In the following blog I am going to explain all conspiracy theories and, if lucky, offend and alienate far more people than usual. Thankfully, I don't have to worry about offending anyone who thinks, just the conspiracy theorists. OK, here goes:

“Revival” took place in Bible times, though they don’t seem to have used that word. Think about it for a moment, though. Where else would we use the word revival?

I think about a lifeguard at the beach. He pulls a person from the water and struggles to revive them. The firefighter or paramedic who pulls a person from a fire or accident, then tries to revive them.

“Revival” took place in Bible times, though they don’t seem to have used that word. Think about it for a moment, though. Where else would we use the word revival?

I think about a lifeguard at the beach. He pulls a person from the water and struggles to revive them. The firefighter or paramedic who pulls a person from a fire or accident, then tries to revive them.

I just read the most wonderful article (http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23583376-7583,00.html) about how global warming is not only over but that we may be heading into an ice age that could destroy civilization by 2027. The only way we can stop it is (I'm not kidding) bulldoze enormous piles of dirt or (and I really want to be a part of this) nuke the artic--thereby releasing enormous quanitites of methane which would warm up the earth to the point to off-set the fact that ...

“What have you done for me lately?”

You’ve heard that old joke, haven’t you? It’s one of those jokes that’s never been particularly funny, but everyone knows it because it’s so true to life. Maybe the people in the joke are worse than real life, but the basic idea’s still there: the friend who has done everything for his (or her) friend, only to be turned down when they ask for a return on the favor. And the selfish “friend” defends their selfishness by saying, “What have you done for me lately?”

Tomorrow is Earth Day (April 22). I don’t know about you, but I think I’ll celebrate by drinking something out of a Styrofoam cup while driving my SUV around town with the A/C going full blast—maybe while the windows are rolled down.

I used to be into ecology. This was back when it meant taking care of what we’ve got, planet-wise. Being an ecologist meant not littering, picking up the litter of others, soil and water conservation, planting a tree (or two) whenever you cut one down, and maybe even trying to cut down on smog.

I have a MySpace account. It's a long and probably boring story as to why (I'll tell it sometime!) but I went through with it in the hopes that maybe, someday, someone from out of my past—good ol' Cooper High School, Abilene, TX—might stumble across it and drop me a line. So far, the only person who has dropped me a line definitely wasn't in my high school class.

4.13.8 – Exchange

When you go to buy a car, there is often a bit of haggling. We’re used to that. “I can offer him less than the ticket price if I trade in my old car.” “They’re always willing to come down a little.” “I can get a better interest rate if I put more money down.” Whatever. Our assumptions may be incorrect, but there’s an underlying assumption that’s usually true: the dealer wants to sell you a car and he’ll make some sort of concession.

From time to time, the world—and by that, I mean the loose conglomeration of humans who populate this planet—seems incredibly stupid, or, at best, incredibly dense.

Over the last couple weeks, the news media is acting surprised by the news that China is a despotic regime with no regard for human life, religious freedoms, political freedoms, or anything other than it’s own power (in the hands of a few) and self-aggrandizement.