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Hahahahahahahaha. Hah. The fact that people think "intelligent design" has any more validity than young earth creationism means that the fundamentalist nuts have truly run a great propaganda campaign. Intelligent design means exactly what it says. It is a theory that points to an intelligent being behind the creation and evolution of everything. I'm not sure why that is crazy, at least more than any other philosophy out there. Because it proposes an untestable explanation for observable phenomena, and thus is directly contradictory to observable fact. I'd say anyone willing to ignore proven science in favor of "faith" is hopelessly disconnected from reality, yes - this includes *any* fundamentalist faith. Not to perpetuate a debate doomed to go nowhere, but even the current knowlesge of the evolutionary process does not cover the leap from nothing to single cell orgsnisim and from single cell to complex organisims. I'm not going to throw the whole "God in the Gap" argument at you but perhaps it would be premature to rule anything out. Evolutionary science does a good job explaining how the current state of life came to be but it has nothing to offer on the origin of life. Just because you don't believe it does not make it impossible. Of course it would be foolish for a religious person to deny that the process of evolution is taking place even now. And it is not a strech to suggest humans an apes have common ancestors, these critters were running around at some point there is no denying that. That does not in any way rule out the existence of God. As for the 6000 year old earth, I don't think I've ever in my lifetime hear anyone assert that to actually be true.

Looks like the Wheel of Time will turn a bit longer. Tor has pushed the release date of A Memory of Light back until late 2012. Bummer.

Just packed up a sandwich, a 12 pack of Sam Adams Octoberfest, my fishing gear and I've got a pack of dogs in tow. Time to walk down to Cold Creek and spend the day fishing. You are all SO jealous! You don't have to say it, I already know!

Indeed. So what should be done with these miscreants?

Excellent news. Keep fighting, we're praying for you.

Hey LadyCrimson, how about them:

1) Tea Pary - Yes. 2) Veterans - No. 3) White people - lol, no. 4) Pro-lifers - Yes. 5) Global warming skeptics - Replace that with Creationists, and you'd be right. 6) Gun owners - No. 7) People who own unapproved of dog breeds - This is an interesting one. If you own a pit bull, Rottweiler, or doberman in a city or county where those breeds are banned, you're probably not the type of person who should own a pit bull, Rottweiler, or doberman. And anyone who might vote for someone other than Obama - You seem to be forgetting the independent, socialist, and green party candidates. Gotcha. Terrorist = Anyone with an opposing political viewpoint. Well, glad that's all straightened out.

Last day of work for a whole week. This will be my first time off work all year (not counting the week I had to evacuate for the flood). Tonight I'll start it off right by drinking beer, eating cheetos, and watching football. @Calax, if you do go I have one word of advice: Stay away from Wals. You have a shot at a normal life, don't let him corrupt you.

Talked on the phone for two hours with the ex wife today (yes I finally did give her my number and address ). She is getting remarried and wanted me to hear it from her. I wished her all the best and I do. I wasted far too many years hating her for just being who she was and I think she did the same for me. All that ended when we spoke after I had that car accident a few years ago. The truth is I think we were incompatible from the start but had my life and career turned out otherwise that may not have been the case. I wonder about that. More than anything else it was money trouble that drove us apart. The stress of that just ruined our relationship. But even before that I could tell we were two very different people beyond our mutual attraction to each other. I imagine that the "stress test" would have come along sooner or later and the outcome would have been the same. If was not money trouble after two years of marriage it would have been something else much later on. I guess it was better to find out early. I hated her for the worst reason of all, she did not turn out to be the person I wanted her to be. And there was nothing she could do about that because it was not her fault. I am sure we have forgiven each other for all past wrongs even though we have never said so. I wish I could have told her all that but in the end we just caught up a bit and I wished her love and happiness in the future. However relationships turn out don't ever hate the other person, it eats at your soul and odds are they did not deserve it anyway.

Honestly? No, I wouldn't be that shocked, but of all the faults of Barack Obama I'd hardly say the Libyan situation ranks particularly high among them. Do you honestly think many other presidential candidates would have done differently? Or, even if they had, would the different negative consequences of their choices be any less their fault? I still think it's too early to pass judgment on the wisdom of military action in Libya. I certainly don't pretend to know what the "proper" course of action would have been - it's an extremely nontrivial situation. No I don't actually blame Obama for anything that happened in Libya, other than our involvement in it. But it was his call and he made it and thats that. I suspect McCain would also have dove in head first beacuse: 1) The probabilities of success were high 2) The possibilities of US casualties were low 3) The cost relative to Iraq and Afghanistan were minimal. In other words it's the perfect war for the politician who wants to be seen as "doing something". I do not like the idea of involving US troops in foreign entanglements for nebulous goals. I was also opposed to invading Iraq and actually voted against GWB in 2004 because of it. Obama and his national security team decided that since Q was a known supporter of terrorisim anything else must be better. We'll find out in the years to come it that is true. If the new regime does go on some genocidal killing spree then it would have happened anyway but at least we would be able to say we had no part in making it happen. My previous comments were a little satirical sarcasm that Wals did not get and Krezzie, well he's just so anxious to shout down anyone whose world view does not agree with his he probably did not even read.

In the Khallat al-Firjan neighborhood in south Tripoli, Associated Press reporters saw rebel forces punching a dozen black men before determining they were innocent migrant workers and releasing them. The burned man, Ahmed Ali, said he'd come to Libya from his native Chad two years ago and worked as a house painter before the uprising. "When the rebels entered Tripoli, some guys came and burned down my house," he said. He escaped and ran to some rebel fighters, hoping they'd protect him. "They brought me here," he said, adding that he'd received no medical care in the six days since his arrest. "They believe that most of the black in Libya are mercenaries, so now all the blacks on the street, they pick them up," he said. No evidence of abuse. Nah. But then I did not say it said there was. My little quip about Guard Dog news sources should have pretty well indicated the following comment was not to be regarded as serious commentary. If you have ever read The Onion you would recognize devices like that. Now in all seriousness, if tomorrow you were to read the rebels excecuted every black prisioner would that actually surprise you? The problem with so much of the middle east these days is there are no "good guys". Just different variaties of bad. That is not true everywhere obviously, but it is true for much of it.

That sounds a bit paranoid and extreme. Here, let me calm you down: Oh I'll admit that I do get worked up on this one point but contantly hearing from the folks in DC that white middle class veterans are the real terroists and that muslim extremeists are just harmless little pussycats makes me very, very angry. However I should not have gone OT and I'm sorry for doing that.

a) A disproportionately high number of Africans in Libya were working for Gaddafi as mercenary soldiers, and in fact many were flown and driven into Libya by Gaddafi during the war, hence the distrust of Africans by the rebels - it's not racism at work here (as your link mentions!). b) What mass unmarked graves? Quit raving. None have been discovered, and the evidence suggests none ever will, because they don't exist. c) It is true the rebels have been doing executions on the spot (against the will of the chain of command - the National Transitional Council) OF GADDAFI SOLDIERS instead of taking prisoners. The bodies of a bunch of Gaddafi's extremists have been found this way, some Africans among them, but again, that's kinda because the Africans in question were FIGHTING against the rebels. 4) You didn't even read you're own bloody link. You just wanted to jump on any excuse to have a crack at Barack Obama because you've convinced yourself that he's some sort of Communist devil and thus everything he's associated with is bad. The link rubbishes your post. It even says this "There has been little credible evidence of rebels killing or systematically abusing captives during the six-month conflict." Apparently the concept of tounge-in-cheek is a little beyond your grasp. Like so much else.

I went fishing in Cold Creek today. I caught two pea**** bass of pretty decent size. I pan fried them with some brown rice and summer squash. Now sitting on the front porch watching the rain and enjoing a glass of Knob Creek straight up on ice.

Regarding Stannis... Was it just me or was Martin channeling Shakespere a little in Jon's last chapter. Just a little like Julius Ceaser.

This just in: the rebels are rounding up an imprisoning everyone who has comitted the awful crime of having black skin. Guard Dog news sources believe mass unmarked graves will be coming soon. So as the winds of freedom and liberty continue to blow through Libya (according to the American News media anyway) I'd like to extend a hearty "atta boy" to Barry O. After all thanks to him American assets and treasure helped make this possible-soon-to-be genocide happen. http://news.yahoo.com/libyan-rebels-round-...-130723394.html Edit: Sorry, it seems this is old news, you guys already knew about it. Well, it was news to me.

Now reading Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, a WWII story of a B-24 crew that survived a crash, days at sea and starvation only to be captured by the Japanese. I just started it today and at this rate I'll probably finish by tomorrow. Can't seem to put it down. Also reading In My Time by **** Cheney. The guy at the book store gave me a dirty look for buying it which made me laugh.

Excellent news. Thanks Fio. Hopefully this will be a big step in his road to recovery.

Good luck Tarna, we're all pulling for you!

WoD, politically I am with you about 80% of the time but you are coming off a little nutty here.

Government without consent of the governed is tyranny, there's no hyperbole here. Hyperbole As has already been explained to you by Enoch, the constitution does not assign direct democratic control of all parts of government to the people. That doesn't make it tyrannical. This isn't the steps of a scaffold. Talking about tyranny just makes you sound like some nutter in a three cornered hat. Well, tyranny is in the eye of the beholder. There is a new fad that seems to be springing up in municipal and county governments around the country called "Breed Specific Legislation". Basically the local government decides it does not approve certain dog breeds so they make it illegal to own them and if you are caught with one they are impounded and destroyed and you get a hefty fine. I have four pit bulls from the time I worked with a dog rescue back in Florida and they are on this list. Now Shelby County is proposing to make these dogs (whom I have raised from puppies and would not harm a fly) illegal? Sounds pretty tyrannical to me.

Well it's pretty clear that the Obama admin and the leftwing media (meaning most of it) has decided the real threat to America is not Al Qaeda. It's the Tea Pary, veterans, white people, pro-lifers, global warming skeptics, gun owners, people who own unapproved of dog breeds, and anyone who might vote for someone other than Obama. police-trained-nationwide-that-informed-americans-are-domestic-terrorists.html http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-sp...kely-terrorists http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/60202.html http://www.theblaze.com

No he didn't. I don't know who taught the English to speak english but they do it all wrong.