Thursday, May 08, 2003
A Dilemma for the Politically Correct
Same-sex marriage 'alien to us,' Inuit tell Commons committee.
They oppose same-sex marriage, so they must be troglodytes.
Oh, but they're Inuit, opposing the imposition of white society's
values on their traditional ways, so they must be heroes.
Heh.
Sadly, the people who should be bothered by this are experts
at maintaining contradictions inside their heads without their brains
exploding, so I don't expect any light bulbs to come on.
(Story via MCJ.)
Monday, May 05, 2003
"Mom, is that what a hurricane looks like?"
"Kids! To the basement, now!"
Happily, it was a not-quite-a-tornado. We got a very nice closeup
(does a mile count as "close" for this? I think so) of a funnel cloud
just hanging down toward the ground. But it wasn't spinning,
so I guess it doesn't count as a tornado. I think. I'll see if the
National Weather Service agrees with me.
Update: According to the paper, it was a "wall cloud", not a tornado.
It was still impressive.