This is amazing... too amazing for words:
The complete lack of understanding displayed in this video is staggering. Back in Kindergarten I knew more science than the so called experts in this scathing criticism of evolution.
Apparently primordial Earth was a cosmic peanut butter sandwich that sat at room temperature after being vacusealed and pasteurized. It is natural to compare the complex beginning of life to mass produced food-- I see the connection.
The opinions in that video are so astoundingly ignorant that it is hard to make fun of them because they are already hilarious on their own (also see below).
It is time the creationists moved on from the supermarket. It isn't doing them (or Kirk Cameron) any good:
Friday, July 27, 2007
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Harry Potter and the End of a Series
Like millions of other people, I was waiting in line at a book store last night. I didn't reserve a copy so I had to wait a little longer than I should have but I got my book at a little after 1am. I went home and read for a few hours, went to sleep, woke up and continued reading until I finished.
I thought it was a bit slow to get going, although it was still interesting, but the second half of the book was very good. A fulfilling end to the series. I'm not going to go into any details yet, as I don't want to be a spoiler (Someone in the book store nearly got a beating from a lot of angry people as after she bought the book sat down at the side of the store flipped to the last chapter and announced to her friends sitting near her, in a voice much louder than necessary, a rather important detail-- I was pissed, not because she told me anything I didn't know, but that she was that rude to do that. I walked away to the far corner of the store before she let slip anything I didn't already know).
It'll be interesting to see what J.K. turns to now that the Harry Potter series is over. She better get writing soon as the money she made of this series won't last forever.
I thought it was a bit slow to get going, although it was still interesting, but the second half of the book was very good. A fulfilling end to the series. I'm not going to go into any details yet, as I don't want to be a spoiler (Someone in the book store nearly got a beating from a lot of angry people as after she bought the book sat down at the side of the store flipped to the last chapter and announced to her friends sitting near her, in a voice much louder than necessary, a rather important detail-- I was pissed, not because she told me anything I didn't know, but that she was that rude to do that. I walked away to the far corner of the store before she let slip anything I didn't already know).
It'll be interesting to see what J.K. turns to now that the Harry Potter series is over. She better get writing soon as the money she made of this series won't last forever.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Back from vacation
Sorry for the lack of posts over the past couple of weeks but I have been away on vacation. I should have mentioned that before I left because I'm sure there were a bunch of you anxiously waiting for my next post and were disappointed day after day. But do not fear, as I am back and the posts will resume. Time to rejoice.
A cube no longer, but now I am perfect.
Happy Birthday to me! (Well, actually as I type this my birthday has passed but whatever)
So I am no longer a cubic age. But 28 is even better! It is both a triangular number (a number found by adding consecutive numbers) and, much more rare, a perfect number (a number that is the sum of its factors). You'll be perfect at most twice in your life-- at 6 and 28 (unless you are Methuselah, then you'd hit 496). I had better take advantage of this perfect year as 30 is looming pretty closely... and then it is all downhill from there.
So I am no longer a cubic age. But 28 is even better! It is both a triangular number (a number found by adding consecutive numbers) and, much more rare, a perfect number (a number that is the sum of its factors). You'll be perfect at most twice in your life-- at 6 and 28 (unless you are Methuselah, then you'd hit 496). I had better take advantage of this perfect year as 30 is looming pretty closely... and then it is all downhill from there.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Just put your stick on the puck...
The next hockey season is a long way away but July 1st always kicks of a flurry of action as it is the start of the free agency period. My New York Rangers made a big splash signing two of the biggest players-- Scott Gomez and Chris Drury.
I'm happy with both those signings. I think Gomez is a great playmaker and will do a great job with Jagr on his wing (then again, I could do a great job with Jagr on my wing). He always was a pain in the ass when the Devils played the Rangers in the past and I hope that continues now that he is wearing the red, white, and blue jersey (a new jersey if you will... yay! bad puns!). That is what makes the signing of Gomez better-- not just that we are getting a great player but that Scott's defection from the Devils cripples a division rival.
Chris Drury is Mr. Clutch and there is no one better to have out on the ice when the game is on the line. He is a very good player and will be a benefit to the Rangers. I would have preferred the Rangers re-signing Nylander and adding Gomez rather than Gomez and Drury though. It would have saved us over $2 million a year in cap space and would have been a smaller transition in personnel. But since that ship has sailed (Nylander's ship going down to Washington), there is nothing I can do. I think Drury will do well but won't be worth the $2 million premium.
The Rangers, however, are still stronger today than they were a few days ago and it should be an exciting season. I'm guessing the Rangers win the Atlantic division with the Penguins close behind, followed by a large gap. Philly will just get into the playoffs, the Islanders will be a few spots out and the Devils will finally plummet. They will be this year as the Flyers were last year, bringing up the rear of the Eastern Conference. Brodeur is getting to old to carry that team anymore.
My guess on the end of season stat line for the two newest Rangers:
Gomez 77-26-66-92 +25
Drury 80-32-38-70 +9
I will miss Nylander as he was one of my favorite players. He was always dedicated and gave it his all even if his style was sometimes maddening. He landed in a good spot and should enjoy have Ovechkin on his wing. Good luck Swedish Gretzky.
As much as I don't like the Ranges letting Nylander go, it was just plain stupid letting Jed Ortmeyer walk. He might not have been the best offensive player but he was a defensive stalwart and a heart and soul player. Even though he wasn't setting the score sheet on fire, he set personal records for points in a greatly curtailed season. He battled back from a life threatening condition and still played with reckless abandon. No one puts his body on the line to block a shot like Ortmeyer. He could never finish a breakaway but it was always good to see him get one. Hollweg or Orr should have been shown the door instead of him, but he never complained about the situation. Nashville is getting a heck of a guy. Good luck future Lady Bing winner.
The Rangers need to go out and sign their remaining RFAs-- the King needs a long term contract. The next few days will still hold a number of interesting stories but after that there is a long, warm night until the ice comes back. Is it September yet? Let's go Rangers.
I'm happy with both those signings. I think Gomez is a great playmaker and will do a great job with Jagr on his wing (then again, I could do a great job with Jagr on my wing). He always was a pain in the ass when the Devils played the Rangers in the past and I hope that continues now that he is wearing the red, white, and blue jersey (a new jersey if you will... yay! bad puns!). That is what makes the signing of Gomez better-- not just that we are getting a great player but that Scott's defection from the Devils cripples a division rival.
Chris Drury is Mr. Clutch and there is no one better to have out on the ice when the game is on the line. He is a very good player and will be a benefit to the Rangers. I would have preferred the Rangers re-signing Nylander and adding Gomez rather than Gomez and Drury though. It would have saved us over $2 million a year in cap space and would have been a smaller transition in personnel. But since that ship has sailed (Nylander's ship going down to Washington), there is nothing I can do. I think Drury will do well but won't be worth the $2 million premium.
The Rangers, however, are still stronger today than they were a few days ago and it should be an exciting season. I'm guessing the Rangers win the Atlantic division with the Penguins close behind, followed by a large gap. Philly will just get into the playoffs, the Islanders will be a few spots out and the Devils will finally plummet. They will be this year as the Flyers were last year, bringing up the rear of the Eastern Conference. Brodeur is getting to old to carry that team anymore.
My guess on the end of season stat line for the two newest Rangers:
Gomez 77-26-66-92 +25
Drury 80-32-38-70 +9
I will miss Nylander as he was one of my favorite players. He was always dedicated and gave it his all even if his style was sometimes maddening. He landed in a good spot and should enjoy have Ovechkin on his wing. Good luck Swedish Gretzky.
As much as I don't like the Ranges letting Nylander go, it was just plain stupid letting Jed Ortmeyer walk. He might not have been the best offensive player but he was a defensive stalwart and a heart and soul player. Even though he wasn't setting the score sheet on fire, he set personal records for points in a greatly curtailed season. He battled back from a life threatening condition and still played with reckless abandon. No one puts his body on the line to block a shot like Ortmeyer. He could never finish a breakaway but it was always good to see him get one. Hollweg or Orr should have been shown the door instead of him, but he never complained about the situation. Nashville is getting a heck of a guy. Good luck future Lady Bing winner.
The Rangers need to go out and sign their remaining RFAs-- the King needs a long term contract. The next few days will still hold a number of interesting stories but after that there is a long, warm night until the ice comes back. Is it September yet? Let's go Rangers.
Poetry Night II
Tonight features the first poem I wrote at college. While I was at school, poetry became the creative outlet of the time, just like comedy is now. I went through a brief period of writing music but that took way too much time and I had little of that to spare while in college. So I'd get the occasional inspiration and write it out in verse:
The stanzas represent the past, present, and the future-- each embodied by the first line ( "In the beginning", "Now, it is", and "It will be"). Time changes just like everything else but, even as it gives the impression of change, it remains the same as each time period keeps the same rhyme scheme. The poem moves forward and gives both hints of the new and the old.
I wrote this shortly after arriving at college as I was barraged with a myriad changes in my life, just like everyone is when they have freedom thrust upon them. I was in a new place with new people dealing with new things. I had a new relationship and new classes with new challenges. But the new place turned out to be similar in many ways to places I've been, and the people reminded me of others I've known. I took the same lackadaisical approach to classes and studying that I always had in high school and it worked for me in college just as it once did (although I did work harder, I did in no way work as hard as I could).
While at first glance the poem is somewhat paradoxical, it is my verbose way of saying "the more things change the more they stay the same". Even with everything that changed around me, I was the same person. And as I took a closer look at everything that I thought was different, the surface discrepancies seemed to melt away and left an air of familiarity to them; a very general deja vu. It was all different and yet all the same. This theme, and variations of it, would appear in a number of my poems as it is a deep well from which to draw.
Change
In the beginning
it was as it was
but it changed
as everything does
but why does it
change as it does
Now, it is
as it always was
and always will be
just because
that is how it is
why, just because
It will be
as it is and as it was
it changes but
we don't know the cause
it continues anyway
and continues without pause
The stanzas represent the past, present, and the future-- each embodied by the first line ( "In the beginning", "Now, it is", and "It will be"). Time changes just like everything else but, even as it gives the impression of change, it remains the same as each time period keeps the same rhyme scheme. The poem moves forward and gives both hints of the new and the old.
I wrote this shortly after arriving at college as I was barraged with a myriad changes in my life, just like everyone is when they have freedom thrust upon them. I was in a new place with new people dealing with new things. I had a new relationship and new classes with new challenges. But the new place turned out to be similar in many ways to places I've been, and the people reminded me of others I've known. I took the same lackadaisical approach to classes and studying that I always had in high school and it worked for me in college just as it once did (although I did work harder, I did in no way work as hard as I could).
While at first glance the poem is somewhat paradoxical, it is my verbose way of saying "the more things change the more they stay the same". Even with everything that changed around me, I was the same person. And as I took a closer look at everything that I thought was different, the surface discrepancies seemed to melt away and left an air of familiarity to them; a very general deja vu. It was all different and yet all the same. This theme, and variations of it, would appear in a number of my poems as it is a deep well from which to draw.
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