Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Sponsor Stu for The Military Religious Freedom Foundation!
To those copied...my friend Stuart Bechman is completing his first year as president of the board of Atheist Alliance International. Last Tuesday he bowled as a sponsorship event.
So, it's too late to buy a cents/dollars per pin felled option, but never too late to contribute!
Stuart:
I tried to put you at your goal, but perhaps my math isn't so good...
I copied this from the website after it registered my contribution....
| Fundraising target: | $1,000 |
| So far I have raised: | $999.50 |
I'm still laughing.
Frish
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From: Stuart Bechman
From: Stuart Bechman
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
ding dong schoolyard - Snippets from Traffic School!
In Minnesota, when I learned how to drive, traffic school was available as a remedy for some traffic infractions, including speeding...it was known as "ding-dong" school. The following are from an actual online "ding-dong" school!
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The key is to drive defensively, which means defending yourself as you drive.
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Scan ahead and think ahead for hazards or potential hazards. By looking ahead, you allow yourself the opportunity to see hazards early.
----------PlanAHEAD's Motto! (inside joke, shareholders only!)
Glass bottles, nails, and other sharp items can be detrimental to your tires.
----------wins the "duh" or perhaps the Homer Simpson "D'oh!" Award...
Backing up is definitely not the time to mistakenly hit the throttle.
--------too bad the D'oh Award's been awarded!
- When the level reaches beyond this, to 0.25 and 0.40, you'd better call an ambulance because the average person will be in a coma.
- Levels of 0.45 and up, you'd better call the police; the average person will be dead.
'nuff said...
Everyone else is driving along a freeway at 55 mph while the person on LSD is drifting along a beautiful street lined with flowers in full bloom.
(Well, if "everyone else" is on the freeway, the Acid Head is only being safe, on that flowery residential street!)
The existence of bicyclists on the road is cause for concern when you are driving. As with pedestrians, they can be seriously injured in any impact with a vehicle.
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Congratulations!
You passed the final exam!
You got 48 questions correct.
Friday, September 11, 2009
What kind of humanist are you?
What kind of humanist are you?
Hedonistic Humanist
You are one of life's enjoyers, determined to get the most you can out of your brief spell on this glorious planet. What first attracted you to atheism was the prospect of liberation from the Ten Commandments, few of which are compatible with a life of pleasure. You play hard and work quite hard, have a strong sense of loyalty and a relaxed but consistent approach to your philosophy. You can't see the point of abstract principles and probably wouldn't lay down your life for a concept, though you might for a friend. Something of a champagne humanist, you admire George Bernard Shaw for his cheerful agnosticism and pursuit of sensual rewards, and your Hollywood hero is Marlon Brando, who was beautiful (for a while), irascible and aimed for goodness in his own tortured way. You adored the humanist London bus slogan ("There's probably no God, now stop worrying and enjoy your life") and are delighted that wild young comedians like Stewart Lee, Christina Martin and Ricky Gervais share your full-blooded rejection of religion. Sometimes you might be tempted to allow your own pleasures to take precedence over your ethics. But everyone is striving for that elusive balance between the good and the happy life. You'd probably better open another bottle and agree that for you there's no contest.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
A most frightening paragraph...
From this article:
"So far Dr Ausubel and his colleagues have managed to test around 37,000 compounds using their new method, and they have found 28 that have antibiotic properties. Their most exciting discovery is that some of these substances work in completely different ways from existing antibiotics. That means entirely new types of resistance mechanism would have to evolve in order for bacteria to escape their effects."
I wonder who can describe and quantify the probable and the unintended consequences of having supposed "dominion" over bacteria...
The nightmare scenario: Some "lowly" bacterium that had fixed (insert trace mineral here) into the food chain no longer exists; It didn't have a defense to some antibiotic; that arrived, without anyone's intention, nor invitation; downstream from the water treatment plant; that doesn't treat the new pharmaceuticals; that now travel without resistance; from toilet to bay; and then things got bad.
Frish
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