Deer have eyes that glow in the dark from a long way away as they refract the headlights of cars -- they looked like fireflies uphill around the fences last night. I couldn't see their bodies for another minute or so.

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In The Community: JEFFERSON'S WALL: AMERICA'S DEBATE OVER CHURCH AND STATE -- Prof. Marci Hamilton from Yeshiva University School of Law in New York City was the best-prepared speaker in our Honors Symposium. Her talk -- The Religions Origins of the Separation of Church and State was very illuminating in that most of our "axioms" about American religious toleration originate from special pleadings from churchmen early in our history who represented minorities in the colonies. It made a lot of sense, and produced her desired result of "a factual basis from which we can examine our own opinions." She gave plenty of information to check her facts later, if someone wished.
There was some talk about the rampant religious corruption of the political process going on today (my words not hers), and some cogent questions from the audience. The only jackass in the crowd happened to be a friend of mine, so I won't identify them.
We videotape all of these lectures, and only ONE person has shown up for a later viewing so far.

Media Watch: Not much time for TV this week -- Public radio has been good about playing programs about Mozart for his 250th anniversary celebration, though. His vocal music is really fine, and relativly unheard compared to other works.


(Left) Azura, Witch Queen of Mongo became Azura, Witch Queen of Mars (Right) in Universal's 1938 Flash Gordon serial. The former Azura was decadent, cruel, and uncomfortably kinky sometimes. The latter Azura, played by Beatrice Roberts, was appallingly distainful and cold-hearted, but sexless. Watch out Flash! Oh, too late -- she caught you napping again, dumbass.