Such a platitude: “The suspense is killing me.” In Zimbabwe, the suspense is killing democracy: the Zimbabwe Election Commission has been slowly announcing results in a piecemeal fashion, with suspiciously neck-and-neck results when the numbers posted outside every polling station previously seemed to presage a much bigger majority for the opposition party (or parties, as there’s a split). Mugabe must go someday. But when? Now it appears that he’s started a “crackdown.” The suspense could be killing people for real, very soon. This is Zimbabwe
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As a religious liberal who enthusiastically embraces reality (and whose favorite college class of all time was Evolution 101/102/103 long ago), I have to savor the following: The Questionable Authority : Summary Judgment in California Creationist Lawsuit: Bottom Line, and What’s Next (Part 1 of 3) This means two things: first, the question of whether or not the University of California can reject courses from the Christian schools under any circumstances has been settled in favor of UC. The judge ruled that UC has a compelling reason to pick and choose the “content” and “viewpoints” that they will accept as…
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I did something yesterday to my neck and now it’s all stiff and hard to turn – something that happens to me now and then due to stress. I haven’t had to get a neck manipulation in years, but it may get to that. To head it off, I just booked myself a little therapeutic indulgence after work. I’m getting a de-stress mineral soak beforehand, too.  I really do not care for my body – in many ways – and at 50 that’s just not a good idea. David gets home tomorrow, and it’s been a long, boring week dinking…
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Just wondering. Would ex-Bishop Kunonga give back his farm, which was a “gift” from Mugabe? Probabl not. VOA News – Would White Farmers Return to a Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe? On the whole, those big commercial farms that were run by white Zimbabweans and owned by white Zimbabweans are now in the hands of Mugabe’s cronies,†she says.
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Episcopal Life Online – WORLD REPORT Take a quick read over the pastoral letter from the Church of Nigeria regarding things like GAFCON, the mysterious financing of same, polygamy in Nigeria and so on. It appears that it wasn’t edited with care… and ELO posted it verbatim. Bishop Minns apparently wasn’t available to do a little proofreading on his trusty laptop.
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I have NEVER understood the appeal of Mariah Carey. She has a big range, but little resonance in her voice, and her “sexy waif soul” schtick makes my back molars ache like chewing on tin foil. She’s traded on her new hottieness for decades… why do people not realize this shit gets old and bustit? BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Mariah breaks Elvis chart record
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Passengers and employees showed up at Midway Airport today to find that ATA Airlines, code TZ, has filed for Chapter 11 and is ceasing operations. Earlier this week, Aloha Airlines (code AQ) shut down in Hawaii. We only had a few passengers affected by the AQ shutdown, but may have quite a few more on TZ, although they’d announced they were pulling out of Midway Airport a while back. I flew on ATA to Maui with a group of friends once. And once was all it took, as that was the first time I encountered a surly flight attendant who…
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The FundamentaList | The American Prospect has a great round-up this week on Huckabee’s Bapti-costalism, McCain’s uneasy and unholy attempts to get all huggy-bear with the Religious Right, and Rod Parsley’s belief that Satan’s been running things in America since at least the New Deal. Oh, and that tolerance and inclusivity are signs of the Beast. Great.
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And just visible behind the lovely bent-up directional sign is the Mobil station on Roselle, still haplessly advertising gas for $3.47. I misremembered the other day the difference in gas prices; with just one 10-gallon fill-er-up at Marathon, I saved one dollar and sixty cents, USD. That’s about, oh, £0.75 GBP. Heh. I simply haven’t paid attention to the “off-brand” or smaller chain stations in the area, but I will from now on. Ginny I can has iPhone? Via: Flickr Title: 347 mobil By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 2 Apr ’08, 7.49am CDT PST Ginny I can has iPhone?
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Okay, here’s my lovely nearby Marathon station. I do love how picturesque and scenic my suburban neighborhood is… but I took this picture to capture the novelty of gas prices less than $3.45, which is what it was at the big Mobil on Roselle. I couldn’t even get into the little Mobil on Roselle… (why are they only 2 blocks apart?). I’ve pledged not to trade with Mobil anymore, since they’re so bound to screw up the planet for their own profit, and they’re not very big on human rights. I will confess that I’ve slipped a few times because…