Category: In the News

Hurricane Claudette sweeps ashore, but worst yet to come.

I wish I had a video camera this morning so I could record just how fast the clouds are moving. It’s just raining here, but we are under tornado watch advisory and flash flood warnings. It’s very wet and very gray outside – and windy!

If you want to keep an eye on things, there is a really cool Galveston Webcam. It’s not pretty out there right now. Claudette has arrived.

Update: No video camera, but I did snap a photo with the phone camera during my drive to work.

I’ve seen all over the place the news that Orrin Hatch wants to trash illegal downloaders’ PCs by blowing them up. (Michael Buffington’s being the most recent.) I haven’t seen as many people take note of the majorly ironic twist. The fact that, as Laurence Simon has pointed out, Senator Hatch’s site uses pirated software. [Via Mike.]

Irony at it’s best. It makes me proud to say that I met Laurence in person (finally!) last night at the Lager Rhythms show. Photographic evidence to be added to this post later.

Channel 11 News is on. They just finished a segment about the fact that Canada is considering laws that will make same-sex marriages legal. Next up? A blurb about the Southern Baptist Convention. The Baptist are out with a new initiative tonight.

“It’s aimed at convincing gays that they CAN become Heterosexual if they accept Jesus Christ as their savior and reject what the Convention calls their sinful and destructive lifestyle.” They are encouraging churches nationwide to “compassionately reach out to gays with a message about how Christianity can save them…”

Ugh. I’m not sure if I should laugh or I should cry… Ok, I admit it. I laughed. And shook my head a lot. Uh huh, claiming Christ as your savior will make you straight! Riiiiiiighhhhht…

In case you want to enjoy this stuff live, the Southern Baptist Convention site has a webcast! I’m telling you, this stuff is so good, you couldn’t possibly make it up! I should also point out that you can get to know Jesus right on the Convention website. I’m not sure if you have to come out first before you are saved, but it’s worth a shot.

Disclaimer: I should add here that I am a Christian. I do not take the concept of being saved lightly. However, when people take religion to such extremes, it cracks me up. What you believe in is your choice. Professing your belief in Christ, however, is not going to make you a heterosexual.

It seems that even though our government can’t give us proof of those weapons of mass distruction that we told the rest of the world that Iraq definitely had, we should just take their word for it. Powell has slammed the media for their Iraq WMD reports.

Powell said there was “no doubt whatsoever” that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction prior to the U.S.-led invasion that ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, though little evidence has turned up since then.

Uh huh. And in a United States court of law, you have to have evidence. Proof. Something. You can’t just stand there and say “this is what we are telling you so you should believe it.” I’m sick of my own government trying to feed me that crap, and it makes us look like idiots to the rest of the world. If having an affair with an intern and then lying about it is grounds for impeachment, I think that lying about the reason for a war should be an impeachable offense too. [via Moose Mike.]

The economy is in a slump. Everyone is in a funk. I know! Let’s try A New Remedy for the Economic Blues — Hugging! There simply is “a lack of love in the modern world.” [via Kevin]

Speaking of spreading the love – I’m sending out some Happy Birthday hugs and well wishes to Kevin and Jish. If I could be there, I would give both of you guys big huge birthday hugs! And for Jish, the required kiss on the cheek with red lipstick! *mwuah!*