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Oct. 3rd, 2002 07:11 pmLocal shootings: I am fine, and despite my usually cynical attitude in the face of everyone else's overreacting, I have to admit that this made me rather nervous - I am familiar with the areas of at least 2 of the shootings and it's all together just too close to home. I'm not at fencing right now because local schools canceled their evening activities, so the community center where I fence is closed.
Saddam and Dubya go one on one: tongue in cheek or not, this is possibly the best suggestion I've heard so far - the Iraqi people don't get carpet bombed and if both men are decent shots both countries will have reasons to celebrate (note to any Homeland Security people reading - I am JOKING). In all seriousness, I am still not entirely convinced that the U.S. should go to war with Iraq because of something Saddam MIGHT do or MIGHT have - I want proof, and I wish that the U.S. government would just shut up and let the UN find that proof. That, and I really don't care for the notion that the United States military can go running in like Rambo without a jockstrap just whenever it feels like it.
High school Satanism club provokes parental outrage: well, duh, that's what teenagers do. Though frankly I am outraged as well - despite these kids' protestations that Satanism isn't a religion, they seem to be playing that view - if this club is really supposed to be about "sharing opinions and views" they should just call it Debate Club or similar. Religion has no place in public schools - not even secularized Satanism.
Saddam and Dubya go one on one: tongue in cheek or not, this is possibly the best suggestion I've heard so far - the Iraqi people don't get carpet bombed and if both men are decent shots both countries will have reasons to celebrate (note to any Homeland Security people reading - I am JOKING). In all seriousness, I am still not entirely convinced that the U.S. should go to war with Iraq because of something Saddam MIGHT do or MIGHT have - I want proof, and I wish that the U.S. government would just shut up and let the UN find that proof. That, and I really don't care for the notion that the United States military can go running in like Rambo without a jockstrap just whenever it feels like it.
High school Satanism club provokes parental outrage: well, duh, that's what teenagers do. Though frankly I am outraged as well - despite these kids' protestations that Satanism isn't a religion, they seem to be playing that view - if this club is really supposed to be about "sharing opinions and views" they should just call it Debate Club or similar. Religion has no place in public schools - not even secularized Satanism.
