Archive for June, 2007

Why Would a Loving God Create a Creationist? - or - I’m Literally a Monkey’s Uncle!

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007 Posted in religion, science | No Comments »

Did the world begin less than 10,000 years ago? The answer is a resounding yes, if you are the recent recipient of a labotomy or if your anatomy is such ... Read more..

Keep the Pirates in the Pictures!

Sunday, June 24th, 2007 Posted in childhood, celebrity | No Comments »

I've been watching pirates my whole life. It began when I was four years old and saw my first Errol Flynn movie, Captain Blood. He was called a swashbuckler. I ... Read more..

UFO Sightings: Crappy Camerawork Does Not a Body of Evidence Make

Thursday, June 21st, 2007 Posted in comedy | 2 Comments »

Is a UFO and a Flying Saucer the same thing? I think not. Flying Saucer is an old term, used way back in the 1950s when people used to think ... Read more..

Kids Don’t Know the Difference Between a Cornstalk and an Anti-Ballistic Missle System

Sunday, June 17th, 2007 Posted in modern life, history | No Comments »

I read somewhere on a website: "With less than two percent of American families living on farms, many of today's children don't know a cornstalk from a potato plant." Unless ... Read more..

Summer Camp — A Rewarding Experience or Real World Skills?

Friday, June 15th, 2007 Posted in childhood, comedy | No Comments »

When I was a kid I did not go to camp. Several friends went to Camp Corleone (maybe I'm remembering the name wrong) somewhere in New Jersey. I never went ... Read more..

Hugging Trees, Kissing Squirrels

Thursday, June 14th, 2007 Posted in environment, modern life | No Comments »

Here's a phrase that I've heard a lot over the past couple of decades: TREE HUGGER. What a curious phrase. Before I became environmentally-minded, I never gave the expression much ... Read more..

Space Shuttle Sponsors Big Float

Monday, June 11th, 2007 Posted in science | No Comments »

I was reading in the news that the NASA Shuttle crew is preparing for a space walk. By the time you read this, they will hopefully have completed their walk ... Read more..

I Love Paris in the Springtime

Thursday, June 7th, 2007 Posted in celebrity | 4 Comments »

Paris Hilton. What does she do? Where do her talents lie? Who cares? I certainly don't. But every time I log onto the net, there she is with her blonde ... Read more..

Popemobile Almost Hijacked by German in Pink T-Shirt

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 Posted in religion, current events | No Comments »

Today a man tried to jump into the Pope's popemobile. Police described him as a German wearing a pink T-shirt and dark shorts, a beige baseball cap and sunglasses. I ... Read more..