A blogger who falls through the cracks -- but shouldn't
I have my usual daily regimen of blog reading, but there are several bloggers who fall through the cracks because I just don't have the time to get to everything I want to read (or I forget). One is Mark D. Roberts, who has more wisdom in his little toe than I'll ever have, total.
Another is Joe Carter at Evangelical Outpost. He wrote a great piece last month about the debate over civil unions in Colorado, which includes a proposal endorsed by James Dobson that would create reciprocal-beneficiary contracts and streamline arrangements which are already allowed under Colorado law:
Another is Joe Carter at Evangelical Outpost. He wrote a great piece last month about the debate over civil unions in Colorado, which includes a proposal endorsed by James Dobson that would create reciprocal-beneficiary contracts and streamline arrangements which are already allowed under Colorado law:
Some conservatives and libertarians may see no need for the government to expand the definition of civil unions in any manner. But the political reality is that the change is inevitable. The issue is no longer when civil unions will be recognized but what form they will take. (The Colorado bill is competing with a domestic partnership proposal from Democratic lawmakers.) By desexualizing the issue we preserve the government’s purpose (a social institution that brings stability to our society) without endorsing behavior that many of us consider immoral.And then a couple of days ago, he had a funny, insightful (even if mostly obvious) response to a man who couldn't decide between his "soul mate" (who was married to another man) and his fiancé (of whom he says, "I love her but I don't necessarily feel 'in love' with her"). The best quote comes near the end:
The key to choosing who to love is to narrow the circle of choices down until you find the right one. A good place to start is by excluding married women. You don't get involved with another man's wife for the same reason you don't buy underwear at Goodwill – such an intimate relationship was never meant to be passed on to another man.He ends with this wise observation:
If the married woman is your “soul mate” and she stays with her husband, then you are out of luck. If she leaves her husband to be with you, then she can't be trusted to be faithful. Either way, everyone loses. As for your fiancé, if you love her you should cut the girl loose and let her go find her own “soul mate” who, hopefully, will also be a Manly Man.I gotta find the time to read Joe more often.
posted by Ken @ 12:25 PM
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At 3/23/2006 7:54 PM,
Capitol 3 said…
Hello ken we christians are going home soon in the rapture take a look below
Gods blessings
Couple's implant chips take love to a new level
Updated Thu. Feb. 16 2006 1:59 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
Grand gestures of love take many forms on Valentine's Day -- flowers, chocolate, romantic dinners -- but a tech-savvy couple has taken it to a new level.
Jennifer Tomblin and Amal Graafstra have made the most modern declaration of their affection for each other, with implanted electronic chips that allow them unfettered access to each other's lives.
It's called Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID. Both have had a small electronic chip embedded under their skin that grants access to each other's front doors and home computers.
The system works like a key-card. A simple swipe of the wrist across an electronic sensor, and they're in.
The couple sees the decision as a modern declaration of love that also happens to be functional.
"It's convenient and all of that. But it's definitely neat to have access to each other's things. nobody else has that, definitely," Tomblin told CTV's Canada AM.
Tomblin, 23, lives in Vancouver, while Graafstra, 29, lives in Washington.
Graafstra got interested in RFID several years ago, and began researching the possibilities. He works in remote server management, so it was a natural step to order his first chip, have it implanted by a cosmetic surgeon, then begin writing software to go along with it.
"I got interested in RFID, essentially, as a way to replace my keys," Graafstra said.
He had a second chip put in later, and after witnessing his successful experiment, Tomblin followed suit and got her own chip about six weeks ago.
"He was writing a book and he was building all these really neat projects, and he'd get into his house and car and computer with it, and I decided if I could do something like that too.
it would be really neat," Tomblin said.
The chip itself is just two millimeters by 12 millimetres, and can be inserted under the skin with an injection needle.
Graafstra's interest has continued to grow, and he has now written several pieces of software to go along with the chip. That interest has developed into a book project called RFID Toys, which comes out later this month.
The book will include the RFID programs he has written, and will reveal his self-implanting method.
Graafstra's work has made him somewhat of a pioneer in the field. Though another researcher working on a different project had a chip put in his forearm, Graafsta was the first to implant a chip in his hand, and the first to plan to teach others how to follow suit.
The chip is embedded in a tiny glass tube, and once implanted it is invisible.
The chips are surprisingly inexpensive, not much more than a few U.S. dollars, and can easily be ordered online. The hardware ranges from $30 up, and software is still difficult to come by -- Graafstra wrote all his own programs.
Graafstra obtained his first RFID tag from www.phidgetsusa.com/. The site has a variety of inexpensive options for various uses, but the glass tube-style tags on the site come with a warning against doing what Graafstra and Tomblin did.
"We do not advise or encourage users to implant the RFID tags we sell into humans or animals in any way," reads the warning. "These tags are not sold as medical products and are NOT sanitized for medical use. Phidgets USA and Trossen Inc … strongly advise against any such use of the tags we sell."
However, the trend is likely to gain momentum as Canadians seek new ways to implement technology into their daily lives, and just maybe, to demonstrate their love for each other.
Like a tattoo, Tomblin said, it's a unique way of connecting with her significant other.
But until we go home to be with the lord we have time to get involved in Election so we must not be lazy til christ come back for us
Atkinson for Governor 06
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