Natural Selection?

Back in the good old days, the weak, slow and stupid would be eaten by lions, leaving the quick and the smart to live on and breed quick and smart babies. But these days, any moron can wheel themselves around a Wal-mart on an electric scooter, buying Hot Pockets with food stamps while talking on their prepaid cellphones, then going home to have 15 other fat, stupid babies. This isn't evolution, It's de-evolution. And we have technology to thank for it.A baby born today will usually live a long and healthy life, which in turn works against the evolutionary tool of natural selection.Basically, living in this technologically-advanced era reduces the influence of mutation, random change and natural selection, the three major forces of evolution. 300 years ago, there were few diabetics. Why? Because everyone who had abnormally high or low levels of glucose would keel over and die of renal failure at the tender age of 25. Nowadays, slap an insulin pump on them and they're good to go for another 50 years. That means it's no longer survival of the fittest, instead just survival of everyone. Which means we won't be seeing as many changes in the species as we've seen in the last few millennia. Indeed, we may have hit a plateau, where everyone gets to add their seeds to the gene pool no matter how slow, sickly, or stupid they may be.
It's a brave new world.

Ultimate Farting Preacher

You must watch this all the way through.

Stargazing

I'm free, and her head is resting on my chest. The alcohol is burning comfortably in me as we lay in the sleeping bag and the stars wheel overhead. We breathe the cool air that falls like a river from the mountains, and she kisses me. I smile in admiration of the stars burning in the sky, and because though it's only been a short while, connections are forming with a sweet rapidity. Time is both compressed and extended, the air flowing by laden with messages that I dont understand. As they break in their millions like whitecaps on the sea, they shatter the peace of the night and restore it in a rhythm that ebbs and flows and sends me to a beautiful place.

Silence is golden

Well, its been awhile. Ive had ideas for several fantastic (if I do say so myself) blog postings, but I restrained myself...there are young and innocent minds I dont wish to pollute. Furthermore, my views are rather un-religious and probably downright blasphemous. Not wishing to alienate or offend any of my dear family, lacking any 'safe' blogging material, and refusing to post inane tidbits about my mind-numbingly boring day-to-day activities, I remain silent.