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this week's commentaries 04.17.05
Saturday (04.23.05)
welcome Micah Gabriel and Hannah Elizabeth!
Micah Garbriel (click for pic) arrived weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces at 20 1/2 inches. Hannah Elizabeth (above) arrived just hours ago weighing 8 pounds at 21 1/2 inches. I'll attempt some colorful, clever commentary later, but right now Grandpa is speechless with awe, wonder, gratitude, and three hours sleep.
Friday (04.22)
government reports overweight people live longer
Super models, beware! Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and the National Cancer Institute found that overweight adults—who were not classified as obese—had lower death rates than people of normal weight. Yes!
- Click here for details
Thursday (04.21)
deja news: second U.S. state recognizes civil unions
Connecticut's governor signed legislation late Wednesday that would define marriage as the union between a man and a woman, but would also recognize same-sex civil unions. Here are some questions and comments . . .
- Marriage and same-sex unions: apples and Oregon?
- Is there a 'win/win' solution to the same-sex marriage controversy?
- So, what do you think?
Wednesday (04.20)
top ten worst names for a pope
Congratulations to my Catholic friends on the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as the new Pope, now known as Benedict XVI. Here are the top ten worst names for the new pontiff:
Pope Joe
Pope Benedict Version 16.2
Po' Diddy
Pope Meister
Pope William Clinton II
Pope Pourri
Pope Abdul Osama Muhammad I
Pope Skywalker
Pope Judas II
Pope John Paul, Jr.- Click here for my recent column on the worst papal humor
Tuesday (04.19)
pro-abortion group boasts 'high standard of prenatal care'
One of my favorite blogs, Dawn Eden's 'Dawn Patrol', reports . . .
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Planned Parenthood and other pro-abortion groups have convinced the Illiois House to pass legislation criminalizing ultrasounds on pregnant women without a doctor's order—a move aimed directly at crisis-pregnancy centers that offer help to women wishing to keep their babies. The legislation is founded on the hypothesis that ultrasounds may in the future be shown to be harmful. A Planned Parenthood rep explained [that the] organization has always advocated "a high standard of prenatal care." Such unusual concern from Planned Parenthood for that thing inside a pregnant woman forces the question: Is it a baby—or a fetus? Apparently, if you kill it, it's a fetus. If you give it "a high standard of prenatal care," it's a baby. |
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Monday (04.18)
when life gives you lemons . . . sell 'em on Ebay
Today's newspaper column is featuring a chapter from the book.
- Click here for eight free chapters—a bargain at twice the price!
Sunday (04.17)
Amityville: horror or hoax?
The classic ghost story, The Amityville Horror, is number one at the box office this weekend. So, here's a chapter from my book, The Why Files: Are There Really Ghosts?, that looks at the evidence, pro and con, for ghostly horror.
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Last week's commentaries
Frank Peretti, Michael Jackson, a $50,000 bunny . . .
. . . plus a plan for eliminating income taxes, my nominee for new 'Got Milk?' spokesperson, my grandchildren watch (now into its second week) and more
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