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Saturday, February 18, 2006 Lighten Up    Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania. We (Lucy and I) are presently lounging in the backseat of the Benz. Got a full battery, and an exceedingly stable four-green-bar 802.11b signal, so I might as well blog. We're parked curbside across the street from Carnegie Mellon university, waiting, while N becomes blonde and Master explores the coffee house scene. Don't know why N wants to become blonde, being she's unimprovably pretty already. Unimprovably is not an adverb you say? Too bad, I like it. Plus she really is.    Across the blogsphere people are still debating how life arose on this planet. Purposeless natural selection operating against a gradient of reproductive success vs. intelligent design -- be that a supernatural, benevolent God, or an indifferent, extraterrestrial intelligence. Overwhelmingly, scientists, particularly biologists, believe the former. That's what they say in public anyway. In private, scratch an evolutionist and frequently you'll uncover a skeptic. Staunch evolutionists seem to be somewhat humorless. Express agnosticism toward evoulution and they scowl at you with contempt, much like a rabid religious nut would if you doubted God. Lighten up.    Gotta go, meter maids have turned the corner and our meter has expired. 2:02:12 PM    Comments disabled © Copyright 2008 Rufus. Nonsense, distribute widely and freely! Last update: 7/26/2008; 10:57:09 AM.			Readers Amused       Home About Me Airedale Philosophy How this all got started       FAQ What's an Upright? Upright: noun : a by and large bipedal companion, also referred to as a human being. What's a Cheechako? Cheechako: noun : a person new to Alaska who has come with the intention to live here. Who's Master? Master: pronoun : just the finest upright on the face of the earth, that's who! To read him is to love him. What's Dogdom? Dogdom: noun : Life's venue from a dog's point of view. What's a Sourdough? Sourdough: noun : A long time Alaskan who has an automatic suspicion of cheechakos. What does Outside mean? Outside: noun : A provincial reference to somplace other than Alaska; usually the lower 48. What's Breakup? Breakup: noun : A uniquely Alaskan season between winter and spring when the snow and ice begins to melt for good. Where is SquareBanks? SquareBanks: slang : A self-evident euphemism for a place widely known as Fairbanks, AK. Where can I read the Houston Trip? Houston Trip: vignette : Here What digital camera do you use? Camera: hardware : Canon Powershot A80 (4.0 MP) Who's Mom? Mom: Hottie : Have A Look What's a Squeakamunka? Squeakamunka: noun : your ordinary gray squirrel which can be seen everywhere in our Cleveland neighborhood! « Alaska Blogs »  Stories Fiction Boy Wonder Bat Girl Objects in Mirror Are Larger Than They Appear Used To Be Fish Skin Deep Essay Life Is Good Desert Nostalgia A Voice of Reason Fictional Four Realms of Darkness Poetry Lucky Chain  The Cycling Pages 1999 Canadian Tour 2000 Tour of Alaska "Yooper" : 2001 Tour of WI/Michigan UP 2001 Spine of Italy Tour 2002 Tour of New England 2004 Tour of New Zealand (coming soon!) 2005 Tour Of Nova Scotia Conways Game of Life (needs java plugin) Sometimes Interesting Billy Greg (Hiatus) Virginia Postrel Wendy McElroy Samizdata Atlantic Monthly Reason No Treason Slashdot Derke Lowe Heather Champ (Photo blog) T.C. Boyle Liquid Generation Improved Clinch Exquisite Corpse, A. Codrescu Fred On Everything Assymetrical Information The Daily Ablution (Hibernation) Lileks Frank Kelly (Hiatus) Up In Alaska