Yet another take on that bad survey; today it’s CNN. And no, it’s not worth clicking through to read. I’m just using it as an excuse to repost this oldie, “Super Bowl Sunday (With God On Our Side)”: Oh, the workouts are nothin’ And the wind sprints are less We don’t even practice We think …
Category Archive: current events
Jan 29 2013
Just In Time For The Super Bowl
Just in time for the Super Bowl, the Public Religion Research Institute has released an opinion survey on… well, it’s not really about the role of religion in sports, or about the religiosity of sports fans, or about how important religion and sports are to people, or much of anything organized (although in part it …
Jan 27 2013
A Different Approach To Prepping
In a time and place of plenty In a calm and placid mood There are things we take for granted Like a sure supply of food But when everything collapses— When the shit has hit the fan— Since it’s hard to love starvation, Time to love your fellow man…
Jan 19 2013
On Arming Teachers
Though we must protect the children, What I’m seeing is bewilderin’— There’s a call to arm the teachers in the name of common sense Cos it wouldn’t quite be prudent To give guns to every student But we’ve got to pack some pistols to provide for our defense! Now, in truth, my grade school teachers …
Jan 18 2013
Disaster Preparation 101
There’s a chance we’ll be demolished by an asteroid from space There’s a chance a wayward comet comes our way There’s a certain probability the dangers that we face Mean tomorrow is our last surviving day There’s the promise of a super-quake that shakes us to the core Or the ultimate volcano of them all …
Jan 11 2013
Jackson, OH Is The New Cranston
There’s a picture of Jesus in Jackson Where it’s hung for some sixty-five years By a door, on the wall In a middle-school hall Now it’s come down to lawsuits and tears
Dec 28 2012
Hunting The Gene For Evil
We’ve got the killer’s DNA And you know what that means— We’re going to look for evil In some broken set of genes We’re on a search for evil’s cause And here’s an added plus: We’re looking for an answer That will distance him from us. So, yeah, I’m behind the others on this (the …
Dec 15 2012
Blame And Self-Protective Bias
It’s a special kind of crazy when a bunch of kids get shot When it’s labeled mental illness… and it’s not. It’s a part of human nature we find frightening, and thus We will do our best to label it… “not us.” There are parts of our society which all could shoulder blame But we’d …
Dec 10 2012
Equality Stops At The Border
I’ve been following, as best as an ignorant mollusk can, the analysis of the recent decisions by the Supreme Court to take on a couple of cases on same-sex marriage. Ed has done a great job dissecting the choice, and today the New York Times has a really useful sidebar on it. What I can’t …
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Dec 30 2012
If Only…
current events, social commentary, The Human Condition
by Cuttlefish
If she puts up a fight… If only she wouldn’t have struggled If only she wouldn’t have fought If only she hadn’t defended herself If she’d just given up, as she ought If she does not… If only she’d put up a struggle If only she’d put up a fight She should have defended her …
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