Monthly Archives: October 2005

Are You An Ubersexual?

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Opinion

Rush Limbaugh thinks he fits the definition better than Slick Willy, George Looney and Bono.

A new list naming rock singer Bono, actor George Clooney and ex-President Bill Clinton as the top “ubersexuals” in America is being questioned by radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, who thinks he could better fit the definition of the newly coined term.

OK, now someone needs to come up with one of those internet tests so guys can figure out if they’re ubersexuals.

According to advertising giant JWT, ubersexuals are men who embrace the positive aspects of their masculinity such as confidence, leadership, passion and compassion, without giving in to the stereotypes that give guys a bad name, including disrespect toward women, emotional emptiness, complete ignorance of anything cultural outside of sports, beer, burgers, and athletic shoes.

Ibid.

Workday Prayer

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Religion

Lord Jesus, as I enter this workplace,
I bring Your presence with me.
I speak Your peace, Your grace, and Your perfect order into the atmosphere of this office.
I acknowledge Your Lordship over all that will be spoken, thought, decided and accomplished within these walls.

Lord Jesus, I thank You for the gifts You have deposited in me.
I do not take them lightly, but commit to using them responsibly and well.
Give me a fresh supply of truth and beauty; on which to draw as I do my job.

Anoint my creativity, my ideas, my energy so that even my smallest task may bring You honor.
Lord, when I am confused, guide me. When I am weary, energize me.
Lord, when I am burned out, infuse me with the light of Your Holy Spirit.

May the work that I do and the way I do it, bring hope, life, and courage to all that I come in contact with today.
And Oh Lord, even in this day’s most stressful moment, may I rest in You.
In the name of Jesus my savior I pray.
Amen.

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Tired Celebrities

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I’m really getting tired of celebrities that try and push their political views on us. If you’re in a movie, just entertain me. If you’re on an awards show, thank the people that got you there. Don’t make a political statement.

Sacred Cow Burgers captures my feelings perfectly when it comes to celebrities talking about the “War on Terror.”

Greetings from Allahwood

Fetal Farming

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Life Science

The good news is that there might not be a need to harvest “fetal stem cells” for scientific research.

A few weeks ago, the journal Science announced a major breakthrough in stem-cell research: A Harvard research team had found a way to create embryonic-type stem cells without the need to create and kill embryos, raising all those moral questions.

The bad news is just way too creepy. It’s almost fit for a new Halloween horror film.

The dirty little secret of the stem-cell debate, you see, is that stem cells derived from embryos at the blastocyst stage are useless because they tend to generate tumors. Researchers know this. However, recent studies with animals reveal that the problem of tumor formation does not exist in cells taken when embryos have had several weeks or months to develop. This means that the real therapeutic potential lies in the practice of fetal farming. It means that “stem cells, tissues, and organs harvested from humans at, say, 16 or 18 or 21 weeks’ gestation could be used in the treatment of diseases.” Mind you, we’re talking about fetuses almost old enough to live outside the womb. Ghastly!

Ghastly, indeed. This is where the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision has led us. To a point where scientists want to create “designer embryos” and then kill them to harvest body parts.