Author Archive for kent

Arthur C. Clarke, R.I.P.

He lived to be 90 - that’s a good thing.

He died this morning - that sucks.

Incumbent Congressmen

If more voters watched their Congresspersons in non-CSPAN “action” as baseball-cum-sensationalism fans did this week, it would be better than term limits. When you watch these posturing, self-important jerks vacillating between fawning and faux outrage, you know that you’d vote for any candidate whose bumper stickers read “I’m not the a–hole you saw on ESPN.”
Although Chairman Waxman came across as less of an a–hole than the others, he must bear the responsibility for convening these “hearings” in the first place. For a nation at war, entering a recession, with our Constitution compromised, there is no justification for our national officials to be wasting their time investigating a pumped-up zillionaire who plays a little boys’ game. And the only conceivable constituency for this issue – baseball fans – have long since made up their minds about whom they believe on this subject anyway.
After 7 long years of arrogant incompetence, can the Committee on Government Reform of the U.S. Congress think that this is the most important target for their attention?

Teaching Science to Biblical Literalists

AAUP: Teaching Science to Biblical Literalists

I guess this makes me a hard-ass, but it seems to me that if you reject the scientific method you are opting out of a Liberal Arts education and any associated degree credentials - you should enrol at some Christian version of a madrassah and learn motorcycle repair or some other useful skill by rote. Why the softly, softly approach by the academic establishment?

Food for Thought

Ethical food | Good food? | Economist.com

In addition to being an interesting article, and a rebuttal to the food police, this should help to move the god’s photo further down your screen…

Lake Como mayor reveals his secret talks with Kuwait | Asbury Park Press Online

APP.COM - Lake Como mayor reveals his secret talks with Kuwait | Asbury Park Press Online
[You can’t make this sh*t up: In Bizzarro Jersey, the U.S. State Department has apparently opened a branch in South Belmar. Reportedly, the cookies were good at the embassy.]


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