photo credit: fauxto_digit There are exceptions, qualifications, and confusions, but in general, we all probably know that the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits the government from infringing on the right to bear arms. For most of American history, that prohibition has been against the federal government. States and localities could restrict however they […]
Archive | June, 2010
Interpreting God’s Word
photo credit: tiffany_stone Buried somewhere in the growing list of things that annoy me: People who will tell you that God didn’t really mean what he said. — For me, it’s kinda like Superman. I don’t actually believe that there’s a guy who wears a cape and flies around, but if you set up the […]
Sleep Around for the Good of Society
photo credit: stefg74 According to Steven Landsburg, writing in Slate, people who are NOT promiscuous should take on a couple more partners a year. Doing so could slow the spread of sexually transmitted disease. The idea is that they’d still be conservative, but slightly less so. They wouldn’t increase their own chances of getting sick very […]
Modern Medicine is Pretty Good
Alan Pinkerton, the founder of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, died from gangrene a few weeks after biting his tongue. That is all.
The Best Way to Lose Weight
This isn’t a joke. I’m serious. If the goal is to lose weight, and you’re an ordinary person, then quit exercising. Exercising makes you hungry. Running around in circles (or cycling, for you, Bruce) burns calories, which is great, and it definitely helps you stay healthier in about ninety million ways. Exercise is an important […]
The NAACP Vs. The Universe
Have you heard this one? Hallmark sells a card about graduates taking on the universe. At one point it taunts black holes, saying, “you’re so ominous, oooh.” Then it ends with, “planets, watch your back.” Some of the leadership of the NAACP claim that they hear, “black whores” instead of black holes. I think they’re […]
Helen Thomas and Freedom of Speech
Just in case some people don’t already know what Helen Thomas said, here’s a little video (the editorial isn’t mine): [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aeqb8h0I-Bg[/youtube] So, she got fired for those comments. (Officially, she resigned.) Some thoughts: The comments are insane, even assuming that she only meant the Jews who arrived in the last 60 years or so (as […]
Women and Men Are Different
photo credit: WeNews Seriously, they are. Here are the results of a study that I read about. 1. Men who marry younger women tend to live longer lives than most men. Makes sense, right? She keeps him young. He has more to live for, etc. 2. Women who marry younger men tend to live SHORTER […]