until the end of the year, and that time has come. Today is the first day in weeks that I feel awake and ready to do anything. I have really enjoyed the past couple of weeks and have gotten to better know a couple of people whom I hope I can build an even better friendship with, but now it is time to get back to work.

So like the Phoenix, I burnt myself to ashes and now I hope I can rise up and meet the challenges of the next few months.

Hope everyone had a wonderful New Year and I hope it brings lots of love and hope to each of you.