Expelled!

Have you seen what that Ben Stein's been up to lately? What is THAT about? I will leave the recitation of the arguments against creationism to more able minds, such as that of my dear friend Glenden Brown.

I will only add that it does seem right-wing academics very much enjoy feeling that they are a persecuted minority and especially like the parts where they get to liken themselves to Martin Luther King.

MLK! I've just finished watching "Boycott", so you'll have to forgive me for being a little touchy on the subject. (Darn fine movie, that, but a little trippy.)

I propose a corollary to Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies that states that as a right-wing screed grows longer, the probability of a comparison with Martin Luther King approaches one.

Every Child Our Child

For MLK Day we had speakers in from UU at the UNO, who talked about this awesome program in Ghana. Having already stolen from Girl's girl scout cookie money to buy fair trade coffee from the bookstore, I thought better of attending the briefing, knowing they'd hit me up for a donation. But I did resolve one day to be the kind of person who can and does donate to such things.