Peripatetic

At least there’s a teensy bit of good news today….
CNN.com - Judge: Evolution stickers unconstitutional - Jan 13, 2005

…though call me cynical, but somehow I have a feeling this will be overturned on appeal.

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Renegade royal flouts the rules

You know, I’m not sure how deeply offended I’d be if, say, a Hollywood celeb type (even if British or French) dressed up in a Nazi uniform. It would depend on the context, for one thing, and though it would be impossible not to find it at least a little bit offensive, it might not be the disgrace that this is. But Prince Harry is, obviously, a member of the British royal family. Countless numbers of his “subjects” sacrificed their lives or suffered terribly directly because of the Nazis. If he were a politician, there would be calls–justifiable ones, really–for him to step down from his office. But he’s just a spoiled rich boy with a big fancy title, so he thinks he can get away with this kind of outrage.

And an outrage it is, just as Tom DeLay’s implication last week that the horrors of the earthquake, tsunami, and after math were God’s punishment to the heathen Asians for not being Christians. Why he’s still allowed to hold office–and how he dares to call himself a Christian, when nothing he says or does upholds the fundamental principles of Christ’s teachings–is a total mystery to me. At least Prince Harry can hide behind his bloodlines; why is DeLay allowed to hide behind…I dunno, what? Karl Rove’s skirts?

The world is full of many great and wonderful and mysterious things, but it’s also full of inexplicable crap sometimes.