By Mike
In another slap to the face of the thinking American (you’ll get what I mean soon enough), a federal judge has ruled against the teaching of ‘intelligent design’ in a Dover, PA school district. U.S. District Judge John E. Jones has decided that ‘intelligent design’ is just creationism in a not so convincing Halloween costume; it was probably bought at the Dollar General, which is a quality company that focuses on lowering prices for consumers and bettering each community in which it resides.
Supposedly, teaching ‘intelligent design’ is a violation of the separation of church and state as outlined in the Constitution of the United States of America. Judge Jones said that he “couldn’t believe the outrageous costume this opposing theory had on. It was just ridiculous.” But was it a costume, or was it actually that ugly?
Some proponents argue that ID, as it is affectionately known in some circles, is a completely different and separate theory, which because of its nature might support Creationism (This is the Biblical account of the creation of the world. God created the heavens and the Earth and every living thing on it in seven days, etc. If you don’t know, ask about it in the comments.).
I sauntered on over to Google.com, the anti-Christ that it is, and decided to do a little search on ID. Naturally, because I’m lazy, I clicked one of the first search results and found the Intelligent Design Network. Here is what they had to say about ID:
The theory of intelligent design (ID) holds that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause rather than an undirected process such as natural selection. ID is thus a scientific disagreement with the core claim of evolutionary theory that the apparent design of living systems is an illusion.
Now, I could be wrong, but this isn’t exactly creationism all gussied up as intelligent design. And would it really be wrong to teach an opposing viewpoint on the origin of life and the universe in effort to encourage debate and…thought?
Dec 21, 2005 • OP-ED
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By Larry
MSN.com just published and article by Kathleen Murphy listing Top Ten battle scenes of all time. If you haven’t read it yet or don’t want to here they are:
10. ALIENS
9. PRINCESS MONONOKE
8. EXCALIBUR
7. THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS
6. STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
5. ALEXANDER NEVSKY
4. GETTYSBURG
3. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
2. ZULU
1. LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
What do you guys think?
Dec 14, 2005 • Movies and Television
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By Larry
So I once again had the chance to “spot” Dallas Watson, although I think, technically, he spotted me first. Maybe it was a mutual spot. Anyways it was as always, an incredible honor. This time we had an oppurtunity to chat, unlike the last time when plowed through the City Hall parking lot, not breaking a single second to avoid hitting the peons at the volunteer car wash.
Dallas’ new shape resembles a barrel to me, more the kind full of salted meat than the powder keg he once was. He has lost the glasses, but gained the kind of pride in his step only a man who breaks his back everyday at a welding factory, making $11 an hour, can have. He was also most proud when talking about his “toy” a four-stroke Kawasaki four-wheeler… or dirtbike… I wasn’t really paying attention at that point. His alternator broke on his truck. One might say poetic justice for his lack of charity. He had suffered a layoff, found another job, then quit that one to resume work at the original job he was layed off at. He is married, she’s a quiet girl, with not much to say, not much at all. He declined to answer when asked about his involement/non-involvement with the Katrina goings-on.
His parting shot, where I saw a glimpse of the ol’ powder keg, was when I was leaving for lunch I heard a “LARRY!!” from behind, I turned and there he was, on his way out also, with a huge smile on his face.
Dec 08, 2005 • Nostalgia
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By Jared
Continuing on this beaten path of Bowl bid talk, here are the actual BCS Bowls.
Rose Bowl (Championship)
USC (12-0) v. Texas (12-0)
Not even the BCS could’ve gotten this match-up wrong.
Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dame (9-2) v. Ohio State (9-2)
Two at large teams were picked for this game for one reason: to make some money. Easily the second best BCS Bowl pairing.
Orange Bowl
Florida State (7-4) v. Penn State (10-1)
The flaw of having automatic bids is that FSU gets in to a BCS bowl and Oregon gets left out. One play against Michigan and PSU could’ve really rattled the BCS system.
Sugar Bowl
West Virginia (10-1) v. Georgia (10-2)
Georgia was the best team in the SEC and West Virginia hasn’t gotten the respect they deserve. What happened to Alabama?
Some other notable bowls that should be interesting:
Champs Sports Bowl
Clemson v. Colorado
MPC Computers Bowl
Boston College v. Boise State
Alamo Bowl
Michigan v. Nebraska
Holiday Bowl
Oregon v. Oklahoma
Peach Bowl
Miami v. LSU
Cotton Bowl
Texas Tech v. Alabama
Capital One Bowl
Wisconsin v. Auburn
Gator Bowl
Louisville v. Virginia Tech
Let’s hear some predictions on the BCS bowl games. Maybe we could get a pool going on just the BCS games, with spreads and all.
Dec 05, 2005 • Sports
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