Merry Christmas!

I received this from one of my Navy buddies today:

To all our Democrat friends:

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2008, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.

To all our Republican friends:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Mac vs. PC

I am all for people using what they want and like but can't stand these ads which make absurd claims. Here are some statistics related to security flaws that you may find interesting. Again, use what you want but don't make lame excuses just because you like one GUI over another.

Windows XP, Vista, and Mac OS X vulnerability stats for 2007
	XP	Vista	XP + Vista	Mac OS X
Total extremely critical	3	1	4	0
Total highly critical	19	12	23	234
Total moderately critical	2	1	3	2
Total less critical	3	1	4	7
Total flaws	34	20	44	243
Average flaws per month	2.83	1.67	3.67	20.25

The table was take from this link where you can also get links to the actual CVE numbers of the flaws. Enjoy!

Camelbak Customer Service

I bought a Camelbak Mule years ago and the reservoir needed replaced. This seems simple enough until I get on eBay and discover that my model is old or vintage/antique. Whatever you want to call it, I cannot find an OEM replacement. Hey, no problem I will just e-mail the company. Please read the following lovely transaction, I have used a bold font anywhere I changed things or felt like interjecting thoughts. I also had to e-mail their webmaster since they have no customer support e-mail listed, only a phone number.

Dear Sir or Madam,

I have an original Camelbak Mule and the reservoir needs replaced. I
would like to replace it with a newer 100oz reservoir but don't know if
it will fit. If it will not fit do you know where I can purchase the
correct sized reservoir for this device? I have looked on eBay and been unable to find the correct product. Thank you for your time.

No Salutation:

Thank you for contacting CamelBak. Could you send me a picture of the pack?
Sincerely,
Some Person
CamelBak Products, LLC
1310 Redwood Way, Suite C
Petaluma, CA 94954

Right now I am thinking this is looking good and I will find a replacement for my pack.

Some Person,

Here are some pictures. Sorry for the size, I wanted get as much
detail as possible.

Again, no salutation

Unfortunately, our newer CamelBak reservoir will not fit your MULE. I
apologize for the inconvenience. Would you be interested in one of our newer models? (ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!)

Sincerely,
Some Person
CamelBak Products, LLC
1310 Redwood Way, Suite C
Petaluma, CA 94954

Some Person,
Do you know where I can purchase the correct resevoir?

You may want to try Ebay??

You may want to learn to help people who buy your crap.

Fortunately, Camelbak is not the only manufacturer making these items any longer so I can get a new product that is better from one of their competitors for less money.

Some people need to shut up

It's just an ad, and so what if it was "religous."

Movie Review (Superman Returns)

I am a huge fan of Superman and spent years wondering if Hollywood would be able to "replace" Christopher Reeves as Superman. This was a difficult task since I grew up watching Reeves portray this mythical American icon.

Brandon Routh did a great job stepping into a role that was completely defined by another man over the course of a decade. If they plan to do any sequels, I hope they do, I would just like to see a less "model-like" haircut on the man of steel. Routh is almost too pretty to be tough anyway but he did well. Kate Bosworth steps into Margot Kidder's Lois Lane and wasn't near as impressive. She is certainly prettier but lacks the toughness that I think Lois is supposed to have. There also appeared to be zero chemistry between Lois and Superman but maybe that was just me. Kevin Spacey had the second toughest job becoming Lex Luthor. Not only is he a prime character, Gene Hackman is a great actor making it doubly difficult. I thought Spacey was incredible, as always, and really hit a home run as Luthor. Lastly, I have always really liked the musical score in Superman movies as it has always been used to infuse emotion into some scenes. The re-writing of the score for this movie was great! I liked the intro using the strings instead of just horns then building into the original sound so many of us grew up with.

Overall the movie was great.

***SPOILER***
The whole "illegitimate" kid thing is interesting, kind of puts a damper on the whole moral champion image. They didn't make a big deal of the situation and it may work out fine but this could be an interesting wrinkle in the whole Superman legacy.

It's about time somebody wasn't a chicken

More from Dr. J.

Nice isn't it?

Hey readers,

I get campus gigs by contacting club leaders and teachers. But for every gig I get, there are many reactions like this evo-prof wrote me today. Take a look at my sincere inquiry. Then look at the evo's reaction. This is not an exception! This is what they are usually like!

Merry Christmas. Dr J

"If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you."

the Creator Himself said this in John 15, verse 18 Amen. So be it.

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Dear Bio prof,

My name is Charles Jackson and I am a creation science educator.

But don't discount me so quickly. Just give me a minute.

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to meet a real creationist? -- nothing like the lampoon-stereotype circulated among like-opined preservers of the status quo. What motivates creationists? Can they think? What do they really want? Have they any substance at all? More importantly -- do you really want to know? Or are the rumors just -- good enough?

I am willing to come and give, say a 20-minute presentation to your class or departmental honors society or whatever group you choose, then do Q/A-discussion lasting the remainder of whatever time we have. If my place in the controversy defines me as a sort of "loyal opposition" ... remember what is said about "keeping them closer." If to you, my credentials define me as a colleague then -- why not?

Take advantage of this opportunity and email me: DrJackson@PointsofOrigins.com

We can make plans for a date/time to fit both our schedules.

Sincerely yours, in the interest of academic growth and freedom, Dr. Charles Jackson

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Dear Misguided Fool,

I do not have time for fools such as you. Do not email me again. I am not interested in your ignorance and do not waste my time. People like you are disgrace for humanity.

(a grown-up biology professor from Kent State University!)

Movie Review ( Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift)

Uh, dumb. Dumb is not accurate, super stupid is much more descriptive. The cars were neat, but they should not have tried to tell a story that wasn't there.

Evolution vs. Creation

Latest Dr. Jackson update, I love how the "scientists" and their followers always resort to name calling and childlike behavior when confronted by this guy.

This past weekend I attended a lectureship on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO). The speaker was Dr. Charles Jackson – the topic, creation. Dr. Jackson has a mission to take the truth of Genesis to the gates of Hell and knock…and wait…and knock again, and again until someone answers. Where does he find these gates? He finds them on every secular college campus in America (and, sadly, on some Bible college campuses). You see, our colleges and universities are the devil's playground…evolution is the game. So, Dr. Jackson takes his ball (creation science), bounces onto college campuses, and offers a challenge to professors of biology, physics, or any other discipline, by asking "Who wants to play?"

The evolutionist profs (or evo's as Dr. Jackson calls them) are sharp and condemning. One of the biology profs at SEMO sent him a disrespectful email stating that he should keep his narrow-minded views to himself. He basically, called Dr. Jackson and Creation science, unscientific. Unsurprisingly, that professor refused to debate or even attend one of the lectures. Posters for the event were torn down by suspecting evo's. Cowards!

I would think that if one were a true scientist who is honestly in search of the truth, then regardless of what you believe about evolution, the teaching of alternate theories that critique what you believe to be true can surely not be called unscientific – they, instead, should be welcomed! What is unscientific is not allowing a scientific model to be critiqued. Whatever happened to the testing and retesting of hypotheses?

All this goes to show that there is much more at stake with the teaching of evolution than the science per se. What is really at stake are people's worldviews, even more than that…the salvation of their souls. Let me explain. If you say, as evolutionist do, that God did not create Adam and Eve, then you can eliminate original sin; without original sin there's no punishment; no punishment – no eternal death; and no need for a Savior. Evolution is more than just poor science, it is a Godless worldview.

If any follower of Christ claims to be an evolutionist, then they have been utterly deceived by the father of all lies.

I am proud of my girls

My six year old, on the left, wanted to take gifts to a nursing home this year. She came up with the idea all on her own and purchased most of the materials with her own money. Big sister threw in a lot of labor making individual cards for the residents. Yesterday we visited about twenty residents at a local nursing home who do not get man visitors. I was so proud as I watched my little girls hand out the gifts they had purchased and made. Even more special were the interactions they had with the ladies and gentlemen they brought the gifts too. Taking time to make conversation with each person and giving hugs to everyone they saw. The six year old does not like to be touched very much so that was really a big step for her. It was all I could do to keep from crying as a crowd of workers started to follow them and watch.

Those are my girls!

Oprah for President

Does this sound ridiculous? It's a complete reality with the endorsement of Obama. Is it a coincidence that they are both black and from the same area? I really want to think so, but it's hard to ignore the elephant when it is in the room. Oprah doesn't know anything about anything; yet continues to run her mouth about everything. This is a weather lady who achieved success because of TV marketing in an urban area people. Why people listen to her is beyond me, here are some examples of what she thinks and does.

Oprah is a marketing genius and is constantly pushing products (and materialism in general) and then has shows where she chastises people for being in debt.

She loves speaking about God in generic terms ... until 9/11 when she started calling the name of Jesus (it was shortlived).

She is also self-absorbed, for saying that marriage is outdated. Ironically that kindof conflicts with her "God" beliefs or should.

The bottom line is that Oprah is a self-contradicting nut and people should stay away from her.

Navy Seals

Enjoy!

The Navy Seal Creed:
In times of war or uncertainty there is a special breed of warrior ready to answer our Nation's call. A common man with uncommon desire to succeed. Forged by adversity, he stands alongside America's finest special operations forces to serve our country, the American People, and protect their way of life. I am that man.

My Trident is a symbol of honor and heritage. Bestowed upon me by the heroes that have gone before, it embodies the trust of those I have sworn to protect. By wearing the Trident I accept the responsibility of my chosen profession and way of life. It is a privilege that I must earn every day.

My loyalty to Country and Team is beyond reproach. I humbly serve as a guardian to my fellow Americans always ready to defend those who are unable to defend themselves. I do not advertise the nature of my work, nor seek recognition for my actions. I voluntarily accept the inherent hazards of my profession, placing the welfare and security of others before my own.

I serve with honor on and off the battlefield. The ability to control my emotions and my actions, regardless of circumstance, sets me apart from other men. Uncompromising integrity is my standard. My character and honor are steadfast. My word is my bond.

We expect to lead and be led. In the absence of orders I will take charge, lead my teammates and accomplish the missions. I lead by example in all situations.

I will never quit. I persevere and thrive on adversity. My Nation expects me to be physically harder and mentally stronger than my enemies. If knocked down, I will get back up, every time. I will draw on every remaining ounce of strength to protect my teammates and to accomplish our mission. I am never out of the fight.

We demand discipline. We expect innovation. The lives of my teammates and the success of our mission depend on me - my technical skill, tactical proficiency, and attention to detail. My training is never complete.

We train for war and fight to win. I stand ready to bring the full spectrum of combat power to bear in order to achieve my mission and the goals established by my country. The execution of my duties will be swift and violent when required yet guided by the very principles that I serve to defend.

Brave men have fought and died building the proud tradition and feared reputation that I am bound to uphold. In the worst of conditions, the legacy of my teammates steadies my resolve and silently guides my every deed. I will not fail.

We should learn to be more tolerant...

so these idiots can kill us. Read this article:

Thousands in Sudan Call for British Teddy Bear Teacher's Execution

Yeah, they are peace loving. Can someone please order some more MOAB bombs, we might need them.

Movie Review (Hitman)

Hitman is one of the best, very violent though, video games ever made. Naturally I was skeptical when someone tried to make a movie out of the game but decided to give it a shot. The movie is as good as you can get from a video game adaptation and you really shouldn't have high expectations from this type of film. The movie is fine and was worth $5.50 and I only have two complaints. Number one, they really should have had Vin Diesel or Jason Statham play 47. Olyphant is a great actor but his voice and pretty face did not lend themselves well to the character. Number two, if you are going to have a "love interest" in a film like this don't use an ugly girl. She was not attractive and I turned away every time she disrobed, which was plenty.

Movie Review (3:10 to Yuma)

WOW! 3:10 to Yuma is the story of rancher Dan Evans (Christian Bale) struggling in almost all areas of his life. His oldest son doesn't respect him, his wife is tired of his ineptitude, and the local "rich guy" is driving him off his land via harsh means. To make matters worse he is in the middle of a three year drought and his cattle are dying. Enter the famous outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe), feared by all who have seen him except a grizzly old bounty hunter (Peter Fonda). He has robbed and killed more than he can count and his gun, "the hand of God", is well respected. Their paths come together and Evans sees the chance to turn his whole life around by doing a single good deed and escorting Ben Wade to the prison train with a few other men.

This movie was incredible. Bale and Crowe were amazing and each played their parts perfectly and there are several quotes that are dynamite. I would rank this up there as one of the great westerns even though it is a remake. I did absolutely hate the ending, I don't think it ended this way in the original but it certainly could have been a little better, and stuck to the original story line.

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Will Smith "Comes Out"

I am, was, a huge Will Smith fan until about five minutes ago. I have long considered him one of the best actors out there, and he keeps his movies somewhat clean when compared to the rest of the trash out there. Today, I read this:

Will Smith Equates Bible and Scientology

Will Smith conquered space aliens in "Independence Day," and now he apparently believes they are real.

Smith admits in the issue of Men’s Vogue on sale Tuesday that he has studied Scientology with Tom Cruise and doesn’t disagree with its basic tenets.

In doing so, he finally "comes out," joining Cruise, John Travolta, Kirstie Alley and a handful of other Hollywood types in their devotion to this controversial religion.

For a long time, Smith has denied joining the Church of Scientology with his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, explaining that it would go against the beliefs of his late grandmother. But for some time, insiders in Hollywood have insisted the Smiths were, indeed, brought in by Cruise.

Smith concedes that his kids are being home-schooled, just as are those of Cruise, Travolta and other Scientologists.

In the article, Smith refers to "Thetans," who are space aliens in the vernacular of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.

"... in all of the experiences I’ve had with Tom and Scientology, like 98 percent of the principles are identical to the principles of the Bible," Smith tells Men’s Vogue writer Hudson Morgan.

"The Bible says, 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.' And you know, there’s a Scientology principle: 'Do not create experiences for others that they cannot comfortably perceive.'"

He continues: "The Bible talks about your spirit being immortal, that you were created for existence beyond your physical body. Well, that’s no different from Scientology. I don’t think that because the word someone uses for 'spirit' is 'thetan' that the definition becomes any different."

I have a feeling that clergy and practitioners of both the New and Old Testament might take umbrage with that idea. Scientology is considered a dangerous cult in some countries, including Germany.

Scientology is dangerous, misleading, and certainly a cult. The members of this cult are flashy and persuasive and can make a "religion" that is very comfortable for people to wear. The good news is that, with the spread of information, they are losing members like mad. Anyone who thinks the whole world is mind-controlled by space aliens dreamed up by a sci-fi writer is perfectly happy here.

Movie Review (Perfect Stranger)

I remember being in a theatre and seeing the trailer for this movie some time ago. In the trailer it appears that a journalist is attempting to get close to a, supposedly, corrupt man to expose him. This storyline looked fantastic, intense, and dramatic. Halle Berry, Bruse Willis, and Giovanni Ribsi really did a great job as they played their roles out during the course of the film. Unfortunately Miles (Ribisi) is supposed to be a hacker and everytime they show his computer screen during his "hacking" they show ftp logs or he runs fdisk. Neither of these actions will uncover what he should be doing but at least it wasn't cartoony crap. The film is tense at moments as they try to reveal Harrison Hill's (Willis) corruptness, but has these goofy flashbacks to Rowena's (Berry) childhood. As the movie unfolds it plays out kind of like I thought it would and then a train wreck happens in the last five or ten minutes of the film. The writers evidently thought the movie wasn't entertaining so they throw in this weird twist at the end that is completely unnecessary and actually made the film completely suck. I think they were going for the "Sixth Sense" type of shocker but instead of dropping one subtle hint, the wedding ring rolling across the floor in Sixth Sense, they take about five minutes and explain the intricacies of the twist. Note to screenplay writers, if you have to explain it that much it's crap. The language in the film was also ridiculous, I lost count of how many time the f-word was used. I understand throwing that out for effect at times in a movie but when it gets used 3 times per minute it loses its punch.

The bottom line:
This movie completely sucks! It would have been great if they had done what was in the trailer and not tried to add something that wasn't there. Let's face it, unseen plot twists used as a punchline at the end of a movie are rarely perfected. Examples of this art can be seen in the aforementioned Sixth Sense (Bruce Willis stars) and also the movie Primal Fear (Edward Norton stars). That's how you pull off the mental bomb at the end of a movie instead of just making your movie a bomb by crapping it up.

The New England Patriots

I am not a Patriots fan, but this is the best football team I have ever seen. You can tell they are the best because the ridiculous excuses are already starting to fly. Coach Shula says they should have an asterisk because they were "cheating." Say what you want, I wouldn't want to play this team on any Sunday.I also think the only real contenders out there right now are Green Bay and Dallas. People are finally starting to see that Peyton Manning's offensive line was the key to his success too.

"Non-Traditional Families"

What this article does not point out is that these statistics are for all children without both non-biological parents. This would, obviously, include gay couples.

The dirty little secret of cohabitation

DAVID CRARY; The Associated Press

Published: November 18th, 2007 01:00 AM

Six-year-old Oscar Jimenez Jr. was beaten to death in California, then buried under fertilizer and cement. Two-year-old Devon Shackleford was drowned in an Arizona swimming pool. Jayden Cangro, also 2, died after being thrown across a room in Utah.

In each case, as in many others every year, the alleged or convicted perpetrator had been the boyfriend of the child’s mother – men thrust into father-like roles which they tragically failed to embrace.

Every case is different, every family is different. Some single mothers bring men into their lives who lovingly help raise children when the biological father is gone for good.

Nonetheless, many scholars and front-line caseworkers interviewed by The Associated Press see the abusive-boyfriend syndrome as part of a broader trend that deeply worries them. They note that an ever-increasing share of America’s children grow up in homes without both biological parents, and say the risk of child abuse is markedly higher in the nontraditional family structures.

“This is the dark underbelly of cohabitation,” said Brad Wilcox, a sociology professor at the University of Virginia. “Cohabitation has become quite common, and most people think, ‘What’s the harm?’ The harm is we’re increasing a pattern of relationships that’s not good for children.”

The existing data on child abuse in America is patchwork, making it difficult to track national trends with precision. The most recent federal survey on child maltreatment tallies nearly 900,000 abuse incidents reported to state agencies in 2005, but it doesn’t delve into how rates of abuse correlate with parents’ marital status or the makeup of a child’s household.

Similarly, data on the roughly 1,500 child abuse fatalities that occur annually in the United States leave unanswered questions.

Many of those deaths result from parental neglect, rather than overt physical abuse. Of the 500 or so deaths caused by physical abuse, the federal statistics don’t specify how many were caused by a stepparent or an unmarried partner of the parent.

However, there are many other studies that, taken together, reinforce the concerns. Among the findings:

• Children living in households with unrelated adults are nearly 50 times as likely to die of inflicted injuries as children living with two biological parents, according to a study of Missouri abuse reports published in the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2005.

• Children living in stepfamilies or with single parents are at higher risk of physical or sexual assault than children living with two biological or adoptive parents, according to several studies co-authored by David Finkelhor, director of the University of New Hampshire’s Crimes Against Children Research Center.

• Girls whose parents divorce are at significantly higher risk of sexual assault, whether they live with their mother or their father, according to research by Robin Wilson, a family law professor at Washington and Lee University.

“All the emphasis on family autonomy and privacy shields the families from investigators, so we don’t respond until it’s too late,” Wilson said. “I hate the fact that something dangerous for children doesn’t get responded to because we’re afraid of judging someone’s lifestyle.”

Census data leave no doubt that family patterns have changed dramatically as cohabitation and single-parenthood became common. Thirty years ago, nearly 80 percent of America’s children lived with both parents. Now, only two-thirds of them do. Of all families with children, nearly 29 percent are now one-parent families, up from 17 percent in 1977.

The net result is a sharp increase in households with a potential for instability, and the likelihood that adults and children who have no biological tie to each other will live in them.

“I’ve seen many cases of physical and sexual abuse that come up with boyfriends, stepparents,” said Eliana Gil, clinical director for the national abuse prevention group Childhelp.

“It comes down to the fact they don’t have a relationship established with these kids. Their primary interest is really the adult partner, and they may find themselves more irritated when there’s a problem with the children.”

That was the case with Jayden Cangro.

In July 2006, his mother’s boyfriend, Phillip Guymon, hurled the 2-year-old 9 feet across a room in Murray, Utah, because he balked at going to bed. The child died from his injuries.

Jayden’s mother, Carly Moore, has undergone therapy since the killing. Yet she continues to second-guess herself about her two-year relationship with Guymon.

“There’s so much guilt,” she said in a telephone interview. “I never saw him hit my kids, ever. But he was gruff in his manner – there were signs that he wasn’t the most pleasant person for kids to be around.”

Guymon has been sentenced to five years in prison for second-degree felony child abuse homicide. Moore thinks the penalty is far too light.

“It’s a hard thing,” she said, recalling Jayden’s death. “You go off to work, you say, ‘See you later,’ and then everything’s completely shattered in a split second.”

Some women can’t see the trouble even when it’s right in front of them.

Jennifer Harvey of Springfield, Mo., acknowledged in court last summer that she continued to date a man for two months after becoming suspicious that he’d killed her 18-month-old son, Gavin.

“I was in denial,” said Harvey, who was placed on five years’ probation for not acting on her suspicions. The boyfriend, Joseph Haslett, was sentenced to life in prison for suffocating the toddler with a headlock.

Such cases trigger a visceral reaction, but there are no simple solutions. Some of the worst cases of child abuse involve biological parents, and examples abound of children thriving in nontraditional households.

“There’s no going back to the past,” said Washington and Lee’s Robin Wilson. “We don’t tell people who they can cohabit with. We don’t tell them they can’t have children out of wedlock.”

Still, there’s agreement that many adults in high-risk households need better parenting skills – whether it’s the harried young mothers often guilty of harmful neglect or the boyfriends and stepfathers often responsible for physical abuse.

“These boyfriends increasingly have been raised without fathers and been abused themselves,” said Patrick Fagan, a family policy specialist with the conservative Family Research Council. “Among the inner-city poor, the turnover of male partners is high. Where’s a boy getting the model of what a father is like?”

Visiting Churches

We have been attending a church lately but don't know if that's where we will make our permanent church home. Last Sunday we visited Cornerstone Church of Knoxville. I have some friends that go there, and really wanted to try it out. Mrs. Dude checked the website and everything looked great. We showed up Sunday and the place was gigantic but we were immediately greeted and walked through how to check the children in and things went smoothly. The music was fantastic and we were really enjoying ourselves thinking this might be a great place to learn more about. Before the senior pastor took the stage one of the other members got up and talked about the importance of reading, and during his speech about buying some of the books in the bookstore he mentioned that this church ascribes to the Westminster Confession of Faith. The Senior Pastor said the same thing during his sermon, so we decided to look into this when we got home. I was unfamiliar with the Westminster confession until I learned it was Calvinist. I am not a fan of Calvin but I still needed to know more about the whole Westminster thing. Turns out it relies heavily on predestination, which I do not believe that God chooses to send people to hell before he creates them. This removes all free will from the equation which is ludicrous. Additionally, this statement of faith believes that only certain infants who die go to heaven, and that the Pope is the Anti-Christ. I am no fan of Catholicism, but the Pope isn't the Anti-Christ.

When one of the members of Cornerstone called to ask about our experience we said that we loved everything but couldn't ascribe to that confession of faith. Long story short he defended his position for about 25 minutes before he admitted he did not know what the WCoF actually said. The conversation was always pleasant but there were a couple of times where we were told we needed to study the scripture more so that we would come around to believing God may have created me to go to hell no matter what I do. We pointed out our position based on:

Rom 10:9

that if you confess with your mouth Jesus {as} Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;

Jhn 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

These two, of many, verses show that your decision is important. I DO believe God knows whether or not you will reject Him, I DO NOT believe he chooses for you to reject HIM. We also said that if you plan to ascribe to this elitist narrow point of view, you should perhaps call yourselves Presbyterian since they are really the only folks that ascribe to these points of view. Sects of the Presbyterian Church broke away from the main branch in the early 1800s over these very points. At this point the member said "What about Job?" "God did terrible things to Job." This is incorrect God selected Job, but Satan orchestrates all evil, no evil comes from God. Sometimes he allows it to happen but he does not do it. It was a good conversation, I hope he felt as well about how it went.

Agressive Drivers Suck

On Monday evening I was taking my 6 year old daughter to ballet at 1615 heading South on Cedar Bluff road. I was in the left lane going 40 or 41 Miles per hour, speed limit is 40 here, and coming up on a car in the right hand lane going slightly slower than I was. 20 feet before I reached that vehicles rear bumper a green late 90's GMC jimmy with the license plate number 006-BDC, Knox County Tennessee, raced up on my right and cut in front of me. I had to get on the brakes to avoid clipping the vehicle's left rear and also laid on my horn. The young person responded by flipping me off to which my daughter asked "What is he doing daddy?" I said, " He is being very stupid." I immediately called the police and phoned in what this person had done. I hope he enjoyed the visit he received.

After Dropping off my daughter I needed to run down Kingston Pike and make a deposit at our bank. The speed limit on Kingston Pike is 45 between the two locations I had to visit and traffic was pretty heavy so people were going between 40 and 47 I would guess. I was, again, in the left hand lane going right at 45 while traffic in the right hand lane was closer to 40. There were easily three cars ahead of me going the same speed but well-spaced. About halfway to where I was headed a little red Honda something pulled right under my bumper and stayed there. He would alternate trying to destroy his hood on my trailer hitch with swerving to the middle turn lane as if he was going to pass me there. This guy had definitely seen too many movies with great stunt drivers and over corrected his swerving at least three times almost causing him to slide into the slower right-hand lane.

Why is everyone in such a hurry to get places. You don't get there more than two or three minutes faster even if you go your vehicles top speed. Being a good driver doesn't mean you go fast. I refer you to one of my favorite web pages: Click Here!

Discovercard Customer Appreciation

This is a great story about how big companies love to take care of their faithful customers. I have been a Discover cardholder since 1995. I used this card exclusively over the years for everything unless a merchant did not accept discover. Unfortunately, I never paid one dime of interest even though i would often have 3k per month or more charged to the card.

Two months ago, Mrs. Dude noticed an odd charge we couldn't put our finger on. We called to dispute the charge having done this many times in the past as some merchants aren't easily identifiable on a credit card statement. During the conversation the phone-monkey asks, "Do you want to cancel the account and have a new card issued?" Mrs. Dude responds "No thank you." At this point we are transferred to a different department and notified that our cards have been canceled. When we inquired why we get told "It's standard policy." We, calmly, point out that this has never been the case and if it is standard why were we asked if we wanted it canceled? This question receives no answer. It was almost midnight at this point so I decided to handle this from work on Monday. We had also been assured our new cards were being sent overnight to us. When I called to find out why these people ask a question tehy intend to answer for you, the smartass young phone-monkey says "Listen, you might be upset but we are just trying to protect you here." I asked "What did you do to protect me? The charge was disputed correctly and I was not reporting card or identity theft." He says, "We know a lot about this type of stuff here, it's complicated but in your best interest." I decided to let him know that I work with identity theft, PCI compliance, computer crime, and other nuances of his "complicated" world and that he could feel free to transfer me to customer service. I got a very apologetic guy on the phone who was friendly but helpless. He also informed me my new cards had never been sent out and corrected that issue. He asked what he could do to make it right, to which I gave my typical response " I want a plasma TV." He instead offered me 5% cashback on certain purchases. This is available to everyone and I already had that so he offered me nothing.

I am writing this because we have stopped using our discover completely and yesterday I got a letter that I was hoping was an apology. Instead it was a marketing letter saying how nice it was to talk to me and hey I could still get that 5%. I also just got this month's statement, instead of the normal thousands of dollars it was 1% of the norm, I hope they notice but doubt they will.

If anyone from Discover Card Service would like to respond please feel free to write captn.dude@gmail.com .

Hollywood Writer's Strike

Does anyone really care except for the employees affected by the fallout? I mean really, these people have churned out mainly filth for the past 6 years or so. I can't even let my kids watch daytime TV anymore because the commercials for prime time shows like "The Family Guy" or "How I Met Your Mother", or really anything these days, will come on and say something completely offensive in the middle of a children's show. Equally as bad, my girls were watching the "American Girl" series of movies one day and had to be subjected to Viagra ads. Try writing something decent and maybe the American people will care that you aren't getting what you feel you deserve. I need to get a Tivo or Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, which does the same thing for no monthly fee, so I can edit out commercials and program only shows that aren't vile.

What does a Jehovas Witness believe?

Do you know? This dude is brave, though he misspeaks about Lazarus, he meant "the rich man." Awesome job though.

What do Mormons believe?

Do you know? This guy's presentation gets some knocks from folks but his facts are accurate. Remember that many of these facts are actually kept from the body of the LDS church and they typically only know what they are told by the people higher up in the organization. The LDS church is not accepted as a Christian denomination by any Christian faith; also Joseph Smith was widely regarded as a con-man and treasure hunter when he decided, I mean had a vision, to start this church.

Great Song from one of my favorite artists

More from Dr. J.

Here are some more presentations from my favorite apologist. It is important to note that when he holds up a bible or references faith, he is speaking to believers. When he speaks to non-believers he sticks only to the science refuting whatever claims may be thrown at him. I am hoping he will soon put up one of his college presentations where he has open question and answer sessions with students and their professors who do not believe in creation, these sessions are amazing.

These videos can be seen in their entirety at the weblinks given below each. They will soon be available in better quality DVDs available for purchase at the Points of Origins website.

title : "Can a Cool Christian Chill with Evolution" compromising Genesis doesn't work
audience : private Christian middleschool science class
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/861673/
can_a_cool_christian_chill_with_evolution/

title : "Starlight and a Young Earth" why we can see stars a million light years away
audience : mixed ages at Indianapolis Creation Evidences Exposition
Part One : http://www.metacafe.com/watch/860489/starlight
_and_a_young_earth_part_1/
Part Two : http://www.metacafe.com/watch/861782/starlight
_and_a_young_earth_part_2/

title : "What's Wrong with the Truth?" evolutionary lies in high school biology books
audience : mixed ages at Indianapolis Creation Evidences Exposition
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/860424/
whats_wrong_with_the_truth/

title : "Alternative Views of Creation" smart-sounding ideas to make Genesis "fit" with Darwin
audience : mixed ages at Indianapolis Creation Evidences Exposition
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/865737/
alternative_views_of_creation/

Cool player

I posted last year in favor of these and wanted to follow up with some statistics:

The number of traffic accidents at more than a dozen high-volume Knoxville intersections dropped 17 percent last year after the installation of photo enforcement or "red light" cameras at those locations.

More importantly the number of total angle accidents - often referred to as "t-bone crashes" - were down 45 percent at those intersections in 2006 when compared to same period in 2005.

The camera-enforcement system installed pursuant to a contract with Red Flex Traffic Systems Inc. has also recorded over 62,000 separate instances of motorists running those red lights according to Knoxville Police Department Statistics.

The camera system became operational in April of 2006 and is currently operating at 13 different intersections.

"These cameras have cost the taxpayers nothing and have reduced crashes at the intersections where they have been installed," said KPD Chief Sterling Owen IV. "They've made our streets safer for the citizens who travel on them and have brought an awareness of driver behavior that we expect will have a long-term impact."

The complaints I have seen on blogs are hilarious. It's mostly guys not wanting to get caught with their mistress in their car. Other than that it's just President Bush's fault that these exist, which is hilarious since he's Republican and doesn't like big government.

Who is Al Gore?

How do you win the Nobel Prize the SAME DAY you are sued because your movie is completely inaccurate? I know FoxNews is a pretty biased source of information but the arguments in this article seem to be legitimate.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,303525,00.html

Cheap Labor?

Can someone verify or refute this?

Tomatoes and Cheap Labor

This should make everyone think, be you Democrat, Republican or Independent
From a California teacher school - - -"As you listen to the news about the student protests over illegal immigration, there are some things that you should be aware of:

I am in charge of the English-as-a-second-language department at a large southern California high school which is designated a Title 1 school, meaning that its students average lower socioeconomic and income levels.

Most of the schools you are hearing about, South Gate High, Bell Gardens , Huntington Park , etc., where these students are protesting, are also Title 1 schools.

Title 1 schools are on the free breakfast and free lunch program. When I say
free breakfast, I'm not talking a glass of milk and roll -- but a full breakfast and cereal bar with fruits and juices that would make a Marriott proud. The waste of this food is monumental, with trays and trays of it being dumped in the trash uneaten. (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK)

I estimate that well over 50% of these students are obese or at least moderately overweight. About 75% or more DO have cell phones. The school also provides day care centers for the unwed teenage pregnant girls (some as young as 13) so they can attend class without the inconvenience of having to arrange for babysitters or having family watch their kids. (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK)

I was ordered to spend $700,000 on my department or risk losing funding for the upcoming year even though there was little need for anything; my budget was
already substantial. I ended up buying new computers for the computer learning center, half of which, one month later, have been carved with graffiti by the appreciative students who obviously feel humbled and grateful to have a free education in America (OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK)

I have had to intervene several times for young and substitute teachers whose classes consist of many illegal immigrant students here in the country less then 3 months who raised so much hell with the female teachers, calling them "Putas" whores and throwing things that the teachers were in tears.

Free medical, free education, free food, day care etc., etc., etc. Is it any wonder they feel entitled to not only be in this country but to demand rights, privileges and entitlements?

To those who want to point out how much these illegal immigrants contribute to our society because they LIKE their gardener
and housekeeper and they like to pay less for tomatoes: spend some time in the real world of illegal immigration and see the TRUE costs.

Higher insurance, medical facilities closing, higher medical costs, more crime, lower standards of education in our schools, overcrowding, new diseases etc., etc, etc. For me, I'll pay more for tomatoes.

We need to wake up. The guest worker program will be a disaster because we won't have the guts to enforce it. Does anyone in their right mind really think they will voluntarily leave and return?

There are many hardworking Hispanic/American citizens that contribute to our country and many that I consider my true friends. We should encourage and accept those Hispanics who have done it the right and legal way.

It does, however, have everything to do with culture: A third-world culture that does not value education, that accepts childr! en
getting pregnant and dropping out of school by 15 and that refuses to assimilate, and an American culture that has become so weak and worried about
"politically correct" that we don't have the will to do anything about it. If this makes your blood boil, as it did mine, forward this to everyone you know.

The Golden Compass

Nice, a movie for children where organized religion is the bad guy and they, children, kill "God" at the end.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Dark_Materials:_The_Golden_Compass

http://snopes.com/politics/religion/compass.asp

America's Next Top Model

How is this even a show? I stopped while flipping channels yesterday and the judges commentary is absurd and all the women look ghastly. Do we even need models anymore? I remember when models used to be hot and wore stuff people might actually buy, now they all look like weird painted toothpicks and wear crazy crap that no one would ever wear.

Let's Get "Expelled"

Presidential Dark Horse

So far, I like this guy. You can learn more about him here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/RonPaul2008dotcom

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/

The Clinton "Body Count"

This is too weird, and seems to be true:

The Clinton Body Count

Why be bilingual?

More e-mail I have recently received:

American Suicide

FOR THOSE OF YOU ON THE "CONSERVATIVE" SIDE OF THE FENCE, READ THIS AND LEARN TO UNDERSTAND YOUR FEELINGS BETTER THAN EVER. FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT ON THE "CONSERVATIVE" SIDE OF THE FENCE, PLEASE READ AND LEARN A DIFFERENT VIEWPOINT.

Wherever you stand, please take the time to read this; it ought to scare the pants off you!

We know Dick Lamm as the former Governor of Colorado. In that context his thoughts are particularly poignant. Last week there was an immigration overpopulation conference in Washington, DC, filled to capacity by many of America's finest minds and leaders.
A brilliant college professor by the name of Victor Davis Hanson talked about his latest book, "Mexifornia," explaining how immigration - both legal and illegal was destroying the entire state of California. He said it would march across the country until it destroyed all vestiges of The American Dream.

Moments later, former Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm stood up and gave a stunning speech on how to destroy America.


The audience sat spellbound as he described eight methods for the destruction of the United States. He said, "If you believe that America is too smug, too self-satisfied, too rich, then let's destroy America. It is not that hard to do. No nation in history has survived the ravages of time. Arnold Toynbee observed that all great civilizations rise and fall and that “An autopsy of history would show that all great nations commit suicide.”

"Here is how they do it," Lamm said: "First, to destroy America, turn America into a bilingual or multi-lingual and bicultural country." History shows that no nation can survive the tension, conflict, and antagonism of two or more competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing for an individual to be bilingual; however, it is a curse for a society to be bilingual. The historical scholar, Seymour Lipset, put it this way: "The histories of bilingual and bi-cultural societies that do not assimilate are histories of turmoil, tension, and tragedy."
Canada, Belgium, Malaysia, and Lebanon all face crises of national existence in which minorities press for autonomy, if not independence. Pakistan and Cyprus have divided. Nigeria suppressed an ethnic rebellion. France faces difficulties with Basques, Bretons, and Corsicans".

Lamm went on: Second, to destroy America, "Invent 'multiculturalism' and encourage immigrants to maintain their culture. Make it an article of belief that all cultures are equal.
That there are no cultural differences. Make it an article of faith that the Black and Hispanic dropout rates are due solely to prejudice and discrimination by the majority. Every other explanation is out of bounds.

Third, "We could make the United States an 'Hispanic Quebec' without much effort. The key is to celebrate diversity rather than unity. As Benjamin Schwarz said in the Atlantic Monthly recently: "The apparent success of our own multiethnic and multicultural experiment might have been achieved not by tolerance but by hegemony. Without the dominance that once dictated ethnocentricity and what it meant to be an American, we are left with only tolerance and pluralism to hold us together."
Lamm said, "(To destroy America) I would encourage all immigrants to keep their own language and culture. I would replace the melting pot metaphor with the salad bowl metaphor. It is important to ensure that we have various cultural subgroups living in America enforcing their differences rather than as Americans, emphasizing their similarities."

"Fourth, I would make our fastest growing demographic group the least educated. I would add a second underclass, unassimilated, undereducated, and antagonistic to our population. I would have this second underclass have a 50% dropout rate from high school."

"My fifth point for destroying America would be to get big foundations and business to give these efforts lots of money. I would invest in ethnic identity, and I would establish the cult of 'Victimology.' I would get all minorities to think that their lack of success was the fault of the majority. I would start a grievance industry blaming all minority failure on the majority population."

"My sixth plan for America's downfall would include dual citizenship, and promote divided loyalties. I would celebrate diversity over unity. I would stress differences rather than similarities. Diverse people worldwide are mostly engaged in hating each other - that is, when they are not killing each other. A diverse, peaceful, or stable society is against most historical precedent. People undervalue the unity it takes to keep a nation together. Look at the ancient Greeks. The Greeks believed that they belonged to the same race; they possessed a common Language and literature; and they worshipped the same gods. All Greece took part in the Olympic games. A common enemy, Persia, threatened their liberty. Yet all these bonds were not strong enough to overcome two factors: local patriotism and geographical conditions that nurtured political divisions. Greece fell. "E. Pluribus Unum" --From many, one. In that historical reality, if we put the emphasis on the 'pluribus' instead! of the 'Unum,' we will balkanize America as surely as Kosovo."

"Next to last, I would place all subjects off limits; make it taboo to talk about anything against the cult of 'diversity.' I would find a word similar to 'heretic' in the 16th century - that stopped discussion and paralyzed thinking. Words like 'racist' or 'xenophobe' halt discussion and debate. Having made America a bilingual/bicultural country, having established multi-culturalism, having the large foundations fund the doctrine of 'Victimology,' I would next make it impossible to enforce our immigration laws. I would develop a mantra: That because immigration has been good for America, it must always be good. I would make every individual immigrant symmetric and ignore the cumulative impact of millions of them."

In the last minute of his speech, Governor Lamm wiped his brow.



Profound silence followed. Finally he said,. "Lastly, I would censor Victor Davis Hanson’s book "Mexifornia." His book is dangerous. It exposes the plan to destroy America. If you feel America deserves to be destroyed, don't read that book."

There was no applause. A chilling fear quietly rose like an ominous cloud above every attendee at the conference. Every American in that room knew that everything Lamm enumerated was proceeding methodically, quietly, darkly, yet pervasively across the United States today. Discussion is being suppressed. Over 100 languages are ripping the foundation of our educational system and national cohesiveness. Even barbaric cultures that practice female genital mutilation are growing as we celebrate 'diversity.' American jobs are vanishing into the Third World as corporations create a Third World in America - take note of California and other states – to date, ten million illegal aliens and growing fast. It is reminiscent of George Orwell's book "1984." In that story, three slogans are engraved in the Ministry of Truth building: "War is peace," "Freedom is slavery," and "Ignorance is strength."

Governor Lamm walked back to his seat. It dawned on everyone at the conference that our nation and the future of this great democracy is deeply in trouble and worsening fast. If we don't get this immigration monster stopped within three years, it will rage like a California wildfire and destroy everything in its path especially The American Dream.

If you care for and love our country as I do, take the time to pass this on just as I did for you. NOTHING is going to happen if you don't.

Modern Math

I got this from my Mom and thought it was pretty witty.

The Evolution of Math in the United States


Last week I purchased a burger and fries at McDonalds for $3.58. The counter girl took my $4.00 and I pulled 8 cents from my pocket and gave it to her. She stood there, holding
the nickel and 3 pennies. While looking at the screen on her register, I sensed her discomfort and tried to tell her to just give me two quarters, but she hailed the manager for
help. While he tried to explain the transaction to her, she stood there and cried. Why do I tell you this; because of the evolution in teaching math since the 1960's...

Teaching Math In 1960
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit?

Teaching Math In 1970
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?

Teaching Math In 1980
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?


Teaching Math In 1990
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.

Teaching Math In 2000
A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this
so he can make a profit of $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel
as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers.)

Teaching Math In 2007
Un ranchero vende una carretera de madera para $100. El
cuesto de la produccion era $80. Cuantos tortillas se puede
comprar?

Cool Creationist

Check this guy out. I went to one of his lectures and found him to be quite impressive.

http://www.crossspot.net/origins/

Universal Healthcare

I got this forwarded to me from a relative. I don't know if any of it is true but Hillary scares me to death and I thought it was funny.

This was sent from Canada to a friend in the States.



I saw on the news up here in Canada where Hillary Clinton introduced her
new health care plan. Something similar to what we have in Canada. I
also heard that Michael Moore was raving about the health care up here in
Canada in his latest movie. As your friend and someone who lives with
the Canada health care plan I thought I would give you some facts about
this great medical plan that we have in Canada.

First of all:

1) The health care plan in Canada is not free. We pay a premium every
month of $96. for Shirley and I to be covered. Sounds great eh. What
they don't tell you is how much we pay in taxes to keep the health care
system afloat. I am personally in the 55% tax bracket. Yes 55% of my
earnings go to taxes. A large portion of that and I am not sure of the
exact amount goes directly to health care our #1 expense.

2) I would not classify what we have as health care plan, it is more
like a health diagnosis system. You can get into to see a doctor quick
enough so he can tell you "yes indeed you are sick or you need an
operation" but now the challenge becomes getting treated or operated on.
We have waiting lists out the ying yang some as much as 2 years down the
road.

3) Rather than fix what is wrong with you the usual tactic in Canada is
to prescribe drugs. Have a pain here is a drug to take- not what is
causing the pain and why. No time for checking you out because it is
more important to move as many patients thru as possible each hour for
Government re-imbursement

4) Many Canadians do not have a family Doctor.

5) Don't require emergency treatment as you may wait for hours in the
emergency room waiting for treatment.

6) Shirley's dad cut his hand on a power saw a few weeks back and it
required that his hand be put in a splint - to our surprise we had to pay
$125. for a splint because it is not covered under health care plus we
have to pay $60. for each visit for him to check it out each week.

7) Shirley's cousin was diagnosed with a heart blockage. Put on a
waiting list . Died before he could get treatment.

8) Government allots so many operations per year. When that is done no
more operations, unless you go to your local newspaper and plead your
case and embarrass the government then money suddenly appears.

9)The Government takes great pride in telling us how much more they are
increasing the funding for health care but waiting lists never get
shorter. Government just keeps throwing money at the problem but it
never goes away. But they are good at finding new ways to tax us, but
they don't call it a tax anymore it is now a user fee.

10) A friend needs an operation for a blockage in her leg but because she
is a smoker they will not do it. Despite paying into the health care
system all these years. My friend is 65 years old. Now there is talk
that maybe we should not treat fat and obese people either because they
are a drain on the health care system. Let me see now, what we want in
Canada is a health care system for healthy people only. That should
reduce our health care costs.

11) Forget getting a second opinion, what you see is what you get.

12) I can spend what money I have left after taxes on booze, cigarettes,
junk food and anything else that could kill me but I am not allowed by
law to spend my money on getting an operation I need because that would
be jumping the queue. I must wait my turn except if I am a hockey player
or athlete then I can get looked at right away. Go figger. Where else
in the world can you spend money to kill yourself but not allowed to
spend money to get healthy.

13) Oh did I mention that immigrants are covered automatically at tax
payer expense having never contributed a dollar to the system and pay no
premiums.

14) Oh yeh we now give free needles to drug users to try and keep them
healthy. Wouldn't want a sickly druggie breaking into your house and
stealing your things. But people with diabetes who pay into the health
care system have to pay for their needles because it is not covered but
the health care system.

I send this out not looking for sympathy but as the election looms in the
states you will be hearing more and more about universal health care down
there and the advocates will be pointing to Canada. I just want to make
sure that you hear the truth about health care up here and have some food
for thought and informed questions to ask when broached with this
subject.

Step wisely and don't make the same mistakes we have.

Subject: SCHOOL 1967 vs. 2007

Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1967 - Vice principal comes over to look at Jack's shotgun. He goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lock down, and FBI is called. Jack is hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
1967 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends. Nobody goes to jail; nobody is arrested; nobody is expelled.
2007 - Police called. SWAT team arrives. Johnny and Mark are arrested and charged with assault. Both are expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1967 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the principal. He returns to class, sits still, and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey is diagnosed with ADD and given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a learning disability.

Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1967 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2007 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is placed in foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself, and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.

Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1967 - Mark shares aspirin with principal out on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police called. Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. Car is searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1967 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given a diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
1967 - Ants die.
2007 - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Homeland Security, and FBI called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates parents; siblings are removed from home; computers confiscated. Johnny's dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Heather. Heather hugs him to comfort him.
1967 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2007 - Heather is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces three years in state prison. Johnny undergoes five years of therapy.