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Another Sweet Post About Ignorance…

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Craig Weber

Something that kind of bugs me is that people on every side of an issue tend to gravitate away from the truth in any argument. People come up with an idea (or they were brought up the idea or acquired it in some other means) and try to support it by any means necessary. This is in opposition to a person that actually seeks the truth–a person who carefully examines the evidence and then makes a decision; a person who is able to admit when their theory has been disproved; a person that can decide on their own without relying on popular opinion and what is accepted by others (or rather, one who takes the opinions and testimonies of others for what they’re worth).

Could you imagine if politicians (in America, at least) actually had an interest in solving our nation’s problems as opposed to being right? I think the same goes for those of us with strong political opinions. People buy into political ideas simply because they’re represented by their political party and not because they’ve done the research on both sides of the issue and then reached a conclusion. However, that’s not to say that such a person hasn’t done the research on important issues–just that they come up with a conclusion, and then do research so they can argue about it. So they can be right. Ultimately, so they can exercise superiority over other people.

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Cute Elephant Story

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Craig Weber

The following is an inspiring story from a coworker. About elephants.

A tale worth reading:

I’m not going soft, but sometimes I like these heartwarming stories, and this one truly is amazing.

In 1986, Dan Harrison was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University.

On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Dan approached it very carefully.

He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant’s foot and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it.

As carefully and as gently as he could, Dan worked the wood out with his hunting knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot.

The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments.

Dan stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away.

Dan never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.

Twenty years later, Dan was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son.

As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Dan and his son Dan Jr. were standing.

The large bull elephant stared at Dan, lifted its front foot off the ground, and then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.

Remembering the encounter in 1986, Dan couldn’t help wondering if this was the same elephant.

Dan summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder.

The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Dan’s legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly.

Probably wasn’t the same elephant.

Gone…

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Craig Weber

So tonight, through a series of text messages, I came to learn that our high school accounting/computer-lit teacher, Ms. Roths died today of cancer (our = Craig B, Luke, and myself).

As I haven’t been in touch with many people from high school, I haven’t given much thought to most of them. It’s not in a malicious sense that we’ve lost contact–just the kind of separation that comes from leading separate lives that rarely if ever come into contact with each other. This was the case with Ms. Roths and I; therefore I really don’t have much else to write about, other than the surreal-ness that I feel and that I’m still at a place where it hasn’t quite sunk in.

Maybe Luke or Craig B. can contribute more?

‘Cities’ the latest from Anberlin

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Craig Weber

I’m spending yet another night blogging rather than doing my homework. Which I really should get back to. Anyone here speak French? Anyways, as I’m blogging, I’m listening to some Anberlin (actually Craig B. first introduced me to them about a year and nine months ago, when I got this computer) and it’s occurred to me that Anberlin has consistently been one of my favorite bands.

Over time, a lot of bands come onto the scene and die out quickly, but Anberlin has been consistently been putting out good stuff for quite a while now. I recently got their latest CD ‘Cities’ (at least I hope it’s their latest, or I’m gonna feel really dumb writing this article about it. In my defense, I’m always the last one to hear about new music) and I really like it. And if you’re just learning guitar, ‘The Unwinding Cable Car’ is an amazingly easy song to play (it’s just 3 chords–C#m,B, and A–all of which are the same finger position, just sliding up and down the neck of the guitar).

Anyways, honorable mentions from this album include Godspeed, Adelaide, The Unwinding Cable Car, There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, and (*Fin). That’s just as I’m scrolling through the album on my iTunes and it’s new enough to me that I can’t think of what some of the other ones sound like. There are only a couple of songs that I’m not a big fan of. Additionally, the music video for Unwinding Cable Car is really untraditional in a very sweet way. You should YouTube it. Now.

In conclusion, buy this album ASAP. I’m gonna give it four out of five stars. Another sweet ToothAndNail production.

Edit: Check out their PureVolume Page!

The Religion of Science

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Craig Weber

Okay, so this makes me 2 for 2 in the “writing about topics that are all too serious for my maturity level” category. I’m pretty sure I exist for the sole purpose of stirring water and challenging what people think, so here’s another soon-to-be taboo topic. Having said that, I’d like to see some serious discussion afterwards if you would be so obliged. Sweet, and thanks in advance.

Okay, so it’s 9:30ish and I’m driving my 40-ish minute commute from the town of Cedar Falls (where I go to college) to my house in Jesup (where I will continue to live for the next month). As I drive, I find myself listening to talk radio. Because I’m wicked cool. The radio show is, if I recall correctly, Focus On The Family with outspoken Christian Dr. James Dobson (I’m struggling with adjectives to imply that he is a Christian–which is pertinent to this topic–yet show respect for his opinions).