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Sunday, November 30, 2003Skinz win over Commies at BWB VI in 5-4 Victory! And so it came to pass that the Skinz handed certain defeat to the Commies in the sixth BWB game at Commie Field, handing the Skinz a 4-2 lead in the series. And wouldn't ya know, I was the game MVP! Couple of TD passes, one reception for a TD, five sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, number of pass completions inbetween. . . and all while fighting asthma. To make it sweeter, UVA smashed Virginia Tech 35-21 yesterday after a huge 3rd quarter drive and an awesome 4th quarter trick play that made Coach Beamer look ridiculous. The cherry on top? NOTRE DAME over Stanford! GO IRISH!!! Thursday, November 27, 2003
 Wednesday, November 26, 2003Ahh. . . The Joy of Half-Days. . . Meaning everyone and their frickin' brother is on the road right now. I'm not going anywhere. . . so instead I give you the Wednesday edition of ShaunKenney.com to tide you over the Thanksgiving holiday! The USB Christmas Tree (stolen from relicious) iPod's Dirty Little secret (also stolen from relicious) Etiquette Hell And for the grande finale, spend pointless minutes of your life playing Letters 0.9! Just type the correct letter as it comes across the screen. . . HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! Monday, November 24, 2003Sea urchin is 'practically immortal', say scientists Yes, the little red sea urchins you see at the beach can live up to 200 years or more. Of course, that's not what disturbs me in this article. Read: Scientists thought the urchin lived for 10 or 15 years until they measured levels of radiocarbon 14, an element that increased significantly in all living organisms after the atmospheric A-bomb tests of the 1950s. The study found the urchin grew at a steady rate independent of changes in the marine habitat. "Once they near adult size our research indicates they do not have growth spurts," Dr Ebert said. "It's pretty simple; the bigger they are, the older they are." The researchers also found urchins never stopped growing. Some of the largest are 19cm (7.5in) across. "They are probably 200 or more years old," Dr Ebert said.Now I could care less about the implications of 200 year old urchins. What concerns me is that I have radioactive carbon 14 going through my body because some policy wonk didn't check the math on blowing up nukes in the atmosphere! Send Them Back Everyone who has an MP3 knows of the controversy with the RIAA. So what to do? Send them back of course. . . TURKEYS! I just finished delivering forty 25lb turkeys to St. Mary's. Which isn't the point of this post, because I had to go outside to do this. It's gorgeous outside! GO NOW! Sunday, November 23, 2003Edward Shevardnadze Resigns as Georgian President I remember Schevardnadze from the old days when he and Schultz would meet in the late '80s. When he became president of Georgia, it was really a stand-up thing to see him take the reins of power and keep stability. Today Schevardnadze resigned in a "velvet revolution" amidst charges of voter fraud. End of an era I suppose. . . although it seems for the better for those interested in building an oil pipeline across Georgia. I Before E, If Taken with Caffeine Graciously stolen from Jef Raskin's website and forwarded to me by the "ever-lovely" Miss Katie Hannifin. Browse through this guy's site - truly an incredible fella! "I before E Except after C, Unless pronounced A As in 'neighbor' or 'weigh'" Education is forfeit for reinforcing such rules! Sound a feisty reveille while eyeing the schools! Neither will our heirs be agreeing to deceptions Once seeing, herein, these sufficient exceptions: We were seized by a feeling For fleeing on the ceiling To a leisurely meal With Keith, Sheila, and Neil We drank madeira, so foreign, in steins Along with a surfeit of weird blueish wines Being foolish, took codeine, ate ancient proteins Therein guaranteeing these ogreish scenes Wherein we're canoeing to a new sovereign state While deicing a kaleidoscope on a hot jadeite plate And kneeing obeisance to an overseeing king Our plebeian lips kissed his counterfeit ring. Then we unveiled their sleight-of-hand trick Deifying a heifer, with effect atheistic And falling from the heights with a loud seismic crunch We reignited the nonpareils we had heisted for lunch. So I before E Except after C Unless pronounced A? False decreeing, I say! ©1995 by Jef Raskin It contains, I think, 51 exceptions to the usual rule. Saturday, November 22, 2003You Know You've Hit a Nerve When. . . "The theological implications of the situation's oligarchy deems a philosophical response of quid-pro-quo, and would therefore necessitate the appointing of a less disenfranchised monarch to facilitate the monopolizing of revenues, and you can further analyze the results". . . here. Looks as if someone didn't appreciate my critique. Gotta love the folks at FredBugle. If they can't beat 'em, they can always whine about it. Yep, seems as if they have chosen me to be the one to take them on. Poor 25 year old Shaun Kenney, counfounding their best of efforts. . . kinda makes a guy feel worthwhile, ya know? My response? You know, one of the things I learned as a little kid was not to let other people get under my skin no matter what they say. I'm almost humbled by the attention FredBugle has decided to offer. I graciously accept! Of course, one thing comes across very clear - they are scared, and as every military tactician knows, the rout is always more devastating than the actual battle. Heck, even J.D. Morgan had something to say! My favorite line: who is Shaun Kenney and why is he acting like such a twerp towards this website? It sure seems that he just another flunky of Mayor Beck and that he has not mind of his own.Has not mind of his own, eh? I like the sound of FredBugle - the sound of retreat! Keep 'em coming. . . Friday, November 21, 2003Water Really Isn't H2O Now this is cool: Water isn’t H2O after all. On the timescale of molecular reactions, it is really H1.5O, reports Aris Chatzidimitriou-Dreismann, a physicist at the Technical University of Berlin. He got this puzzling result when he and a group of colleagues fired neutrons at water molecules to create a high-speed snapshot of their structure. The particles did not scatter as much as expected, indicating they were hitting an unexpectedly small number of hydrogen atoms. When the researchers studied other hydrogen-based materials, about one-third of the hydrogen atoms were missing there too. “It was and is a shock, but two completely different instruments using different interactions give the same results,” Chatzidimitriou-Dreismann says.It seems as if on the molecular level, quantum physics has a role to play, which means that on the molecular level there is a very real quantum effect. Very cool for those interested. Tolkien and the Gift of Morality This was an excellent article by Catholic University graduate student Anna Mathie in the November 2003 journal First Things: The virtues of mortality are most obvious in the great paradox of the book: that the very mortal Hobbits are the only ones who can resist the Ring’s seduction and destroy it. Seemingly the most insignificant and lowliest race of all, they spend their (relatively) short lives in small pursuits. They have little use for lofty “elvish” ideas. As most characters in The Lord of the Rings remark, they are unlikely saviors of the world. In fact, their lowly mortality may be their greatest asset.The article goes on to describe how our own mortality - and its role in LOTR - affects our view of life and how it is to be lived. Great article! Dignitatis Humanae - 40 Years Later The Document on Religious Liberty is often called the "American Document" of the Second Vatican Council, and was a major step that many who associate religious liberty with the French rather than the American Revolution have been hesitant (if not outright resistant) to accept. The following is a transcript of a conversation between Fr. Richard John Neuhaus of First Things and Zenit.org: Father Richard Neuhaus on the Declaration on Religious Freedom NEW YORK, NOV. 20, 2003 (Zenit.org).- As part of its series on the documents of Second Vatican Council, ZENIT turned to Father Richard John Neuhaus, editor in chief of First Things, for his views on "Dignitatis Humanae," the 1965 declaration on religious freedom. Q: What is the chief point of "Dignitatis Humanae"? Father Neuhaus: The chief point is already evident in the first three words of the declaration, "Dignitatis humanae personae." The dignity of the human person, as John Paul II has repeatedly said, is the pivot on which the entirety of Catholic social doctrine turns. The argument of the declaration, based on reason, the natural order, and revelation, is that the dignity of the human person, and of the person in community, requires religious freedom. The Holy Father, who is every inch a man of the Council, has further enhanced the argument of the declaration by a philosophy of "personalism" that explores even more deeply the connection between freedom and the dignity of the person. This is evident in many documents of this pontificate, and especially, with particular application to social doctrine, in the 1991 encyclical "Centesimus Annus." In numerous ways, "Dignitatis Humanae" has been foundational for subsequent magisterial teaching. Q: Why was the declaration on religious freedom considered so controversial at the time? Father Neuhaus: There were at least four reasons. First, this was during the Cold War, and a Council that aimed at being "positive" and "pastoral" wanted to avoid condemnations, even of Communism. This was hardly possible, however, when the subject was religious freedom. So the Council said: "All the more is it a violation of the will of God and of the sacred rights of the person and the family of nations when force is brought to bear in any way in order to destroy or repress religion, either in the whole of mankind or in a particular country or in a specific community." Nobody could miss the reference to officially atheistic Communist states. The other reasons for controversy are interrelated. Non-Catholics had long viewed the public influence of Catholicism with deep suspicion, and not without reason. It was feared that Catholics, if we had the power, would work to establish Catholicism as the state religion, to the detriment or even the exclusion of other religions. Some Catholic authorities reinforced this fear by teaching that "error has no rights." The declaration's argument is that, while error has no rights, errors are attached to persons, and persons do have rights. The fear of Catholic political power was a major source of tension with other Christians. It is worth noting that the first draft of what became the declaration was drawn up by the Secretariat for Christian Unity, and, indeed, the original idea was that the statement on religious freedom would be a chapter in the decree on ecumenism. So that is the second reason for controversy, the worry of some that affirming religious freedom and ecumenism would suggest a moral equivalence between religious error and religious truth. A third reason has to do with what Cardinal Newman called the development of doctrine. This is the only document of the Council that explicitly asserts an intention to develop doctrine: "[T]he council intends to develop the doctrine of recent popes on the inviolable rights of the human person and the constitutional order of society." Development is the unfolding and making explicit what was implicit in prior teaching, but it understandably raises concerns about changes and even contradictions within the tradition. Which brings us to the fourth reason for controversy, namely, the acknowledgment that Catholics have not always been faithful to what we now understand to be the Church's teaching. That point is handled delicately in the declaration: "Throughout the ages, the Church has kept safe and handed on the doctrine received from the Master and from the apostles. In the life of the People of God as it has made its pilgrim way through the vicissitudes of human history, there have at times appeared ways of acting which were less in accord with the spirit of the Gospel and even opposed to it. Nevertheless, the doctrine of the Church that no one is to be coerced into faith has always stood firm." In the vicissitudes of history, the idea and practice of religious freedom is little more than 200 years old, and it was, more often than not, championed by forces in explicit opposition to the Catholic Church. The fierce anti-clericalism of the French Revolution of 1789 cast a long shadow over Catholic thinking. With the declaration on religious freedom, the Council drew on the dramatically different experience of the American Revolution of 1776, which is why the declaration is sometimes called the "American document" of the Council. For Council fathers whose minds were shaped more by 1789 than by 1776, it is understandable that the idea of religious freedom was viewed with considerable suspicion. It is worth noting also that the declaration's acknowledgment that Church leaders in the past sometimes acted in ways opposed to the Gospel can be seen as a precursor to John Paul's bold campaign for a "purification of memories," which, of course, is still controversial in some quarters today. Q: What is the significance of the document in view of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001? Father Neuhaus: That is a painful but inescapable question, forcing us to face honestly the question of Islam and religious freedom, and, more generally, Islam and human rights. Could there be anything like an Islamic "declaration on religious freedom"? Some scholars want to answer that in the affirmative, and we must pray that they are right, but I'm afraid the evidence at present is overwhelmingly on the other side. The declaration makes a clear distinction between religious freedom grounded in reason and the natural order -- see Chapter 1 -- and religious freedom grounded in revelation -- see Chapter 2. That distinction is alien to Islam. Islam is radically monistic. Christianity, on the other hand, teaches a pluralism of sovereignties in distinct spheres of life. The Church lived its first centuries in proposing a spiritual sovereignty over against the temporal powers. The experience of Islam was very different. As the distinguished scholar Bernard Lewis aptly puts it, "Mohammed was his own Constantine." The Council underscored the Christian understanding of spheres of sovereignty by citing the words of Jesus, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." The declaration says, "In the end, when He completed on the cross the work of redemption whereby He achieved salvation and true freedom for men, He brought His revelation to completion. For He bore witness to the truth, but He refused to impose the truth by force on those who spoke against it. Not by force of blows does His rule assert its claims." In the encyclical on evangelization, "Redemptoris Missio," John Paul II captures this understanding very nicely when he writes, "The Church imposes nothing; she only proposes." The adamant monism of Islam is very different. The world is divided into the House of Islam -- remembering that the word Islam means submission -- and the House of War. Beginning with Mohammed, Islam has been a religion of conquest, of jihad, employing the weapons of the spirit, the sword, and any means deemed necessary. For almost a thousand years, Islam was on a roll of successful conquest, and still today where it encounters others we witness, in the words of Harvard's Samuel Huntington, "the bloody borders of Islam." Again, we must pray that those scholars are right who say that Islam need not be a religion of conflict and conquest. Certainly the Holy Father pursues the wise and necessary course when, as in his posture toward the war in Iraq, he makes it very clear that, contra the Osama bin Ladens of the Islamic world, the pope is not the leader of "the crusaders." The Catholic Church is crucial in eliciting from the Islamic world whatever capacities it has for embracing religious freedom and democratic values more generally. It is very worrying, however, that even under U.S. supervision in Afghanistan and Iraq it appears that the new constitutions will establish Islam as the official religion and Shariah as the supreme law. Islamic law is, almost point by crucial point, the antithesis of the teaching of the declaration on religious freedom. The declaration underscores that religious freedom has "roots in divine revelation," that religious freedom is grounded not in secularist hostility to religion but in religion itself. One must hope that there can be a similar "doctrinal development" within Islam. If, as some argue, religious freedom can only be secured by the secularization of the Muslim world, I'm afraid religious freedom has a very bleak future. Whether or not Islam has the capacity to embrace religious freedom -- which in all societies is the first and most important of freedoms -- is one of the most ominous questions of the 21st century. Q: What are other challenges facing religious freedom today? Father Neuhaus: Religious freedom and the freedom of the Church to pursue her mission are always in danger, also in countries such as the U.S. that gave birth to the idea and practice of religious freedom. This is true for many reasons, and not least because the state, whether democratic or otherwise, is always tempted to equate itself with the society, and thus to bring everything, including religion, under state control. In the U.S. today, Francis Cardinal George of Chicago has been particularly vigilant in alerting us to the ways in which the government is increasingly infringing upon the freedom of the Church to govern herself and pursue her mission in areas such as health care. Certain "exemptions" for religious faith and practice are not enough. Religious freedom is not toleration. The state that extends toleration can also withdraw toleration. Religious freedom is a God-given right that is grounded in the dignity of the human person, in natural law, and in divine revelation. That is the argument of the declaration, and it is an argument that, everywhere in the world, must be made again and again. Thursday, November 20, 2003Which Sci-Fi Character Am I Most Like? YODA! Or should I say, "Which Sci-Fi Character Am Most Like Is I, Hmm?"
What To Get For Christmas? Pool together and get me one of these I came to the shoot with a kit bag full of the parts that might break—springs, pins, extractors, ejectors, etc. I never opened the bag. This fine Colt rifle fired 10,000 rounds without one malfunction of any kind. Not a single part broke; not a single failure of any part of the system was experienced. Which Bill Howell Is It? Not The FLS Version. . . Now I'll have to admit, when I read the Free Lance-Star article on tax reform the other day, I was pretty steamed. "There is no way that Bill Howell could be turning tail and running away like this," I exclaimed from my computer. Lo and behold, the Richmond Times Dispatch gave a much different account of Mr. Speekah's remarks: Influential House lawmakers argued yesterday that a billion-dollar hole in the state's next two-year budget can be fixed without adopting the governor's reform plan that includes some tax increases.Now that makes me very angry, a little bit for allowing myself to be misled, and much more at the Free Lance-Star for misrepresenting Speaker Howell. How disgusting. From now on, I'll be very sure to contrast what I read concering tax reform with the more accurate reporting of the Times Dispatch. FredBugle.com To provide a link for this article, click here. It's a classic line of political slander when you start a comment with the words, "with all due respect." It's classy gift wrap for what tends to be a negative attack. I had the honor of (presumably) being one of the first to check out FredBugle, a website based in Roanoke dedicated to harassing Mayor Bill Beck and the recently elected members of City Council. With all due respect, FredBugle is thinly veiled and 'scurillously' funded propaganda with one purpose alone - to antagonize and cajole the crusaders for good-government. Of course, sitting members of City Council aren't the only ones to feel the fire. Tom Byrnes gets a few pokes in the eye, as well as former Rappahannock Area Grassroots chairman Paul O'Neill. And who is throwing the bombs? Why, none other than Peter Parker of Spider-Man fame, and Sherman Oaks - both proud individuals willing to stand up and be counted amongst their peers. The anonymity of the website doesn't do much to serve their purpose of demonstrating wide public support. Neither does the ownership of the website. If one performs a WHOIS search on the registrant, you'll find a "Domains By Proxy" registrant, meaning that the owner does not want to be discovered. Fortunately, DomainsByProxy.com is very throurough in determining who is the owner, and due to serious legal considerations is very compliant about releasing this information to law enforcement (and other) officals in cases of slander or libel: http://log.does-not-exist.org/archives/000299.html http://amsterdam.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-0304/msg00040.html and most importantly, a legal opinion: http://www.udrplaw.net/ExclusiveNews14.htm And there are others who have had legal issues with those using Domains By Proxy as a shield for 'scurrilous' behavior: http://www.webcastersalliance.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=226 The disclaimer at the entry of the website speaks volumes, because it means that someone had the money to get a lawyer who knows this information to sit down, think through the legal consequences, and advise that a disclaimer would be adequate enough to blunt criticism. "With all due respect," of course. . . Seems as if Hizzoner and those affected do indeed have legal recourse here. Furthermore, it is illegal to forge an ICANN registrar information on a WHOIS account, so Fredericksburg could be refining more of Virginia's jurisprudence on something other than FOIA requests. Of course, yet another lawsuit may be exactly what the founders of FredBugle want. Certainly they are already claiming a wide readership. One such letter to the editor exclaims the virtues of their site: I now read both the Free Lance-Star's editorial page and FredBugle.com every morning before I go to work. It provides me with what I feel is both sides to the story. . . . The Bugle calls a fish, 'a fish' when it smells it, and that's what I love about coming here to read. It seems to be a website that isn't afraid of attention.This letter was published on 18 November. FredBugle's earliest post was 01 November 2003 with a grand total of 11 articles - nine of which were satire pieces. The letter author (pseudonym B.D.) has more: I just checked out FredFact.com for the first time and liked what I saw there too, so now I have three websites to read before work. I hope my boss understands if I'm late to work once in a while. I work for the City of Fredericksburg, and I hope to be proud of that again soon! And for the record, Mr. Howson, I'm not a 'political terrorist'.Just FredBugle? Why not ShaunKenney.com every morning for his blazing wit and sharp political commentary?! Of course, for the real scoop on FredBugle, one only needs to take a look at the "about us" section: Based in Roanoke, VA, we scan newspapers from all over the country then establish operations in those localities where local governments seem so inept and controversial that there seems to be an opportunity to establish an independent for-profit operation there. The City of Fredericksburg, we think, is among one of the best opportunities we have seen in recent years for our services. When we read, with amazement, that a City Council majority had paid nearly $3 million for land it could have had for free- we immediately knew we should take a gamble and hope it pays off. With minimal research, we've learned that a great deal of unethical political activities go on in Fredericksburg that would never be tolerated in other towns- yet seems to be blatantly perpetrated.Blah blah blah. Based in Roanoke, with offices in Richmond, writing about local Fredericksburg politics. Does B.D. smell something fishy yet? It doesn't take much common sense to see where FredBugle is headed towards, nor does it take much to discern its purpose. This is a well made, well financed website instigated by those with something to gain from having City Council revert to the good ol' days of developers first and citizens second. If anything, FredBugle will have exactly the opposite effect. "With all due respect," such duplicity and anonymity is typical of the pro-Silver crowd. Contrary to their preconceived notions, the good citizens of Fredericksburg are smart enough to pick up on slander when they see it. Wednesday, November 19, 2003Batman - Dead End Supposedly one of the best Batman short flicks ever made, I am currently wasting an hour of my life downloading this short for my brother Art. It damn well better be good too. . . UPDATE: Not too bad, but you will definitely want a broadband connection for this one. Otherwise, unless you are a Batman fanatic it may be a bit much. But if I were a fanatic, I would download the flick. Very well done. Targeted Tax Increases. . . From REPUBLICANS?! Del. Vincent Callahan (R-McLean), chair of the House Appropriations Committee, has signalled that he would not be opposed to an increase in taxes on cigarettes or gasoline. Speaker Howell seems inclined to agree: "Things like that are doable," Howell told reporters. "I'm not adamantly opposed to user fees, and a cigarette tax or a gas tax is a user fee."Let's hope that the General Assembly doesn't keep its mind so open that the brains fall out. As in the past, the question remains what exactly is going separate us from the Democrats? Are we going to be the party of less government and lower taxes, or are we going to be the party of not-as-big government and not-as-high taxes. I smell an implosion. . . Tuesday, November 18, 2003RFC Chairman Bill Murray to Appear on the Paula Zahn Show Bill Murray is a Fredericksburg resident whose Religious Freedom Coalition has its offices in Downtown Fredericksburg. He will appear on the Paula Zahn Show on CNN today at 8:00pm to discuss the Massachusetts ruling removing the ban against homosexual marriage. The Democrat's Dillemma. . . Although this article comes from the Christian Science Monitor, it is a pretty even handed analysis of the consequences of a Dean nomination for president. . . and it's effects: In the wider Democratic universe, however, the prospect of a Dean nomination has sent some party members into paroxysms of private hand-wringing. Not only do they see him losing badly to Bush, they also see Dean hurting Democratic candidates further down on the ticket - rippling into congressional races, and possibly even boosting Republican control of the 100-seat Senate close to the crucial threshold of 60 seats, which would make it filibuster-proof.The only friend of Howard Dean at this point would be complacency on the part of the GOP. But no worries. . . Karl Rove was right - we want this guy! Not one, not two, but FOUR Responses to Anti-Catholic Letter in the FLS Outstanding! Criticism of Catholics shows writer is not well-informed Attack on Catholic Church just deepens my faith It's not Catholics who have the problem with sex Is the Catholic Church really the cause of all evil? Hooray for all four letter writers! Best line of all comes from Tom Elstner: Fulton Sheen frequently remarked that he never met anyone who hated the Catholic Church, but rather hated what they didn't understand about it.Dead on. Monday, November 17, 2003Scholar Warns of Attempts to Privatize Religion This is pure gold: Norway's former Minister for Foreign Affairs warned against the tendency in Europe to consider religion as a private matter, much like a hobby.Absolutely correct. If we are to have a truly just society, Christians in particular should be very forward about notions of absolutes when concerning lawmaking, and about promoting truth and goodness in our government. That's why Christians of all stripes should resist any effort to remove religious men and women from the public life and start making our presence felt in the public square. Let Them Sing It For You! Whoever came up with this is brilliant. Type in whatever phrase you want to hear, click "let them sing it", and you get a cut-and-paste job from songs. BRILLIANT! Oh What a Beautiful Day. . . Fog everywhere, two working papers to submit, and two presentations to deliver. At least I'm looking forward to the last one on Hobbesian natural law. If I have the foresight, I'll post the Powerpoint file for you all so you can read my teaching style! Aww yeah! Now if I could just get some sleep. . . nah, what am I saying? Sleep, like water, is for the weak! U.S. To Agree To International Control of American Troops? This would be a horrific break in U.S. military policy concerning our troops fighting under international norms. Hopefully the UK Independent - liberal as it is - is simply blowing smoke. Saturday, November 15, 2003St. Mary Victorious Over St. Patricks, 14-7 And so, on the frozen tundra of Holy Cross Academy, the qualitative St. Mary CYO handed most certain defeat to a numerous and well-prepared St. Patrick's CYO. Thus the rivalry begins and will expand into different games. In other events, this is my first win as a coach. Not bad if I should say so myself. We kept the pressure up, created turnovers, and established a running game (in flag football nonetheless). I like it! FREDBOWL 2003! That's right. Football. St. Patrick at St. Mary. 11:00am at Holy Cross Academy. Yours truly coaching St. Mary. Two go in, one comes out! Friday, November 14, 2003Teens Turn Legal Plant Into Dangerous Drug Oh, now finally folks are paying attention! It seems as if the tea-drinking craze was actually spurred on by something. . . why, we can make hallucinagenic tea! The drug, which is ostensibly legal, is made from a plant available at many nurseries. When distilled, toxins in the plant's leaves can cause hallucinations that last for hours or days.Dumb, dumb, dumb. . . but legal. Sort of like absinthe, only no one has died from this (at least at levels to warrant national attention). Traditionally the flowers have been dried and smoked, but just like absinthe the results can be very, very bad - and you can never accurately measure out a safe dose. The results are hallucination, memory loss, and impaired vision. Here is a bit of information about jimsonweed (otherwise known as Datura stramonium). Advice to those interested: play checkers. Scientists Create an Arificial Virus Not only did they create an artificial virus, they created one that reproduces in a span of two weeks: Venter's team used their new technique to synthesise the genome of a bacteriophage, a harmless virus that only infects bacteria. It is not the first time a virus has been made from scratch - the poliovirus was synthesized in 2002 by Eckard Wimmer and colleagues at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Thursday, November 13, 2003USCCB Statement on Homosexual Unions Included is the text on the United States Council of Catholic Bishops statement on homosexual unions, as taken from Newsday: Issued by USCCB, November 12, 2003 Copyright © 2003, United States Catholic Conference, Inc. All rights reserved. Order Copies of This Statement Between Man and Woman: Questions and Answers About Marriage and Same-Sex Unions Introduction A growing movement today favors making those relationships commonly called same-sex unions the legal equivalent of marriage. This situation challenges Catholics--and all who seek the truth--to think deeply about the meaning of marriage, its purposes, and its value to individuals, families, and society. This kind of reflection, using reason and faith, is an appropriate starting point and framework for the current debate. We, the Catholic bishops of the United States, offer here some basic truths to assist people in understanding Catholic teaching about marriage and to enable them to promote marriage and its sacredness. 1. What is marriage? Marriage, as instituted by God, is a faithful, exclusive, lifelong union of a man and a woman joined in an intimate community of life and love. They commit themselves completely to each other and to the wondrous responsibility of bringing children into the world and caring for them. The call to marriage is woven deeply into the human spirit. Man and woman are equal. However, as created, they are different from but made for each other. This complementarity, including sexual difference, draws them together in a mutually loving union that should be always open to the procreation of children (Catechism of the Catholic Church [CCC], nos. 1602-1605). These truths about marriage are present in the order of nature and can be perceived by the light of human reason. They have been confirmed by divine Revelation in Sacred Scripture. 2. What does our faith tell us about marriage? Marriage comes from the loving hand of God, who fashioned both male and female in the divine image (see Gn 1:27). A man "leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one body" (Gn 2:24). The man recognizes the woman as "bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh" (Gn 2:23). God blesses the man and woman and commands them to "be fertile and multiply" (Gn 1:28). Jesus reiterates these teachings from Genesis, saying, "But from the beginning of creation, 'God made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother [and be joined to his wife], and the two shall become one flesh.'" (Mk 10:6-8). These biblical passages help us to appreciate God's plan for marriage. It is an intimate union in which the spouses give themselves, as equal persons, completely and lovingly to one another. By their mutual gift of self, they cooperate with God in bringing children to life and in caring for them. Marriage is both a natural institution and a sacred union because it is rooted in the divine plan for creation. In addition, the Church teaches that the valid marriage of baptized Christians is a sacrament--a saving reality. Jesus Christ made marriage a symbol of his love for his Church (see Eph 5:25-33). This means that a sacramental marriage lets the world see, in human terms, something of the faithful, creative, abundant, and self-emptying love of Christ. A true marriage in the Lord with his grace will bring the spouses to holiness. Their love, manifested in fidelity, passion, fertility, generosity, sacrifice, forgiveness, and healing, makes known God's love in their family, communities, and society. This Christian meaning confirms and strengthens the human value of a marital union (CCC, nos. 1612-1617; 1641-1642). 3. Why can marriage exist only between a man and a woman? The natural structure of human sexuality makes man and woman complementary partners for the transmission of human life. Only a union of male and female can express the sexual complementarity willed by God for marriage. The permanent and exclusive commitment of marriage is the necessary context for the expression of sexual love intended by God both to serve the transmission of human life and to build up the bond between husband and wife (CCC, nos. 1639-1640). In marriage, husband and wife give themselves totally to each other in their masculinity and femininity (CCC, no. 1643). They are equal as human beings but different as man and woman, fulfilling each other through this natural difference. This unique complementarity makes possible the conjugal bond that is the core of marriage. 4. Why is a same-sex union not equivalent to a marriage? For several reasons a same-sex union contradicts the nature of marriage: It is not based on the natural complementarity of male and female; it cannot cooperate with God to create new life; and the natural purpose of sexual union cannot be achieved by a same-sex union. Persons in same-sex unions cannot enter into a true conjugal union. Therefore, it is wrong to equate their relationship to a marriage. 5. Why is it so important to society that marriage be preserved as the exclusive union of a man and a woman? Across times, cultures, and very different religious beliefs, marriage is the foundation of the family. The family, in turn, is the basic unit of society. Thus, marriage is a personal relationship with public significance. Marriage is the fundamental pattern for male-female relationships. It contributes to society because it models the way in which women and men live interdependently and commit, for the whole of life, to seek the good of each other. The marital union also provides the best conditions for raising children: namely, the stable, loving relationship of a mother and father present only in marriage. The state rightly recognizes this relationship as a public institution in its laws because the relationship makes a unique and essential contribution to the common good. Laws play an educational role insofar as they shape patterns of thought and behavior, particularly about what is socially permissible and acceptable. In effect, giving same-sex unions the legal status of marriage would grant official public approval to homosexual activity and would treat it as if it were morally neutral. When marriage is redefined so as to make other relationships equivalent to it, the institution of marriage is devalued and further weakened. The weakening of this basic institution at all levels and by various forces has already exacted too high a social cost. 6. Does denying marriage to homosexual persons demonstrate unjust discrimination and a lack of respect for them as persons? It is not unjust to deny legal status to same-sex unions because marriage and same-sex unions are essentially different realities. In fact, justice requires society to do so. To uphold God's intent for marriage, in which sexual relations have their proper and exclusive place, is not to offend the dignity of homosexual persons. Christians must give witness to the whole moral truth, and oppose as immoral both homosexual acts and unjust discrimination against homosexual persons. The Catechism of the Catholic Church urges that homosexual persons "be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity" (no. 2358). It also encourages chaste friendships. "Chastity is expressed notably in friendship with one's neighbor. Whether it develops between persons of the same or opposite sex, friendship represents a great good for all" (no. 2347). 7. Should persons who live in same-sex relationships be entitled to some of the same social and economic benefits given to married couples? The state has an obligation to promote the family, which is rooted in marriage. Therefore, it can justly give married couples rights and benefits it does not extend to others. Ultimately, the stability and flourishing of society is dependent on the stability and flourishing of healthy family life. The legal recognition of marriage, including the benefits associated with it, is not only about personal commitment, but also about the social commitment that husband and wife make to the well-being of society. It would be wrong to redefine marriage for the sake of providing benefits to those who cannot rightfully enter into marriage. Some benefits currently sought by persons in homosexual unions can already be obtained without regard to marital status. For example, individuals can agree to own property jointly with another, and they can generally designate anyone they choose to be a beneficiary of their will or to make health care decisions in case they become incompetent. 8. In light of the Church's teaching about the truth and beauty of marriage, what should Catholics do? There is to be no separation between one's faith and life in either public or private realms. All Catholics should act on their beliefs with a well-formed conscience based on Sacred Scripture and Tradition. They should be a community of conscience within society. By their voice and their vote, they should contribute to society's welfare and test its public life by the standards of right reason and Gospel truth. Responsible citizenship is a virtue. Participation in the political process is a moral obligation. This is particularly urgent in light of the need to defend marriage and to oppose the legalization of same-sex unions as marriages. Married couples themselves, by the witness of their faithful, life-giving love, are the best advocates for marriage. By their example, they are the first teachers of the next generation about the dignity of marriage and the need to uphold it. As leaders of their family--which the Second Vatican Council called a "domestic church" (Lumen Gentium, no. 11)--couples should bring their gifts as well as their needs to the larger Church. There, with the help of other couples and their pastors and collaborators, they can strengthen their commitment and sustain their sacrament over a lifetime. The Obstruction Continues. . . This is a great PDF on the Democratic hypocrisy in the Senate, courtesy of the NRSC. Save it to your desktop and read it - print it and show it to your liberal friends! It's great to see the Senate Republicans bring this issue to the fore in this fashion. Thirty hours of Democrats explaining away why they will not allow four justices to come to the federal bench. I think we can give our own Senator George Allen a huge pat on the back for this one. Thank you Senator Allen! CDs Could Become Obsolete in Five Years Thanks to this nifty little invention. Compact discs could be history within five years, superseded by a new generation of fingertip-sized memory tabs with no moving parts. And the Democratic Filibuster Keeps Going On, And On, And On. . . I'm currently listening to Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas blathering on about the state of our economy, job creation, etc. Her argument against appointing Bush's judicial nominees? They already have good jobs and "don't deserve a lifetime seat on the federal bench," then she proceeds to go on and on about how Arkansans don't have the same jobs. Now the judical nominees are a manufactured crisis created to divert our attention from the real crisis of job loss and health care. Do these people even know what they are talking about? Oh boy, now she's talking about the children. What about the children? What about the children we have failed by throwing millions upon millions of dollars. . . let's pay more, and more, until we can't see through all of the money we throw at our failing education system! Man, I sure hope Arkansas is watching, because they are being embarassed. Again. DAMMIT! What happened you ask? Nothing - that's what happened. As in, there is nothing even remotely looking like ice at the Lunar poles as previously thought: Campbell estimates that, at best, a cubic kilometre of lunar soil would have to be processed to extract just a cubic metre of water, making it a very difficult and expensive endeavour.DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT!!! Every kid that grew up during the 80's knows that we need to have a lunar base. . . I didn't play all those games of Space Invaders for nothing! I say we invade the Moon and set up a lunar base ASAP. Sure it will cost about the same amount as resolving Third World debt, but it's the freakin' MOON! The DaVinci Code and Jesus as Myth Here is an interesting critique of the DaVinci Code from George Weigel at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Looks like a treasure trove of cutting edge information here. Check it out: Dan Brown’s blockbuster novel, The DaVinci Code, will certainly outsell N.T. Wright’s The Resurrection of the Son of God by a factor of 10,000:1, and probably more. Quite unintentionally, though, Dr. Wright’s book is the perfect response to the anti-Christian slander that underwrites The DaVinci Code – the charge that the early Christians deliberately lied about Jesus, his friendships, and his fate in order to keep women subjugated. Really.Now that's hard hitting stuff! I understand that revising history seems to be in vouge nowadays. Heck, take a good trip to Borders and take a look at all the new books being published today. Dissertations turned into books, thesis papers being turned into books, the great American rant being turned into books. . . you get the idea. Sometimes I wonder whether we are burying ourselves in a culture of too much information - where we can't separate the jewels from the glass. Books like the DaVinci Code come under the guise of scholarship, but is it really a reliable source of information? Catholic-basher Gary Willis is another outstanding example of trash disguised as scholarship. His "extensive Vatican research" consisted of three documents and fifteen minutes. . . research indeed. I have no problems sorting out the good from the bad. I just feel utter contempt for those who would write this knowing deep down that what they have published is more rant than research. What a disservice to the reader. Wednesday, November 12, 2003Paper says militants rigged Koran with explosives Seems as if the devil is coming home to roost for Saudi Arabia. al-Qaeda is obviously not happy about the House of Saud's complacency towards their plight, and the terrorists are targeting Mecca of all places: Muslim militants planning attacks in Saudi Arabia's holiest city, Mecca, booby-trapped copies of Islam's holy book, the Koran, to kill and maim pilgrims, a leading Saudi-owned newspaper has reported. Tuesday, November 11, 2003TAILSPIN! Nothing better than to see the Dems in total disarray. First the Confederate Flag flap by Howard Dean, then Gephardt comes out on top in an Iowa poll, and now poor ol' John Kerry's staff is resigning en masse! Many Democratic strategists, however, say the problems were caused by the candidate himself, that he has campaigned as if the nomination was his entitlement while allowing former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (search) to catapult ahead.How smug! Hee hee! Not that I take any particular pleasure out of seeing the Kerry campaign squirm, but the French-looking senator from Taxachusetts going down in flames only makes a Dean nomination all the more likely. . . and we all know what Gee Dubya is going to do with a powder puff like that! Pope's health has improved "incredibly" since last month: Lech Walesa Nothing short of a miracle as I understand it. According to former Solidarity leader Lech Walesa, the Pope's health has improved considerably over the past few weeks. "This meeting has been very moving. The last time we were really concerned (about the pope's health), but this time, there has been an improvement," he said.That's a good sign, although it could always be the getting better part of a terminal illness - which if it were I would assume that we would hear about that from the Vatican by now. My thought is that John Paul II has something left to do. . . he's sticking around for a reason other than to have the world watch him atrophy. Bishops Consider Sanctions for Politicians And about time too! A task force of bishops will take up the idea of a church punishment as it develops guidelines on how prelates should respond to Catholic lawmakers who do not uphold church values in their work.Now some might argue that this only constricts freedom of thought within the Church, to which I would respond that such a decision to retain faithful Catholics in no way restricts freedom of thought. Rather, such a decision from the USCCB would only strengthen the Catholic position on pro-life and social conditions. Bishop Galante is right. Politicians are asked to make moral judgments all the time - that's why they are elected as lawmakers. It's about time the U.S. Catholic Bishops were asked to draw a line in the sand. Pope Claims Contradiction Implied in Disdain for Politics From Zenit a few days ago, this is a great summation of why Catholics (especially in the United States) need to be more involved in the public square: VATICAN CITY, NOV. 7, 2003 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II highlighted the contradiction of those who disdain political involvement yet take no "responsibility for society's well being." Monday, November 10, 2003Reform? Definitely Refrain. The editorial page of the Free Lance-Star this morning decided to tackle the prickly issue of Virginia tax reform. Del. William Howell, R-Stafford and speaker of the House of Delegates, fired a Halloween broadside against Gov. Warner's pledge to reform the Virginia tax code. In a speech before state Chamber of Commerce directors, Mr. Howell urged the governor to abandon any reform plan that would beget a major tax increase.Indeed. Everyone agrees that the Virginia Tax Code needs to be overhauled - especially at the local level where property taxes are squelching any opportunity for fixed income residents and retirees to hold on to their homes in the face of rising property values. But part of the problem is the approach, and it is unfortunate that the claims of increased services are going unchallenged. Mr. Howell argues that after yielding enormous annual revenues just a few years ago, Virginia's tax system should not be labeled dysfunctional today. But the economic growth of the late 1990s, based substantially on the ability of gelded e-stocks to impersonate stallions, won't soon be repeated. Also, after severe cuts to cover Virginia's budget shortfall of more than $2 billion, government belt-tightening won't produce much more cash.BUZZ! Wrong answer. The fact of the matter is that state spending in the Commonwealth has far outpaced the demand for services. Over the past five years, state spending has increased by 50% in a state drunk with tax revenue from the tech boom. Efforts to pass bond referendums have failed dramatically in some of the most liberal portions of the Commonwealth - Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads. While Democrats squeal for increased funding for public schools, many Virginians are demanding school choice and home schooling as a solution to the rising cost (and lack of quality) of public schooling. The slam on the no-tax pledge didn't go unnoticed, and rightfully it should draw the ire of any tax-and-spend moderate, precisely for the reason that it protects taxpayers from any raid on their pocketbooks in a time of crisis. When the family budget get constricted, families tighten their belts. Virginia General Assembly on the other hand expects hard working families to pony up the extra cash to pay for overexpensive programs that simply don't work - public education and the excoriating cost of transportation being two of them. There are solutions to Virginia's budget crisis that do not involve impact or injury to the taxpayer. One of them is a complete restructuring of the local and state tax code to reflect income rather than property. Another is the promotion of school choice on the local level. Yet another is the contracting of the building of state roads to private companies rather than the more expensive route of VDOT. Since these are the two most pressing issues in the Commonwealth today, we need swift reform in those two areas as well as tax reform immediately and together rather than done piecemeal. So long as Chichester and Warner are content to settle for mediocrity that squeezes working families a bit more, there will never be equitable and fair tax reform in the Commonwealth. That reality should not be passed over for the sake of expediency. HAIL TO THE REDSKINS! WHO DOUBTS ME NOW!!! The East Coast Offense works, dammit! All we need to do is get rid of the naysayers and get back to work! 11-5 baby! Believe it! Sunday, November 09, 2003GO BACK TO THE FUN AND GUN!!! Okay, I'm sick and tired of folks in Washington sounding the death knell of Steve Spurrier. Sure the Redskins aren't doing well. But ask yourself a few questions before we start shopping around for yet another top-of-the-line coach. Who has control of personnel and player recruitment? Not the coach. Who has the power to hire and fire? Not the coach. Who built this Redskins football team, a team that is completely incompatible with the Fun 'n Gun? Not the coach. Who has built the culture of failure in Washington ever since he bought the team? Not the coach. Coach Spurrier is the best football coach to come out of college football in a long time. Unfortunately, he has been thrown to the worst owner in the NFL in a long time. I for one am tired of apologists for Danny Snyder running around FedEx Field so they can maintain their seats or position towards the Redskins organization. They're bought and paid for, and constitute a legion of paid yes-men. I want the opinion of those loyal to the men on the field. Unfortunately, those on the field - players and coaches - aren't in the position to change much of anything. Only the man in the box can do that. Get that Danny? Let your coach do his job and hand the reigns over. Now. National Slavery Museum Fails to Report on $1mil Loan Former Virginia Governor Doug Wilder's National Slavery Museum has failed to report on the $1 million loan given to him by the City of Fredericksburg: "The information available at this point is insufficient to say whether the city's money has been well spent or not," Fortune said. "Time will tell." Saturday, November 08, 2003Dems Criticize Bush on Military Housing Then maybe they should have fully funded a military that works rather than towards social programs that don't. Voyager 1 Leaves the Solar System When you are taking a good look at the lunar eclipse tonight (from about 6:30 to 8:30), think about this: The most distant man-made object - the Voyager 1 spacecraft - is finally leaving the Solar System. Astronomers think the probe has reached a boundary where the Sun's influence starts to wane.That's something my age travelling 90 AU to the edge of the solar system. How cool is that? The Wonderful World of the Wireless Web! Yes. I am the proud owner of a wireless hub with a wireless connection that allows me to wander my home - without wires! Of course, this means that there will be a massive update in content to the ol' website. Stay tuned for new papers, op-eds, and position pieces. Friday, November 07, 2003Is Allah God? Good question. Stolen from my post on the FredTalk website. Allah is a monotheistic religion, but there is no direct corrolation between the Judeo-Christian God and the Muslim Allah. If I am not mistaken, the name Allah stems from the old Meccan pagan moon-god. The name Allah does have Hebrew roots from the word elohim, which has an early polytheistic root (which Muslims have capitalized on in their 99 names for Allah). This is a good article explaining the word: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05393a.htm Here is another good resource on who Allah is and where the historical roots of the name come from. Keep in mind that it is a Muslim resource, but good information that you can draw your own conclusions from nonetheless: http://answering-islam.org.uk/Index/A/allah.html http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01316a.htm I would argue that Allah and God are two rather distinct monotheistic traditions that - although they share a very distant root - are two divergent concepts. Allah therefore cannot be the Christian God. Conservatives Celebrate Winning One for the Gipper YEE HAW! Of course the libs are going to whine and complain about their slander of President Reagan not being aired on CBS. What's more, it is a victory for people-driven media: Drudge said that when he found out about the project, "I challenged [CBS CEO Leslie] Moonves: 'Why don't you put Nancy Reagan on the air? Why don't you let her say this is trash, and this is hurtful, and her husband can't defend himself?' And they wouldn't do it. So to have them in retreat, again, is a great win for a new media of all stripes."Of course, folks like Tom Daschle and People for the (Liberal) American Way paint the whole affair in a different light, screaming about the vast right-wing conspiracy. Of course, there was this great statement from the founder of BoycottCBS.com that wraps it up nicely: Michael Paranzino, the Maryland lawyer who had launched the Web site BoycottCBS.com that led the march to get the miniseries squashed, called it "a great victory for all fair-minded Americans" and "a wakeup call to the out-of-touch liberals in Hollywood." Wednesday, November 05, 2003How to use Japanese style toilet. Amusing. And so the fat lady sings. . . Not a good night for Republicans in the Fredericksburg area. Republican challenger Robert Stuber lost handily to incumbent Democrat Edd Houck last night by a 20 point margin. Spotsylvania Republicans picked up a seat last night with Chris Yakabouski's win over Benny Pitts, and Mary Lee Carter lost to VSS-supported Vince Ontario. As expected, Hap Connors defeated Claude Dunn by a sizeable margin, and Emmitt Marshall won with a majority against Republican Gary Bullis and C-5(00) Mark Kuchler. Republican Supervisors Gary Jackson and Bob Hagan won their respective races, giving the GOP in Spotsy a sizeable bloc. Republican Ray Lora won, Gary Skinner won. . . not a bad night. Unfortunately Phil Fines lost a Commonwealth's Attorney race that he fought so very hard for, as did home-schooler Kimberly Fletcher in her bid for school board. Elsewhere, Stafford County Republicans were unable to unseat incumbent Democrat Pete Fields in a race that could have been won. Bob Gibbons maintained his seat, and Graziano lost by a mere 30 votes. In Caroline County (my old home) the GOP resistance was turned back, although not by overwhelming numbers. So what gives? Here's the quick and dirty on why I believe the GOP did not do as well as expected. 1: Keep in mind that we picked up seats - and lost none. If attrition means anything, Chris Yakabouski's victory in the Battlefield District means that the status quo has been strongly altered. The Dems may have been able to hold on to their seats, but they did not win a single challenged race. In pure mathematics, the GOP won on Tuesday. 2: Where's the issues? If you were a Republican, you won with the endorsement of Voters to Stop Sprawl. This marriage of Republican anti-tax values and slow-growth initiatives is great for folks like me who promote the slow-growth message, but the GOP has yet to catch on to the idea that growth - and its effects on taxes - are going to pave the way. 3: Organization. Let's be honest. The area GOP committees came at these campaigns with the traditional GOTV effort, while the VSS had a true grassroots organization at hand. Sure we have more volunteers, but were 75 of them hand-writing envelopes for GOP candidates? The Spotsy VSS certainly were. We need a reinvigoration of strategy and ideas. It's very much possible, but it means that we have to stay on task and get folks riled up. 4: Attack! Which brings me to my final point. The GOP in all three localities needs to go on the offensive. We know from our polling data that when people think of growth, they think of traffic and taxes. Both Stafford and Spotsy need to consistently hit their Board of Supervisors with an agenda and a scorecard. E-mails need to go out when they are not up to snuff - and when our GOP supervisors fight for our values. Same on the state level, especially now with tax-reform getting ready to be revealed in a few days. Hold 'em accountable - emulate RPV. In three months the area GOP committees will hold their elections. Let's see what catches fire where. . . Ah well. . . onto the Fredericksburg City Council elections! Sunday, November 02, 2003Oh the places you will go. . . Busy week folks. Sorry for the light to non-existent blogging, but I have been working my tail end off for GOP candidates in the area. I'll be sure to give you all an intel report later on tomorrow (plus who I think is going to carry the day in each of the races and why). This from your favorite GOP insider. . . In the meantime, amuse yourselves with these tidbits of information and fun! Jason Kenney - Cold Brains.wav Pope Coundown, just in case you were wondering. . . Wanna try your hand at sailing? The Definitive Tarantino Soundboard And if all of that can't entertain you, then take a stab at National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo for short) and write the epic American novel! There! That should keep folks interested until I come up for air again. Back in the pool. . .
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