Something that leaves my head scratching -
I know a lot of people who believe in creationism and say that evolution is absolutely wrong. Yet, when asked, they really don't understand what evolution is. I'll bring up a specific point and they'll say, "You know, I don't really know the details..." or "I don't really understand what that part (of evolution) is."
One example is micro versus macro evolution. I'll talk about a general point on micro evolution, and they'll readily admit that they don't understand the specific points of evolution.
So how can people discredit a scientific theory that they don't even understand? That seems a bit close minded. I would never reject (or accept) a theory that I don't understand. "Oh I don't understand refraction, so I don't believe rainbows are created from the separation of light."
Sunday, June 29, 2008
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Saturday, June 07, 2008
Superhero Quiz
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008
After Thoughts
The Manicotti turned out pretty well. I am going to make it with Spinach and mushrooms next time. yum.
Sasha Baron Cohen. Freakin hilarious. Honestly, I think the guy is a genius.
Sasha Baron Cohen. Freakin hilarious. Honestly, I think the guy is a genius.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Ten for Tuesday - On My MInd
Ten things on my mind (in completely random order... because I am... random that is...
1) I hope dinner is yummy... I am making Manicotti for the first time. (fingers crossed)
2) Tony Awards on Sunday - with the original cast of Rent... probably playing tribute since Rent is closing this year after it's 12 year run (it was the 7th longest running broadway musical).
3) The Mamma Mia movie. I am so excited for it - I really hope it is good! One thing I am bummed about - one of my favorite songs is not in the movie (or if it is, it is not on the soundtrack... :o( "Thank you for the music...."
4) Amsterdam... coming up in just a few more weeks! I hope I sleep on the flight. Should I check my bag or carry it on??? The Other Boleyn Girl is playing on the flight...
5) The Disney cruise. I am so So SO excited... SO excited. I can't even tell you. SO excited.
6) Million Dollar Password: Fun show!!! Neil Patrick Harris is pretty good! Really suspenseful! Seriously... I am getting so excited!!! Oh God he is going on..... and... OH! He didn't make it!
7) School: I really should start me report cards. More to the point, I really should be correcting research reports right now. Sigh. After dinner.
8) Summer TV. Man does it suck. Nothing is on until Big Brother in July. Thank GOD for Netflix.
9) Lost. I actually like the 2nd Season. A lot... so far...
10) Obama won. I am still praying for an Obama - Clinton ticket. Seriously, he would totally go up in my esteem if he did that!!!
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1) I hope dinner is yummy... I am making Manicotti for the first time. (fingers crossed)
2) Tony Awards on Sunday - with the original cast of Rent... probably playing tribute since Rent is closing this year after it's 12 year run (it was the 7th longest running broadway musical).
3) The Mamma Mia movie. I am so excited for it - I really hope it is good! One thing I am bummed about - one of my favorite songs is not in the movie (or if it is, it is not on the soundtrack... :o( "Thank you for the music...."
4) Amsterdam... coming up in just a few more weeks! I hope I sleep on the flight. Should I check my bag or carry it on??? The Other Boleyn Girl is playing on the flight...
5) The Disney cruise. I am so So SO excited... SO excited. I can't even tell you. SO excited.
6) Million Dollar Password: Fun show!!! Neil Patrick Harris is pretty good! Really suspenseful! Seriously... I am getting so excited!!! Oh God he is going on..... and... OH! He didn't make it!
7) School: I really should start me report cards. More to the point, I really should be correcting research reports right now. Sigh. After dinner.
8) Summer TV. Man does it suck. Nothing is on until Big Brother in July. Thank GOD for Netflix.
9) Lost. I actually like the 2nd Season. A lot... so far...
10) Obama won. I am still praying for an Obama - Clinton ticket. Seriously, he would totally go up in my esteem if he did that!!!
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Saturday, May 31, 2008
Buzz Lightyear in Space!
Buzz Lightyear has launched to the International Space Station today on the Discovery!
See the promotion clip HERE on You Tube
Follow along on Buzz's mission at nasa.gov, or here at Buzz's official site through the Nasa Kid's Club
See the promotion clip HERE on You Tube
Follow along on Buzz's mission at nasa.gov, or here at Buzz's official site through the Nasa Kid's Club
Monday, May 19, 2008
View Askewniverse
I'm watching Mallrats and thought I'd use this opportunity to list the View Askew movies in my personal favorite order (although I enjoy them all! Love them!)
1) DOGMA - Jay, Silent Bob, Alan Rickman, and religious dogma. Who could ask for anything more?
2) Mallrats - Brodie is to the mall as I am to Disneyland. Fear and respect the elevator. What, like the back of a volkswagon? Fly fat-ass Fly!
3) Clerks 2. A squeaky clean, dealin' Jay, the best bachelor party in the history of the world, a happy ending for Dante, and all the Mooby burgers you can eat.
4) Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back: Tickets? Since when did they start charging for the bus? Didn't we used to ride that shit to school every morning for free?
5) Chasing Amy: So, you've never been curious about men?
Curious about men? Well, I always wondered why my father watched Hee Haw.
6) Clerks: "I'm not even supposed to be here today...
Love Jersey Girls, but really, not a View Askew movie... you think?
Well, that's my list for today... of course, it is subject to change...
1) DOGMA - Jay, Silent Bob, Alan Rickman, and religious dogma. Who could ask for anything more?
2) Mallrats - Brodie is to the mall as I am to Disneyland. Fear and respect the elevator. What, like the back of a volkswagon? Fly fat-ass Fly!
3) Clerks 2. A squeaky clean, dealin' Jay, the best bachelor party in the history of the world, a happy ending for Dante, and all the Mooby burgers you can eat.
4) Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back: Tickets? Since when did they start charging for the bus? Didn't we used to ride that shit to school every morning for free?
5) Chasing Amy: So, you've never been curious about men?
Curious about men? Well, I always wondered why my father watched Hee Haw.
6) Clerks: "I'm not even supposed to be here today...
Love Jersey Girls, but really, not a View Askew movie... you think?
Well, that's my list for today... of course, it is subject to change...
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Chocolat
I just watched Chocolat. What a lovely movie. Really, I enjoyed it much more then I thought it would. I think I'll read the book this summer.
I know lovely isn't that I normally use, but it truly is a lovely story. Not awesome, fantastic, great, or cute - lovely.
Oh, and I think I am totally in love with Johnny Depp now.
I know lovely isn't that I normally use, but it truly is a lovely story. Not awesome, fantastic, great, or cute - lovely.
Oh, and I think I am totally in love with Johnny Depp now.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Same Sex Marriage Legal!
I am so stoked! The California Supreme Court has ruled the Same Sex Marriage is legal! I am so, so incredibly happy!
When I heard the news on Thursday, I was so happy about it! Someone I know made a snide comment about it, and when asked me, with a completely disgusted look on her face, why I was to happy. It about broke my heart.
In our country, people have a right to equality. Who is anyone to say who someone else can love? As long as the love is between to consenting adults, then it should be legal. The government can't forbid people of different races from getting married. Civil Unions are not the same (Haven't we already had the separate but equal issue in America?)
I am so happy. This is a day I have been waiting for. What the world needs now, is love, sweet love, and why anyone would want to deny that of anyone else is beyond me.
A friend of mine said it best on Thursday. She said, "You know, I've always been for gay marriage. But now that I have my own children, I feel even strongly about it. I want my children to find love and to be happy, and if they happened to be gay, then I would want this for them. I would want them to have the right to be married."
Love. Love for your children. Love for your life partner. Love for your neighboy, your fellow man.
Love.
That's what life is all about, folks.
When I heard the news on Thursday, I was so happy about it! Someone I know made a snide comment about it, and when asked me, with a completely disgusted look on her face, why I was to happy. It about broke my heart.
In our country, people have a right to equality. Who is anyone to say who someone else can love? As long as the love is between to consenting adults, then it should be legal. The government can't forbid people of different races from getting married. Civil Unions are not the same (Haven't we already had the separate but equal issue in America?)
I am so happy. This is a day I have been waiting for. What the world needs now, is love, sweet love, and why anyone would want to deny that of anyone else is beyond me.
A friend of mine said it best on Thursday. She said, "You know, I've always been for gay marriage. But now that I have my own children, I feel even strongly about it. I want my children to find love and to be happy, and if they happened to be gay, then I would want this for them. I would want them to have the right to be married."
Love. Love for your children. Love for your life partner. Love for your neighboy, your fellow man.
Love.
That's what life is all about, folks.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Survivor Finale
I am still pulling for Amanda...
I think that the Ozzie/Amanda romance is so cute - way better than the gag me Rob and Amber reality show crap...
But, seriously, what is it with the all-star romances... seriously... I mean, I bet the stay-tgether rate of all-star romances is higher than the Bachelor....
Oh God... Jeff's gonna tally the votes!
I love when they pan across the Survivors back in the US looking all healthy and pretty...
What if there is a tie???
Parv
Amanda
Parv
Amanda
Parv
Amanda
Parv
Parvati
Parvati??? Wow! Holy Macaroni!
Well, congrats, Parvati. It has certainly been a season of blind sides!
I think that the Ozzie/Amanda romance is so cute - way better than the gag me Rob and Amber reality show crap...
But, seriously, what is it with the all-star romances... seriously... I mean, I bet the stay-tgether rate of all-star romances is higher than the Bachelor....
Oh God... Jeff's gonna tally the votes!
I love when they pan across the Survivors back in the US looking all healthy and pretty...
What if there is a tie???
Parv
Amanda
Parv
Amanda
Parv
Amanda
Parv
Parvati
Parvati??? Wow! Holy Macaroni!
Well, congrats, Parvati. It has certainly been a season of blind sides!
Friday, May 09, 2008
Love the movie Juno
If you have not yet seen the movie Juno, please, go see it... I love Love LOVE it. Seriously. Love it. 
CLICK HERE TO SEE MY FAVORITE JUNO DELETED SCENE!
CLICK HERE TO SEE MY FAVORITE JUNO DELETED SCENE!
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Quick Quiz on Politics
The Quiz I took can be found here...
The political group that
agrees with you most is...
.
CENTRIST
CENTRISTS espouse a "middle ground" regarding government
control of the economy and personal behavior. Depending on
the issue, they sometimes favor government intervention
and sometimes support individual freedom of choice.
Centrists pride themselves on keeping an open mind,
tend to oppose "political extremes," and emphasize what
they describe as "practical" solutions to problems.
The political group that
agrees with you most is...
.
CENTRIST
CENTRISTS espouse a "middle ground" regarding government
control of the economy and personal behavior. Depending on
the issue, they sometimes favor government intervention
and sometimes support individual freedom of choice.
Centrists pride themselves on keeping an open mind,
tend to oppose "political extremes," and emphasize what
they describe as "practical" solutions to problems.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Juno
Oh my gosh - Juno - such a cute movie! I really, really liked it!
It was funny and cute, with some heart tugging, poignent moments, and a quirky, simple soundtrack.
A MAJOR reason that I loved this movie is that it represents to me one of the most awesome things someone can do - It is about a teenager who gets pregnant, and decides to keep the baby and give it up for adoption - in my opinion, the kindest, most selfless thing a teen in that situation can do. Abortion just gets rid of the problem, and keeping it when you are not ready, finacnially or emotionally, is just a bad situation for the mom and the baby. Carrying the baby and giving it to a loving family who can take care of the child is a beautiful act.
This movie is fantastic - it is a beautiful story of growing up - of being faced with grown up problems when still young. WATCH IT!
It was funny and cute, with some heart tugging, poignent moments, and a quirky, simple soundtrack.
A MAJOR reason that I loved this movie is that it represents to me one of the most awesome things someone can do - It is about a teenager who gets pregnant, and decides to keep the baby and give it up for adoption - in my opinion, the kindest, most selfless thing a teen in that situation can do. Abortion just gets rid of the problem, and keeping it when you are not ready, finacnially or emotionally, is just a bad situation for the mom and the baby. Carrying the baby and giving it to a loving family who can take care of the child is a beautiful act.
This movie is fantastic - it is a beautiful story of growing up - of being faced with grown up problems when still young. WATCH IT!
Water for Elephants, The Glass Castle
I just read two books - Water for Elephants and The Glass Castle.
Both of them were great books, if you are looking for a good read.
Water for Elephants takes place on a traveling circus in the early part of the 20th century. It is a rich detailed description of the politics and workings of the traveling circus during the prohibition and The Great Depression, when circuses - and everyone - was struggling to stay afloat. It is also about growing old, as the protagonist is reliving his time in the circus while he is living in an elderly home. A beautiful story.
The Glass Castle is sort of like an "Angela's Ashes" type tale... a story of a family growing up in poverty and hard times and parents who have a, shall we say, different view of what a parents role should be. However, as a child growing up in the family, what to someone on the outside may seem horrific seems to her as, well, more or less, normal. Of course, the older you get, the less crap you are willing to accept. This is a tale of a family of children who made the best out of the circumstances they were dealt, and then became determined to not repeat the cycle in their own adult lives.
Both of them were great books, if you are looking for a good read.
Water for Elephants takes place on a traveling circus in the early part of the 20th century. It is a rich detailed description of the politics and workings of the traveling circus during the prohibition and The Great Depression, when circuses - and everyone - was struggling to stay afloat. It is also about growing old, as the protagonist is reliving his time in the circus while he is living in an elderly home. A beautiful story.
The Glass Castle is sort of like an "Angela's Ashes" type tale... a story of a family growing up in poverty and hard times and parents who have a, shall we say, different view of what a parents role should be. However, as a child growing up in the family, what to someone on the outside may seem horrific seems to her as, well, more or less, normal. Of course, the older you get, the less crap you are willing to accept. This is a tale of a family of children who made the best out of the circumstances they were dealt, and then became determined to not repeat the cycle in their own adult lives.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Royal Caribbean - Project Genesis
I am so excited about The new Royal Caribbean Genesis Class ships. OH MY GOD.... Seriously, it looks so awesomely awesome. I mean, check out the link... I am not kidding! It looks so great. My favorite part of the Adventure of the Seas was the promenade... and their "Central Park" plans for the promenade of the new ships just looks spectacular. Seriously? I would love to stay in a promenade view room!
2009, baby!!! SO excited!
2009, baby!!! SO excited!
Monday, April 14, 2008
Thank you for the music....
I swear, Abba must have been playing in the hospital when I was born. I can't believe how catchy the tunes are, and how easily I seem to pick up the lyrics. Granted, they aren't the most complicated songs int he world, but still... I think I may have a new musical obsession....
I mean, I ask you in all honesty, what would life be, without a song or a dance what are we? So I say thank you for the music, for giving it to me...
I mean, I ask you in all honesty, what would life be, without a song or a dance what are we? So I say thank you for the music, for giving it to me...
Cori's Fortune
Grant and I went out to eat with Angie, Andrew and Cori at Golden Garden. At the end of our meal, we got our Fortune Cookies. Grant read his out loud. Angie read hers. I read mine, and Andrew read his. Not wanting to be out done, four year old Cori pulls out her fortune, and starts reading/singing it, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, How I wonder what you are!..."
Sunday, April 13, 2008
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