Archive for December, 2005

Ex-WCG Site Major Upgrade

Thursday, December 29th, 2005

For my few readers who are familiar with my religious upbringing, it may interest you to know that I have done a major upgrade of my Non-Believer Former Members of the Worldwide Church of God page. It now uses WordPress, the same software I use for this blog.

Graphic Design Critique: Nation Flags

Wednesday, December 28th, 2005

This person has taken it upon himself to critique each of the flags of the world by the quality of their graphic design, and assign each a grade.
Gambia gets the only A+. Gets props for, “Great design and colour choice. Also represents the geography of the country (without being a map).”

The ultimate failing grade goes […]

DarWIN! DarWIN! DarWIN!

Tuesday, December 20th, 2005

DOVER “PANDA TRIAL” OVER. PANDAS PARTY, CREATIONISTS LICK WOUNDS
Judge Bars ‘Intelligent Design’ From Pa. Classes - New York Times
“A thousand opinions by a court that a particular scientific theory is invalid will not make that scientific theory invalid,” said Mr. Thompson, the president and chief counsel of the Thomas More Law Center, a public interest […]

Book of Ironwolf: You will benefit more from applying the wisdom you already know than you will from learning more wisdom.

Monday, December 19th, 2005

In 2002 I put the finishing touches on one revision of The Book of Ironwolf— my personal compendium of wisdom. In the preface I wrote:
…as almost any wise statement (however short) can become the subject of a full-length book, I also opt for brevity, avoiding long-winded expositions of why I think each point has value.
While […]

Family Galleries

Wednesday, December 14th, 2005

I’ve added family photo galleries to my site. I hope to update them at least once a year.
Birth pages are still up for Bevan and Auryn.

I Support the Red Crystal

Thursday, December 8th, 2005

No, I’m not kidding.
“The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement today welcomed the decision of the Diplomatic Conference held in Geneva to adopt a Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions, creating an additional emblem alongside the red cross and red crescent.”

“The additional emblem, known as the red crystal, will provide a comprehensive and […]