"Nearly half (48 percent) of the public rejects the scientific theory of evolution; one-third (34 percent) of college graduates say they accept the Biblical account of creation as fact."  -Newsweek, March 30, 2007.

 

O.K. so maybe 90% of Americans believe in God.  I can live with that, I'm an agnostic not an atheist.  But 34% of college graduates think the Biblical account of creation is fact?

 

Oh, dear.  No wonder we're falling behind so many other countries in science education.

 

I'm afraid to ask how many think the Noah's Ark story is fact too.

 

-B-

O.K., so my latest cold has me going thru Dayquil, Nyquil, Airborne, Halls and just about every other cold/cough medicine you can think of.  So far I'm feeling a little better but this cold is putting up a heck of a fight!  It may be the worst kind of cold - it's not so bad that I can't function, but it's just bad enough that I'm coughy/sniffly/grouchy...and working.

 

Quick note - somebody recommended the Airborne Gummi lozenges to me as an alternative to the barely palatable effervescient drink.  I got some and they are decently tasty however...a quick check of the ingredients finds that I'd have to suck (and by the way the instructions suggest that you DON'T chew; odd for something sold in gummy form) down a couple of dozen of the little "candies" to equal the amount of nutrients I get from choking down one glass of the drink.

 

So I am using the lozenges, but I'm going to stick with the drink for effectiveness.

 

-B-

Just got home from a trip that was a little too long I think in almost every respect. 

 

Without getting into all of the details it was a 14-day jaunt through Seattle, Indianapolis and Chicago -- too many timezones, too many different beds.  At one point I went nearly a week without sleeping in the same bed twice in a row.

 

It was great to see the dozens (literally) of friends and family that I got to spend time with.  I especially enjoyed my time with Jen, John, Patricia, my grandparents, aunt & uncle, Ashley & Gabe, Becca, and lots of MVPs like Milly & Steve, Sue, Kathy, Echo, Beth, Lanwench and others.

 

...but I had a lot to do back home and I couldn't shake the frustration of being a long way from home when I had so much to do.  Top it off I caught a cold in Seattle and to this day I haven't managed to completely shake it.

 

I said goodbye to the place I've always sort of thought of as my "home town" probably for the last time -- my grandparents are moving away shortly and after that I'll have no reason to go there.

 

Generally just a time of transition for me in many ways.  Leaving a lot of things behind and looking forward to a lot of new things (like a new home).

 

It's good to be back on my island.  I'm all about today.  Yesterday is done and tomorrow I'll deal with later today.

 

-B-

So I was going to write a blog entry today, but to be honest....I can't really think of anything to write about that I really want to share with all of you (or both of you) right now.  I've been sitting here, working the Ask the Experts booth at the Office/Vista launch event in Honolulu, trying to think of something to write.  But after all this time...I've got nothing.

 

So I guess I won't do a blog entry today.  Maybe tomorrow.

 

-B-