Randy Winn led off with a home run. We're done here.
Hmm... Apparently the line up for Republican convention is set.
The convention line-up, which will be held in St. Paul, Minn., from Sept. 1-4, features Connecticut Independent Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman on the first night; former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge and Alaska Gov. Sara Palin on the second night; former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on the third night; and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on the last night.
The third night is the night the vice presidential nominee will give his acceptance speech. Other speakers that night include Cindy McCain, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina.
I don't know what this means (if anything at all) for Palin. But one has to wonder if it is Romney.
I've now seen them more times than the Beatles.
There was a recent study conducted to find out if those exposed to the 1918 pandemic flu still possessed antibodies, even at extreme old age.
Scientists tested the blood of 32 people aged 92 to 102 who were exposed to the 1918 pandemic flu and found antibodies that still roam the body looking to strangle the old flu strain. Researchers manipulated those antibodies into a vaccine and found that it kept alive all the mice they had injected with the killer flu, according to a study published online Sunday in the journal Nature.
Although it seems logical that there would still be antibodies produced by these individuals, what intrigued me was the response of one of the authors of the study:
"It's incredible. The Lord has blessed us with antibodies our whole lifetime," said study co-author Dr. Eric Altschuler at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey. "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."
The Lord. Interesting.
Interesting how those who survived the pandemic that killed between 50 and 100 million people worldwide are some how blessed by the Lord. I guess the poor saps who didn't live up to evolutionary standards of the day were some how cursed by the Lord?
I always find this sort of logic vexing. It is like the athletes who win a game and thank God because he some how granted them the power for victory. It is as if God didn't want the other team to have any happiness. Maybe he should have just given them a cold instead to prove their unworthiness...
So if God is everything... Then he gave us the Spanish flu of 1918. Killed millions. And those he spared -- well -- they were blessed. And his presence, in the form of IgG, still blesses today.
What nonsense.
Bess needs to hike more
Every place here has high ceilings.
I need to do this professionally.
The Sauterne is awaiting the rest of the meal.
As if these guys needed more self promotion.
I may be a bit late to the office this morning.
