Just another day: The Beijing version

The Olympics concluded. Maybe now I can get something done.

• No, they didn't win the most medals, but the Chinese shwacked everyone when it came to gold medals (51 to 36 for the next nearest (us)).


• Oops? Did anyone else hear Chris Collinsworth during the closing ceremony state that the national anthem that moved him the most during the two weeks of the Olympiad was China's? Even in context, I recoiled.


• Architecture. Lots of folks lauding the Chinese for the "Bird's Nest" and the "Water Cube." Their communications building is something, too. Too bad nobody (few) took the time to point out how their architecture and infrastructure fared when struck by an earthquake. The Olympic structures were meant to be beheld by the world distracting the eyes from what was going on behind the curtain.


• Fay. The remnants of the beast are now drenching the lower Mississippi River valley. Good riddance. Now can someone explain to me the twisters in Colorado in August? (not Fay at right)
  


• Global warming. Minnesota and Wisconsin should receive frost tonight.


• Georgia. Anybody heard anything from Jaw-jah? Anyone? Bueller? Cricket...cricket...


• Left. With the addition to Joe Biden to his ticket, Barack Obama can quit with the "bridge-builder," "common-ground" rhetoric. Neither one has a moderate corpuscle in their body. When I heard that Al Gore was being attached to Clinton's campaign, I had at least seen some conservative hope from he and Tipper and their loathing of our culture's rot. That was before he sold his soul to the enviro-friendly devil. With the gauntlet thrown (with the force of a Nolan Ryan fastball), will McCain vacillate to the center or will he hold to principle? Stay tuned...


• Fear of flying. Ten dead in a plane crash in Guatemala. 68 dead in a plane crash in Kyrgyzstan. 154 dead in the takeoff crash in Madrid, Spain. I think I'll pay the $3.50 per gallon.


• The bottom of the barrel. Madonna's back on tour.


• Deeper still. Bill Maher, "comedian," has produced a movie titled "Religulous" (you know, like "ridiculous") where he monologues on the horrifying effect religion has on society, culture, politics, etc. For those of you who have never heard the man, he makes George Carlin seem destined for sainthood. Paul got turned around. Pray for Bill.

Ending on the positive side of sin (?!?), my pastor gave a great message on repentance from Matthew 5:4. You can listen to it here ("SotM: Blessed for Mourning??"). It'll run you about 45 minutes.