M* needs five people to field a team in the T&S relay team race. I can run the longer legs, I’ve still got some speed left over from high school track.

Can I get four others? If you’d like to join, please comment here.

Check out this T&S post for the rules.

UPDATE: WE ONLY NEED THREE MORE RUNNERS. C’MON, YOU BLOGGERS, GET OFF YOUR DUFFS AND VOLUNTEER FOR THE M* RELAY TEAM! WE’RE GOING TO KICK SOME T&S POSTERIOR!

SECOND UPDATE: WE HAVE A TEAM. WE COULD USE ONE MORE ALTERNATE IF SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO PARTICIPATE.

As if we haven’t had enough controversial subjects lately, I figured it was about time to look at some information you may not have seen elsewhere on the great global warming hoax.

1)A thorough review of recent science articles shows that there is no “consensus” that global warming is due to human activity, but there is a growing consensus that there will NOT be a worldwide calamity.
2)The list of reputable scientists raising serious problems with the Al Gore view of global warming is up to 27 in the National Post in Canada. Read the series here.
3)It turns out NASA’s numbers were wrong: it was hotter in the 1930s than now.

Twenty years from now, somebody will say, “remember when everybody was all freaked out about global warming?” And we will laugh.

So. Until August 14th or so, I’d never been to Salt Lake City before. My dad took me on a driving trip all over the Southwest when I was about 15, but he did his best to avoid populated Mormony areas; when I was about 22 I went on a family trip where the motel was on the Utah side but the casino was on the Nevada side, and that’s about it.

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There is no doubt in my mind that the scriptures admonish us to care for the poor. I believe that that admonishment includes caring for the spiritually poor as well as the materially poor, but we cannot ignore our responsibility for caring for those around us who lack food, shelter and other basic goods.

But I wonder how far we should take that inside this country as the United States becomes richer and richer.

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Up until about six or so months ago, I was rather active in posting on political posts. Now, I usually don’t even read them. Part of this is my dissertation – I have less time for blogging – but the main reason is: I find I like everyone a lot better.

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