Archive for January 2008

Religion and Politics

This will be my stream of consciousness on this topic. I understand that religion and politics should be kept at an arms length. That is to say, the church as an institution should not become involved in politics. The Pope, the Vatican, the church hierarchy whatever that may be, should not control government. This makes sense to me. I understand … Continue reading

Gunfight at the OK Corral

There’s a gunfight at the OK Corral. Literally . . . err . . . filmatically. [flashvideo filename=http://www.archive.org/download/gunfight_at_ok_corral/gunfight_at_ok_corral.flv /]

INVASION USA

SEE NEW YORK DISAPPEAR! SEE SEATTLE BLASTED! SEE SAN FRANCISCO IN FLAMES! SEE PARATROOPERS TAKE OVER THE CAPITAL! [flashvideo filename=http://www.archive.org/download/invasion_usa/invasion_usa.flv /] War or no war we still have to eat and drink. We’ll make love.

The Must See Movie of the Year . . .

The must see movie of the year . . . 1953 (in my opinion), maybe. Here is the trailer. [flashvideo filename=http://www.archive.org/download/5000_fingers_of_dr_t/5000_fingers_of_dr_t.flv /] Don’t make me have a whammy dual with you.

*physics II

My argument was simple, or so I thought. Long ago, a group of people (it does not matter which group) had a particular set of ideas or knowledge or wisdom which they wanted to transmit to their descendants. Often this would take the form of a story or a metaphor. The reason for this was to convey a larger image … Continue reading