1/4/06

A prayer for the families of the miners who didn't survive the mine explosion in WV on Monday. First they thought 12 of the 13 survived then they found out 12 of the 13 died. Who knows who heard what or what was said to make people think that 12 had lived but this news is a horrific (that's for you Jimmy) way to start the new year.

As Brokeback Mountain continues to court controversy, scientists have realized that other animals, besides humans that is, court the same sex. Whales, geese, manatees and even penguins, which made headlines last year as a German zoo tried to get them to go straight, have shown they too like to have sex without worrying about the little bambino getting in the way. Apparently a study was done and 8 percent of rams like rams of the same sex, much to the frustration of ranchers. Bruce Bagemihl has written a book called Biological Exuberance detailing the gayness of other non-human animals.

One more thought: I'm looking forward to the new show The Book Of Daniel which starts this Friday. Jim saw the first preview of it though I had read about it a couple of months ago. I told him it looks like Desperate Housewives in a church and then I read an article comparing it to Desperate Housewives.

paul