Scopes Monkey Trial, Take 2

Same topic, same outcome. Just a bit less hullabaloo this time. And I think we all need to become card carrying members of the ACLU!

Watching as the world vanishes

An “important read”:http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/01/02/opinion/edroxana.php from the International Herald Tribune bq. Fanaticism is a driving force here, as it often is behind great crimes. This is a crime against nature, and this fanaticism is economic – the belief that money and profit should outweigh all other considerations, including survival of the species.

spuds is quaking in his ski boots

Just had to share this snippet from today’s Borowitz Report: Elsewhere, exposure to alcohol advertising may be a contributing factor to underage drinking, according to a new study published today in “Duh” magazine. That’s exactly how I felt after reading about those findings. Of course, it will still take 20 years before the alcohol industry [...]