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Another great movie from the BBC.
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It all originated in a discussion with my wife. We were talking about how we should view the Sabbath in light of God's ordination of the Sabbath as a day of rest interpreted in light of the Sabbath being made for man, etc.? This is something that we are going to try to give some serious consideration and do some reading on.
Anyway, I had this revelation (or mystifying question, really): How do we know that today is really the day that we think it is? For example, the calendar says that today is Monday and everyone in the world takes it on faith that today is Monday, but how do we know that it really is Monday and not any other day of the week? I mean, how do we know that somewhere along the course of history that people were not paying attention to the day of the week and just assumed one day that the day was a certain day.
I'm sure that I'm probably not phrasing this question right, but if you know what I'm asking, what do you think? Is there a way of knowing for sure or do we just arbitrarily take it on faith that today is Monday?
Okay, my brain is exhausted now. Must take a break...
Jason and Dawn, I love you guys, but I have to root against the Buckeyes this weekend. Nothing personal, you understand. Purely business. BCS business, that is.
Meanwhile, my Tigers, (the LSU Tigers, that is) are playing Ole Miss in Oxford in what is probably one of the biggest games in forty years between the two rivals. LSU's Sugar Bowl hopes depend upon a few external factors, as well: Ohio State losing to Michigan (supra) and USC losing to, well, somebody. It's a long shot and I realize that, but I'm a dreamer. Joseph the Dreamer, that's me.
Apparrently, some bad veggies have broken through the border. Perhaps it's time to call Larryboy?
Who is Badly Drawn Boy and how did they get such a funkadelic website?
The Wall Street Journal has an eye-opening piece on the reasons behind the Democrat stonewalling on some of Bush's judicial nominees using the Democrats own memos to condemn themselves. Here's an exerpt:
April 17, 2002/To: SENATOR [Kennedy]
"Elaine Jones of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund tried to call you today. . . . Elaine would like the Committee to hold off on any 6th Circuit nominees until the University of Michigan case regarding the constitutionality of affirmative action in higher education is decided by the en banc 6th Circuit. . . . The thinking is that the current 6th Circuit will sustain the affirmative action program, but if a new judge with conservative views is confirmed before the case is decided, that new judge will be able, under 6th Circuit rules, to review the case and vote on it."
While listening to my Launchcast Player at work the other day, I heard this familiar tune which I assumed to be a Flaming Lips remake of Cat Stevens' song Father and Son. However, the words were different, but they seemed to carry the same theme of a son's rebelling against his father's wishes for his life.
Anyway, after a little investigation, I discovered that the song is indeed VERY similar to the Cat Steven song and the latter had filed a copyright suit against the Flaming Lips. They have since settled the suit, but it is very interesting to see how these things play out. I remember that Vanilla Ice got in a lot of trouble for stealing the melody from "Under Pressure" to use in "Ice Ice, Baby" or MC Hammer sampling of "Superfreak" for "U can't touch this!'
The Rolling Stone has a great page about the Cat Stevens/Flaming Lips situation as well as many other similar suits. They also have side by side audio clipS, so you can make the call for yourself.
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore was removed from the state's highest judicial office by a state judicial panel. Now, when the news reporters refer to the justice, it will be Former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore. Personally, I like to fix myself frozen margaritas in the time it takes for reporters to get that verbiage out.
To Fox News, thanks for the referrals for "Chief Justice Roy Moo", and for those who want to read my original blog piece on Moore that Fox News found so endearing so as to add to their search query, click here.
If you haven't heard these two Sean Morey comedy songs, then you are in for a real treat. They are PG, meaning that there are a few risque parts, but by and large, they are clean and hilarious.
He's the Man
I am Woman
They may take a minute or two to load, so be patient!
Some liners, thanks to Newsmax:
Jay Leno
"And the country of Egypt has banned the Matrix movies. They banned them on religious grounds, claiming the movies challenged the topics of existence and creation. Did you know that? Isn’t that ironic? The only people in the world to figure what this stupid Matrix thing is, and they’re not allowed to see it."
Letterman
(opening applause to the show) "Are you folks here for the Rosie trial?"
Kilborn
"John Kerry fired his campaign manager yesterday after a poll revealed that if the election were held today, Kerry would lose to his campaign manager."
Last year, an LSU student, Michael Ritter, wrote a fictitious piece in which he made up a team speech in which LSU coach Nick Saban supposedly disparaged the Alabama football program and coach. This piece spread like a California wildfire across the state of Alabama, and was believed as gospel truth by most Tide fans. Even the Alabama coach at the time, Dennis Franchione, bought into the validity of the piece and used it as motivational fuel for the game against LSU.
After the game, Franchione refused to talk to LSU's Nick Saban, even pointing his finger at him and expressing a few choice words. Saban was dumbfounded.
So...this year, this scene has become LSU's motivation for the upcoming LSU/Alabama game. Their chickens have come home to roost and I have a feeling it's going to be quite ugly. And LSU fans can take solace in that Franchione's Aggies got a can of whooptail opened on them last week, courtesy of the Oklahoma Sooners.
This is a great story about how a contractor created a grass-roots movement to delay the building of a Planned Parenthood Clinic in Austin:
The willingness of some Texas pro-lifers to mix their personal views with their everyday professional lives has blocked the construction of a $6.2 million abortion clinic in Austin.
San Antonio-based Browning construction, one of the largest such firms in the state, pulled out of the contract recently after a key contractors balked at the project because it was going to house a Planned Parenthood clinic where abortions were going to be performed.
This is definitely one of my favorite Jayhawks songs.
For the matrix quiz, that is.
Okay, first let me make one confession. The first time I did it and got Persephone, the chick that makes Neo kiss her in Matrix Reloaded. Well,... I had to go back and requiz.
Finally, my true self was revealed.
You are Neo, from "The Matrix." You
display a perfect fusion of heroism and
compassion.
What Matrix Persona Are You?
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Good news, on October 31st we found out that what the sex of our little monster is...
Drum Roll, please...
It's a boy! Looks like it's in the water around here.
Every woman has a right to control her own body, right? I mean, what business is it to parents to tell a girl what or what she cannot do with her own body? Abortion should be safe, rare, and legal, right? Right?
Being the man of the times that I am, I must say that I heard the Pixies' Where is my Mind? for the first time the other day and well, I really dig it, man. It's way cool in a far out, groovy sort of way.
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