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I went to DC at the beginning of August. During the second leg of the trip there, the pilot came on the intercom and announce we had to turn back due to an indicator. It turned out that one of the engines was overheating. I wouldn’t have known that except one of the flight attendants reassured us that the plane could still fly with one engine. I didn’t know that was an option that we might have to take and I didn’t want to know. I was quite happy with knowing there was a warning light was on and that we’d be safely returning to the airport. In that situation, ignorance is bliss.

So imagine the horror of the passengers on JetBlue Flight 292 who had the opportunity to watch the live analysis of their plane as it tried to land with defective landing gear. Imagine the fear that built up as FoxNews offered “Fair and Balanced” analysis of how the plane could catch on fire. It would be a surreal flight and represents the meta-experiance media is providing us. I am reminded of the movie “Amazon Women on the Moon” where one of the characters tunes the TV to a Ebert and Roeper type review of of his life and death. As Danny Bonaduce said “you haven’t lived until you are listening on the radio the high-speed police chase you are currently in”.

You’re parents are commiting a sin, therefore you must be punished. I wonder if they would have expelled her if her parents were murders instead of lesbians.

See, now this is what happens when I don’t pay attention. Apparently, people have been commenting on some of my posts (Cult of Mac?) and I didn’t even know it. It seems that I have WordPress set up to hold comments for my approval. Couple that with my inheirent laziness and, well, they got ignored. Not intentially, but still. I’ve combed through them and approved those that weren’t spam (though I know about 50 places to get Viagra now) and they should show up. It seems like people are reading this damn thing. Go figure.

I believe in the separation of church and state. I also believe that the Founding Fathers believed in a secular government. What I don’t believe in is fighting battles agaist something as innoculas as the words “under God” in the pledge. While I think it should be dropped, the perception of judicial activism will be fueled by the recent ruling from the Federal District Court. All this will do is get people in an uproar and demand the Congress/Senate take action to ensure the words remain in the pledge.

Now I’m not saying anything about the validity of the results of Google, but do a search for “failure” and look at the first result and try not to laugh a little.

Follow up (Sept 15, 2005) When I first tried this, Michael Moore was about fifth on the list. Now he is second. Gotta love Google.