We went to the Fremont Solstice Day yesterday with Bill Morse (the cartoon artist who draws Rhapsodies here) and our dog Moshe. For those who do not know about the Solstice Parade here, it is famous for naked bikers .. well naked but painted bikers. Mitt Romney was there this year .. more on that [...]
Archive for June 17th, 2012
June 17th, 2012 - 9:24 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS, On Fathers Day, Forced Abortion in China
While I fully favor the right of women to control their own bodies, the problem with doctrinaire feminists (of either gender) is that they lack respect for the other side. If I believed that there was soul and that sperm + egg = person, I would side with those who oppose abortion. While I do [&h[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Software Reader Says Bible a Mashup
from Haartez Software developed by an Israeli team is giving intriguing new hints about what some researchers believe to be the multiple hands that wrote the Bible. The new software analyzes style and word choices to distinguish parts of a single text written by different authors, and when applied t[...]
June 17th, 2012 - 7:28 am § in America
Protecting Themselves: the Repubs
Has anyone ever met a poor Republican? OK, I am not sure there are poor Democrats either, at least not at the level of elected politicians. Seems like politicing is a lot better bidness than preaching … though at the top of their professions both forms of selflessness appear to me to be very[...]
Mitt and Ann Romney March in Fremont’s Solstice Parade!
As promised …. Mitt and Ann Romney … or at least the mini-me versions, appeared in this year’s Fremont Solstice Parade! Aside from the rather rude comment by one of our co-celebrants, the mini me Romneys were very well received and will soon appear with other celebrants in my essay[...]