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We took a weekend trip to Roanoke to visit the Virginia Museum of Transportation. The museum has a large O-scale train model, a few older automobiles, and a pretty large collection of railroad engines and rolling stock.
A recent article on Inside Higher Ed discussed Christian schools that want to teach, or at least permit, various elements of evolution in Christian education. As in most cases, the claim from the ‘evolutionists’ is that the scientific evidence clearly … Continue reading
On Sunday after the wedding we drove to northern New Jersey to spend a few days with Mel’s aunt and uncle. The driving wasn’t too bad, even though we were on I-95 for most of the way. On Sunday afternoon … Continue reading
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Ross Douthat, a columnist for the New York Times, serves up a fine article: Dan Brown’s America. Brown is, of course, the best-selling author of The DaVinci Code and Angels and Demons, both of which have been made into hit … Continue reading
I had never seen this before, but it cracks me up.
A recent Rasmussen poll seems very odd to me. According to the survey, 53% of Americans think that capitalism is better than socialism. Considering just that tidbit, it seems like America is experiencing a significant ideological shift. But when you … Continue reading
We’ve had a lot of rain in the last few weeks, so we thought it might be neat to see the Little Stony Creek and the Cascades. We figured there might be some more water than usual. Uh, yeah. In … Continue reading
Mt. Redoubt, a volcano in Alaska, has been rumbling quite a bit recently. I thought these two pictures were very cool.
A recent story on FoxNews describes a Texas legislator’s attempt to allow the Institute for Creation Research to award a Master of Science degree. It appears that the bill would exempt certain types of non-profit educational institutions from regulation by … Continue reading
