Dogs as Child Substitutes, Episode 1,227,911
An award-winning pastry chef has opened a bakery that caters only for dogs in
Paris [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1671047.html].
Eric Scheske
666 Weddings
Neutrality is a fiction. When something ceases to be revered, it gets degraded.
In this case, if it ceases to be a sacrament or otherwise blessed by the church,
it tends to sacrilege:
> Registry offices in Holland have been flooded with requests for couples who want
to get married
College Ads
Slate takes a clever look at college advertisements during the bowl season
[http://www.slate.com/id/2133433]. It's a nice sliver of the ridiculousness that
has become higher education. From the conclusion:
> The season's most memorable institutional spot won't be playing during
Chug That Pint of Water!
The nation's first Islamic sorority
[http://www.washtimes.com/national/20060104-122658-7552r.htm]. You'd think
that's an oxymoron, given the drunken and slutty ways of sororities these days.
I chuckle at the thought of Islamic Greek life, but it's too bad
8:00?
The media says the Rose Bowl will start at 8:00 tonight. What time will it
really start? Lying about little things, after all, is the media's mode of
operation (see this piece of commentary I wrote for Catholic Exchange
[http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_
Sad
From a story late last night:
> Twelve miners caught in an explosion in a coal mine were found alive Tuesday
night, more than 41 hours after the blast, family members said.
> Bells at a church where relatives had been gathering rang out as family members
ran out screaming
Dead Pyschology
Pyschology has been captured by social activism, much to its deterioration, at
least according to this piece of commentary.
[http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20060102-101312-8014r.htm] It's highly
believable.
Sin Bin Superbowl
Detroit is getting ready to host the Superbowl. The main extra-curricular
attraction? The small city of Windsor, which is situated just across the Detroit
River in Canada. It has gambling, Cuban cigars, fully-nude exotic dancing, and
legal escort (i.e., prostitution) services. Windsor is feigning defensiveness at
the
Top Ten Junk Science
Junk Science has released its Top 10 junk science stories of 2005
[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,180148,00.html].
Too Dangerous to Play Outside
I guess I'll throw this out there for your general edification:
> Children who live in neighborhoods that their parents believe are unsafe are
more likely to be overweight than those in neighborhoods perceived as safe,
according to a study in the January issue of Archives of Pediatrics