Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Sunday, January 25, 2009
So, what else is new?
Guess I haven't had many thoughts for a while after all. Enjoyed last week's proceedings in the States. It's nice to see something other than doom, gloom and paranoid fear.On the home front - we're still in deep freeze. I've been trying to go out and take some awesome pictures but there are two problems - it's too cold and there are no awesome sights around here. Unless snow and ice is it. Or maybe one has to venture into the bush but I have some concerns about lynx, wolves and other hungry critters. Here's a picture of a float plane grounded because of ice on the Burntwood River. Looks lonesome and forlorn on a grey, cold day. As you can see I've been having some fun exploring masks, layers and other such stuff.
Hard to believe that today is only one month since Christmas. Seems like it all happened so long ago. Everything has settled into the same old routine but spring is on its way. Eventually.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Origin and all that stuff
Came upon a blog in which an evolutionary biologist mentions that he has never read Darwin's On the Origin of Species, and he will do so before the anniversary of Darwin's 200th birthday (Feb 12), and blog the process. Seeing that I have never read it either and it's one of the books sitting in a pile of to-be-read-when-I-have-the-time books, I've decided to read along.
There has never been a time when I wasn't a complete believer in evolution but I would have lost any debate on the subject because of lack of specific points and explanations. Plus, people who argue against evolution, although they haven't read the book themselves for most part, seize on the fact that you haven't read it either like a life-raft and hang on for dear life.
On the negative side, I can read and understand a book well enough but given the present state of affairs, I'm not going to remember it a week after I read it, so I'll be in the same position should a heated debate break out. Still, I'll at least be able to say I've read the book, and it will make a dent in that pile of books I must read before it's too late.
So off to read The Origin of Species and get some backup for my convictions.
There has never been a time when I wasn't a complete believer in evolution but I would have lost any debate on the subject because of lack of specific points and explanations. Plus, people who argue against evolution, although they haven't read the book themselves for most part, seize on the fact that you haven't read it either like a life-raft and hang on for dear life.
On the negative side, I can read and understand a book well enough but given the present state of affairs, I'm not going to remember it a week after I read it, so I'll be in the same position should a heated debate break out. Still, I'll at least be able to say I've read the book, and it will make a dent in that pile of books I must read before it's too late.
So off to read The Origin of Species and get some backup for my convictions.
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