Dead in the Water???

Here we go again. Stories are springing up everywhere about "Global Warming" zapping the ice caps. (See, MSNBC: Arctic summer could be ice-free by 2040)

I have yet to see any story give us data to support this. What fact's are in the stories? Researchers (what researchers, how many) have written a computer model that predicts based on current greenhouse gases acceleration.

How accurate is their computer model? Well, evidently, not enough. Facts (see Junk Science from the Link section of this web site) indicate that the temperature is fluctuating but not rising. Facts are that so-called greenhouse gases attribute less than 0.01° C. Currently as I write this blog, by the way, the global mean temperature 10.26° C. And for those of you who would argue that we're almost to winter, I'll remind you that the Southern hemisphere is almost to summer.

What could be the reason for such misinformation? Money.

Without misleading findings, these "scientists" wouldn't be able to receive funding to look for more "problems" to fix.

Without misleading findings, big companies that will remain nameless in this article can't sell equipment creating to fix the "problems".

Who lobbies Congress for regulations and studies? Environmental groups? Sure. But Big Business spends by far the most money lobbying for measures and contributing to the environmental non-profits. These companies have a product to sell. Environmentalists and the Media are buying right in and passing along their message.

Grammar Girl

If you enjoy grammar as much as I do, you should visit the Grammar Girl web site or take the Grammar Girl Challenge.

Finally, the answers to grammatical inquisitions are here.

The N Word

I've thought about commenting on the Michael Richards debacle, but I didn't have anything constructive to say.

I applaud Paul Mooney's response. Read this:
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/
entertainment/gossip/16123925.htm

Courts making law; Read the constitution

New Jersey's Supreme has apparently decided to misinterpret the constitution; Twice!

Infringement number one: They are forcing the state legislature to to create a new statute. Excuse me, the judicial branch had the sole job of interpreting the law. They are not to decide that new laws are needed.

Infringement number two: They decided that homosexuals should have the right to marry people of the same sex. It seems that they think that homosexuals and heterosexuals do not have equal rights uner the law. Excuse me, but when was the last time the heterosexuals were allowed to marry people of the same sex? What's next? Just because pedophiles want to marry kids, should we let them, too?

Note to the courts: Read the constitution. If you need reading glasses, let me know.

Link: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?
type=topNews&storyID=2006-10-25T195639Z_01_EIC567928_RTRUKOC_0_US-RIGHTS-GAYS1.xml
&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C1-topNews-2

Baseball Doesn't Kill People, Grandparents Do

Not only are two innocent people dead, but the killer did not survive to be prosecuted and suffer from what he has done.

Link: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4202460.html

Apologies Accepted Here

Well, well, well... It looks like the Pope has outraged many Muslims by truthfully talking about their religion. People are entitled to their opinions aren't they?

• See link: Some Muslim Leaders Want Pope to Apologize - New York Times

I'm sure the Muslims will get their apology just as soon as Osama Bin Laden apologizes for comments about Christians and Jews and murders of thousands of citizens of the world right after Hamas leaders apologize for endless comments about and murders of innocent Israeli civilians.

Islam is a hateful religion. Now I'm not saying all Muslims are hateful people. Sure they're going to Hell, but that's the plight of all who don't see the endless love of Jesus Christ and receive his gift of eternal life. But some of them are good people.

Islam teaches that to kill innocents is the path to heaven. Christianity teaches that the path to heaven is righteousness. But no one can obtain righteousness without the forgiveness offered by Jesus Christ.

Religion based on fear cannot endure. Love your neighbor as yourself. Only one religion--the true Religion--is based on love, hope, and faith.

Praise be to God. Hear our prayer for all your children to see the love and forgiveness You offer to each and every one of us. Soften the hearts of those who ignore Your Truth.

Global Warming: Searching for the Truth

There's been a great deal of misinformation in the media lately about global warming. Let's set the record straight with provable facts instead of suppositions.

"On the matter of Earth's recent climate history, it is implausible that despite variance in solar irradiance Earth has had a stable temperature for the last 1,000-2,000 years. History instructs us this is not so, literature tells us this is not so, and a large spectrum of paleotemperature reconstructions tell us this is not so. [The media's] representations are obviously wrong, regardless of how politically correct their concept of human culpability might be."

Excerpt from JunkScience.com 's If "global warming" is real, what could be causing it?

Please take time to peruse this article and other articles on Steven Milloy's site, then tell others.

Fire of Liberty: Giving No Quarter To Terrorists

http://fireofliberty.blogspot.com/2006/09/giving-no-quarter-to-terrorists.html

September 11: We Were Attacked

Five years ago, the world was attacked. The attack was made on American soil. The World Trade Center and the Pentagon on were hit. The Pentagon is repaired. The World Trade Center is being rebuilt.

Hateful pagans cannot change our society for the worse. Instead of instilling fear, they inspired us. We fought back. If you were to swoop in and kill and bear cub, would it's mother not hunt you down? The bear is awake.

These godless people have not stopped their terror. They continue. Should we not continue?

Hamas, Al Quaeda, and Hezbeollah do not get it. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Evil in this world cannot be allowed to persist.

If terrorists do not want to be hunted and killed, then they shouldn't be terrorists. No one is born a terrorist, it's their choice.

Terrorism must be stopped. If this means killing all terrorists, then so be it. Death to Allah.

Praise be to God. Let Him soften the hearts of the terrorists so that we may have peace. Let Him be with our leaders and give them the wisdom and strength to continue the fight against terror. Let Him be with the voters of America this fall and give them the faith to vote for the continuing betterment of the world. Let Him soften the hearts of the Liberals who wish to allow evil and terror to persist.

Gender Bender

I would call myself an open-minded person. I believe that people should be able to live how they want, so long as they don't interfere or harm others, and they don't try to make me agree with what they are doing.

But there is an accident that has been waiting to happen, and tonight it happened. I was sitting on the toilet and reading an article about education and parenting in a popular women's magazine. But let me give you some background first.

Writers in order to not offend having been ignoring grammar which has a non-gender-specific pronoun: he. They sometimes substitute "he or she" or use "she" instead. Some authors try to craftily switch between masculine and feminine pronouns during the articles.

Well, as I said, I was sitting there on the toilet and minding my own business. The author, who couldn't have known better since she was only a high school English teacher, switched between "he" and "she" so quickly and often that I almost felt my neck snap into pieces.

I'm seriously considering getting a lawyer. This whiplash is killing me.

Okay, sarcasm aside: PLEASE, if you're going to ignore grammar at least be consistent. Don't insult our intelligence. We're adults. We can handle proper grammar. Just stop slapping us in the face with overabundant "PC"-ness just to make it look like your a good guy. (For those of you who disagree, substitute "girl" for "guy" on that last one.)

Raising Nicotine Doses, on the Sly

Raising Nicotine Doses, on the Sly

Want More? You Got It!

Everyone always wants more. Bigger value, less cost. Super-size for only a quarter more.

Well one industry was listening. Cigarette producers have increased the addictive chemical nicotine by about 10 percent in the last decade.

And to their credit, they didn't even announce it. They weren't doing it to boost sales or get new users. There was no advertising stunt involved. They simply wanted to give the public what every consumer wants: more.

Wasn't that nice of them?

Links:

• Cigarette nicotine content rises | Chicago Tribune
• Report Shows Higher Levels of Nicotine in Cigarettes | Voice of America
  

Star Wars. Stop the Killing.

On Tuesday, August 2006, a group formerly known for scholarly musings and achievements turned into to deadly, cowardly terrorist organization.

The group's leaders were set on a proposal and mission of universal inclusion. But the majority seemed to think some were more equal than others. Of course, this majority waited until about three-fourths of the group had gone home before they turned there weapons on their small neighbor.

When the battle was over--it seems--they not only eliminated the outcasts but also themselves. The war was waged in the sky and everyone lost. The small, innocent pacifist was the first casualty. But then slowly everyone realized they doomed themselves and everyone on the neighborhood. Nine were turned into dust with the cast of a vote.

It seems this terrorist organization, International Astronomical Union, has constructed a weapon that leveled all in their path, and, with stupidity only seen in parodies, leveled all directions for what could amount to light years.

Unfortunately, with none of the 9 classical planets fitting the new tightened definition, we must search for a new world where planets remain items in the encyclopedia instead of the shredder.