Now that you have challenged my statement let me challenge you’re logic. If I were to go on a killing spree in the name of atheism (one could picture me saying that since we are merely products of evolution it is vital to weed out the weak and strengthen our specie), would my actions then define atheistic principles? I certainly won’t hold you responsible for every action that someone holding to your beliefs does, so why do you do the same to me. Shouldn’t Christianity, atheism, and any other religion (atheism is a religion in the sense that it is a set of beliefs) only be held accountable for what the tenets of that faith claim and not the actions of those that claim to hold those beliefs?
Friday, May 30, 2008
An Atheist's Criticism
Now that you have challenged my statement let me challenge you’re logic. If I were to go on a killing spree in the name of atheism (one could picture me saying that since we are merely products of evolution it is vital to weed out the weak and strengthen our specie), would my actions then define atheistic principles? I certainly won’t hold you responsible for every action that someone holding to your beliefs does, so why do you do the same to me. Shouldn’t Christianity, atheism, and any other religion (atheism is a religion in the sense that it is a set of beliefs) only be held accountable for what the tenets of that faith claim and not the actions of those that claim to hold those beliefs?
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Correction
My mom (left) and the majority of the other Elbing women.
THE Mother of the Bride Dress
The Mother of the Bride Dress
I have to include a couple pictures from the wedding...enjoy.
Demoree and Ciara before the wedding.
Demoree and I at the reception.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Congrats Moomers
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Amazing
Sunday, May 25, 2008
I Think ESPN Wants the Penguins to Win
So its seems rather obvious to me that both ESPN and the NHL are dreaming that the Penguins will win the Stanley Cup. I'm not totally sure why they hate Detroit so bad but I have to say it seems pretty obvious (I'll admit I'm biased here). However when all their analysis consists of them pointing out how Detroit is either more experienced, as talented, or more talented then the Penguins only to conclude that the Penguins will beat Detroit I can't help but say they are only concluding that off of their biases. Then if that didn't convince you, there is a recent article that asked Burnside, Hradek, and Melrose 10 questions about the Stanley Cup Finals and below is Burnside's answer to question #10.
Question: We're asking you to dream again. What's the one dream scenario you would want to see in the Stanley Cup finals?
Burnside: Fleury stops Datsyuk and Zetterberg on a 2-on-1 late in regulation in Game 7 (hey, we've all got deadlines), Hal Gill picks up the rebound and finds Tyler Kennedy at center, who dishes to Max Talbot coming in off the right side, who snaps one under the crossbar. Then that great big octopus comes down from the ceiling at The Joe and the Penguins players hack it to bits with their sticks. I think I'll stop now.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Wings Pictures and Dreams Coming True
Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
Lets take a look at that from another angle.
Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI/Getty Images
Then I came across a nice picture of Mo Cheese on ESPN.com (click to read the article and click the picture for a larger view) and just had to put it up even though it obviously isn't from Game 6. Now I had already made this post and was about to put it online when it dawned on me...hey, this is very close to where my parents and I often sit...in fact based on where Mo Cheese is and the angle of the photo we would normally sit in the upper left corner of this picture...hey that guy looks like my dad...hey there appears to be a lady waving a towel about the size of my mom to his right...hey the guy next to the lady that looks like my mom looks a lot like me!!! Holy Crap!!! (Sorry Demoree you just barely missed the photo opt). So there you have it...I finally got my dream of appearing on ESPN (alright I really wanted to make Sportscenter but this will do). Ironically it is clear that my dad and I are both watching Mo Cheese (the guy right in front of us) on the screen overhead.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Puzzle, Movie, Sports
The completed puzzle!!!
2) Movie - Prince Caspian
Great movie...its very rare that I sit through a movie that is over 2 hours long and then say I could see that again. Demoree and both said that when it got to the end. Its quite obvious that C.S. Lewis' stepson (Douglas Gresham) is a co-producer of the movie because its (A) holds to the original story very well and (B) clearly conveys the Christian message (at least if you are a Christian).3) Sports - Red Wings
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images
I'm glad to be able to say that there won't be a game 7 of the Western Conference NHL Finals...the Wings are Conference Champions!!! Now its on to the Stanley Cup Finals!!! When the Wings lost game 4 I wasn't too worried, but when they lost game 5 (looking quite bad mind you) I was a little concerned. Basically watching the Red Wings regularly for over a decade (I think I've watched the vast majority of playoff games since 1993) I have seen them go cold and suddenly they go from scoring 4 goals a game to 1. It made me nervous seeing them not score on a 6 on 3 to end game 4 and scoring only 1 goal in game 5. However, they surprised me by coming out of the funk with a 4 goal performance to finish out the series. Now that it is past us I think this will help the Wings a lot...had we entered the Stanley Cup Finals with a 10 game win streak I would feel that we would have to either sweep the Penguins or would probably loss the Cup (that two game funk would have happened and perhaps we couldn't have afforded that). Now I think the Wings will be ready for a challenging series that should be very exciting. It sure would be nice if we could get Henrik Zetterberg his first cup, Pavel Datsyuk his second (first as the go-to-guy), and Nicklas Lidstrom his first cup as team captain (we've never won it without Steve Yzerman or Scotty Bowman...in recent years).
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Congrats Pistons
Monday, May 12, 2008
Mother's Day Weekend
Sunday started off slow with us just hanging out a bit in the morning before heading over to visit Demoree's grandma. It was nice to hangout with her family, but we couldn't stay too long since we had a lot of driving to do. We then went over to Pigeon to take my mom out for dinner. As a bonus we had a nice show of some family videos from back when I was a wee lad. After that it was back to Ann Arbor to unpack and get ready for yet another week of work.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Stealing Others Entries
Girl 1: ...and then he went outside, and then he started peeing!
Girl 2: HE WASN'T STILL HOLDING YOUR HAND, WAS HE?
Girl 1: He was! I don't think our relationship is off to a good start!
I wonder if they are still together?
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Interesting Video
So I recently came across this video that I find rather powerful. Let me first warn you that it starts out quite corny, but there is a purpose for it and is rather necessary. Give it a watch.