I'm much better now, Nilly, thanks. I got a cell phone, and my parents got a long distance phone card, so it's much easier to get in touch now, and there's actually stuff I can do. I just finished making hotel reservations for them in Baton Rouge for a couple of weeks, so at least they have an idea of what they'll be doing and where they'll be staying for a while.

So I walked to the library and I met an international student. He was WAY offcourse and needed to know where a certain building was. I told him, "just walk with me. I'll take you." At some point, I asked him where he was from. He said, "Korea."

Which leads me to a question for the thread. I assume he meant South Korea unless there's been a unification in the last few days I didn't hear about. So why did he only say "Korea?"

I mean, even the Intellegent Design people don't want their stuff taught in schools.

I'm confused by this. I was under the impression that most ID people are part of the Religious Right, and that most of the Religious Right wants ID taught.

We were all together to celebrate her 100th birthday. It's amazing to think of what hadn't happened/didn't exist/came to be in her lifetime.

Aimee, that's so great that you could be with her for such a milestone! The "five generations" picture is fantastic. I've got a picture on my wall of four generations in my mother's family. The youngest is my grandmother. I very much hope that my grandmothers both live until after I acquire children (my grandfathers have both passed away now).

Re: Poppy Z. Brite, how awful that she had to leave her animals behind. I wonder if they had any chance at survival.

Gas was $3.09 this morning, at the station that's usually on the cheap end. GAH. But I have no choice. I live an hour away from where I work, and there is no public transportation between the two. So, I suck it up and pay the exorbitant prices.

I don't believe there's no price at which behavior starts to change on gas consumption. IMHO, we haven't reached that point yet, and prices need to rise further. Yeah, it sucks, but so does unchecked sprawl and no funding for public transportation.

Totally, totally agree.

I don't believe there's no price at which behavior starts to change on gas consumption. IMHO, we haven't reached that point yet, and prices need to rise further. Yeah, it sucks, but so does unchecked sprawl and no funding for public transportation.

bno bon, the original tough-love legislator. Sadly, tough-love doesn't tend to get legislators reelected, which is how it got to this point in the first place.

I assume he meant South Korea unless there's been a unification in the last few days I didn't hear about. So why did he only say "Korea?"

Total wild guess: because to the Koreans/him, there's really only one Korea, it's just having personality issues?

An interesting poll: Most in poll want creationism taught. [link]

Most of my education was in religious institutions. From nursery school through high-school, my day was always split between Judaic studies, and what we would refer to as secular studies. Over the years I had many different science teachers teach us about biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, earth sciences, and yes, evolution. Never, not once, did a science teacher attempt to teach us creationism. Why? Because that's what the religious half of the day was for.

The "five generations" picture is fantastic.

I have one on an end table in the living room. I'm the only male in the picture.

When Hubs' siblings started becoming grandparents, I was a big taker of 4-generation pictures.

I have one on an end table in the living room. I'm the only male in the picture.

You and my grandfather have that in common.

Kathy, it was only a matter of time before those Dominionist creeps claimed the disaster of NO to be God punishing a wicked - not to mention mostly black - city. I apologize for the sheer evil of the following sentence, but I wish Colorado Springs had suffered instead of New Orleans, just to spite those fuckers.