Entries from June 2006
God’s Rottweiler is taking yet another bite out of science with the announcement that any scientist who engages in stem cell research of any kind will be excommunicated. The same goes for any politician who votes in favor of legislation permitting such research to take place.
Again, I refuse to bag on anyone’s religion. Whether you worship the God of Abraham, the God of Allah, trees or Pan, everyone needs something. Spirituality of a type is key. It helps humans to muddle through the escalating freakiness of today’s world. But stem cells?!
Properly researched and used properly, stem cells can possibly save lives.
Does anyone have a problem with that? Really?
Why?
Categories: Politics
PITTSBURGH - A city attorney is suing the creator of a Web site that lets women dish dirt on men they claim have wronged them, saying they made defamatory statements about him.
Attorney Todd J. Hollis sued because he contends two Pittsburgh-area women and other anonymous users posted items about him on http://www.dontdatehimgirl.com in which they claim he is unfaithful, among other things, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Thursday.
Yahoo News. Via, surprise of surprises,
Fark. Remember, kids! You have to sign up to see the comments!
Typically, I’m in favor of a little tit-for-tat. But how surprised can anyone be when they run a website like this in our hyper-litigous society?
I’m not going to defend the guy, though.
And… uh… I probably won’t go to the website. Probably, anyway.
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Categories: Fark · Internet
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man made a mockery of the justice system when he tried to get removed from a jury pool in a death penalty case by claiming he is a heroin addict and a killer, a judge said.
Benjamin Ratliffe, 21, of Columbus, was charged with contempt of court and obstruction of justice and ordered to spend a night in jail.
Yahoo News. However, if you really want to read some hilarious reponses to this, head over to
Fark.
I am not a big fan of the American system of justice, for several reasons:
1. If have enough money, you can almost always beat the rap, unless it’s insider trading, fraud, or tax evasion.
2. The death penalty is a travesty of American justice, because it disproportonately is used against minorities and the poor. States shouldn’t be in death business, anyway.
3. I actually went to law school for a little while, and it was probably my biggest mistake. True quote from an attorney friend of mine: "Clark, you seem like a nice guy. Why the hell would you want to be a lawyer?!"
Granted, the American legal system is still probably one of the best, if not the best, in the world. But let’s be real. The rich people make all the rules. That’s it.
Of course, I’ve never had jury duty. I hear that’s it’s horrific, however.
I’d like to think that I’d go if called.
But, you know, sometimes I’m not quite sure.
Categories: Fark · Legal
I wouldn’t mind it. Being SuperDad, I mean.
Fortunately for me, with Father’s Day coming, everyone and their mother is running self-improvement articles. Courtesy of
msn.com:
Learning to read is a process, one that requires mastering three basic skills. These skills are syntax, semantics, and phonics. Syntax (grammar and punctuation) is the way words, phrases, and clauses go together to create sentences and paragraphs. Semantics is the way words and sentences in a group relate to one another. Phonics refers to the sounds letters make and the relationship between written and spoken words, or comprehension.
This is from the
Learning to Read section. As you might imagine, there are a lot of sections.
Naturally, I plan on reading it all. I will then index the information and enter it on my Palm Pilot (with time reminders), so that when the appropriate time comes, I can refer to it and use the information accordingly.
Or, instead, I might read it and play everything by ear, like my parents did.
It seemed to work. So far.
Categories: Human Interest
