Two groups of deer were grazing along the roadside in my neighborhood last night as I drove home from the Honors Symposium. (see below) The days are warm and sunny, the nights are still a little bit cold -- no planting yet!

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Featuring: Ida Rubinstein Belle Epoch Russian/Parisian beauty.
Read more about Ida in Sisters of Salome by Toni Bentley

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In The Community: FVCC Honors Symposium: JEFFERSON'S WALL: AMERICA'S DEBATE OVER CHURCH AND STATE -- God on Trial: America's Religious Wars by Dr. Peter H. Irons -- now from the Mt. Shasta area of Northern California, in retirement from UCSD, was a riveting speaker, a kind gentleman, and big success. He DID refute a couple of DeWolf's weak, self-serving assertions, especially the slander about Irons' friend, late scientst Dr. Stephen Jay Gould, countenencing "I.D." or "Creation Science" (sic) in any way, shape or form.
Irons' main theme was that our own country is subject to the ugly passions which cause religious warfare, and there are many historical examples of what a so-called "modern" person may think are abberations only found in Ireland, India, or the Middle East. One of the few protections we have against the worst aspects of our own human nature is "Jefferson's Wall" between religious institutions and governmental institutions.
DeWolf relied on a partial, inaccuratly stated quotation from Justice Jackson in 1944, relative to "Othodoxy," which actually went on to unequivocally state that the principle that our country's constitutional separation between church and state was "beyond the reach of majorities" -- meaning officials and their electorates.
When answering a question from the audience, Irons re-stated the important point that science in general, and "Darwinism"(sic) in particular, were METHODS of inquiry and study, and that "Creationism" was an imposition of a religious establishment, which was forbidden by the First Amendment, according to the Supreme Court in 1987.
A real danger facing our society, according to Irons, is that todays Supreme Court is only one vote away from starting to dismantle "Jefferson's Wall."

Let's go on to another subject:


Jean (Dale Arden) Rogers was not only THE BOMB to look at, but she was a very effective space-bombadier. Watch her rescue Flash Gordon in Spitfires of the Spaceways.

The Canadian Geese are nesting on Firehouse Pond. We have seen Mergansers, Griebes and several types of Ducks pairing up on Middle Foy's Lake.

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Featuring: Ida Rubinstein Belle Epoch Russian/Parisian beauty.
Read more about Ida in Sisters of Salome by Toni Bentley

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NEW! Spitfires of the Spaceways
Watch Dale Arden rescue Flash Gordon for a change!

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In The Community: JEFFERSON'S WALL: AMERICA'S DEBATE OVER CHURCH AND STATE --
April 27 -- God on Trial: America's Religious Wars Dr. Peter H. Irons from the Department of Political Science, University of California-San Diego is going to rebut David DeWolf's arguments against the Dover, Pennsylvania case. As a matter of fact he'll be reviewing the tape of DeWolf's lecture -- where the latter offended his mostly church-going audience by blatantly side-stepping explainations about what "Intelligent Design" (sic) claimed to contribute to the world's knowledge. Quite a few of our guests were pre-disposed in favor of "I.D." and wanted talking points to use in their conversations. What they got was just the opposite -- convoluted lies and verbal dodging, which undermined the cause they hoped to see championed.
May 4 (Next week, last week) -- Public Opinion on Issues of Church/State Dr. Christopher Muste from the Department of Political Science, University of Montana-Missoula.
Our brand new Fender PA system broke down (in public) during it's fourth use yesterday, so I'm going back to using those reliable old Core speakers tomorrow.

Media Watch: Skating's Next Star on the WE Cable Network had the lowest production values I've seen outside of the post-Dick Clark American Bandstand show. The budget might have ALL gone to hire the celebrity panel -- Rudi Galindo, Elvis Stoiko, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Oksana Grishuk. It DIDN'T go into venues, sets, or costumes, I'm afraid -- PATHETIC! The last two skaters were both good, however, and I hope this humiliating experience helps their careers somehow.


(Left) Natalia Kanounnikova was my favorite of the last two contestants, but Kristen Treni (right) was the winner of Skating's Next Star. They both had interesting, but contrasting, styles. Natalia was nearly a full head taller than Kristen, and could SPIN like nobody's business.