Ramblings and observations

This thing I often think.

When someone says to me

"I don't believe in God." Or "God wants me to do this, or that thing."

I think to myself. "Good, we are going to have an interesting conversation, and perhaps I will learn something about what it means to be alive."

When someone says to me, "There is no God." Or "God wants you to do this or that thing." I look for the door.

Life is short, time is precious, today may be a good day to die, but it's not a good day to waste time arguing with a naked ape who believes that it's solved the mysteries of existence and is about to explain them to me.

Two Things people never seem to get about Rush Limbaugh.

Thing one, he doesn't care. Really, his schtick is entertain his fans. He's always been in this to make money and get a chance to abuse as much Viagra as possible.

Thing two, all of this kind of right wing talk radio is based on vehemently responding to an argument no one is really making, or even better an argument that one particular idiot did actually make. For example.

You say "gee I think veal is cruel to animals" I immediately start in on PETA, Pamela Anderson, KFC, idiots that firebomb McDonalds and throw blood at people. Now, if you and I are having a conversation you have a chance to get things back on track. But on my radio show that ain't happening.

Bonus third thing. The man is a fantastic "DJ" or old school talking head entertaining to listen to blowhard. Give him some credit, listen to him some time for a few minutes.

There's little hope for society if people are going to derive their worldview from someone like Mr. Limbaugh anyway, so don't get too stressed about that. In fact even if you bother to refute all his bullshit and show him up for being an entertainer, the people who actually came to believe things simply because he said them would likely move to believe something else equally stupid.

MiamiHerald.com | 07/23/2006 | 'Bolt from the blue' comes from clear sky

Mt. Erebus Volcano Observatory Homepage

There's a volcano in Antacrtica that's been continously erupting for hundreds of years, it's like hell on earth. How cool is that?

Mt. Erebus Volcano Observatory Homepage

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Predators 'drove human evolution'

Why you're afraid of things, why monster movies are popular and why people have such an instinct to kill predatory animals.
Is this really news though? Modern humans without weapons or numbers would be easy prey for any of the remaining predators we haven't wiped out one way or another.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Predators 'drove human evolution'