Farrakhan out does Kanye West

It takes a man like Louis Farrakhan to make a statement as outlandish as the claim that the government blew up the levees in New Orleans. He actually has succeeded in making Kanye West's insanity pail by comparison. Why do people listen to this nonsense? Do they actually believe that President Bush used Katrina as an excuse to wash way the poor blacks from New Orleans so that a new whiter New Orleans could be rebuilt? I fear that they actually do believe this. There exists such an ingrained distrust that what might appear to a white guy like myself as patently false, is easily accepted by others. Take for example this week's episode of House. Dr. Eric Foreman (has anyone else found that name funny?) played by Omar Epps attempts to prescribe an older black gentleman (played by Charles Robinson better known as Mac from Night Court) a medication that is known to treat the blood chemistry of African Americans better than other medication used to treat white guys like me. The gentleman objects and just about calls Dr. Foreman and Uncle Tom. The next day he returns to see if another doctor will give him the white pills. House wants to give him what he really needs, but has to resort to tricking him into taking what he thinks is the white pills which are in fact the very medication that Foreman prescribed the day before. When Foreman learns what House did, he takes of on a self-righteous tirade nearly accusing House of racism. This is how difficult it is to communicate when some much cultural history and baggage gets in the way. Farrakhan and those who listen to his rantings find it all too easy to believe that the levees where blown up by Bush.

The Revenge of the Return of Shamgar or Fat Guys on a Diet

O.K. so it has been a while. In July I menitoned that August would be nuts for me and it has. So here are a few assorted thoughts from one assorted nut:

1) Mexico: The mission trip was fantastic. Th guys got alot out of it. One of the youth commented about thinking he had see ghetto until he saw TJ.

2) School: Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons you can find me in class. I occassionally feel very green and very overwhelmed, but if this is to be a valuable experience I guess I need to be really challenged.

3) Katrina: I hate to say it but by now I am actually sick of it. Let me qualify that statement. My heart is still breaking for all the people dealing with it to this day and beyond. I know people on the front lines helping out in LA and TX. What I have had my fill of is nonsensical comments by intellectual gnats like Celine Dion and Kanye West trying to sound smart or compassionate and instead exposing the fact that they cannot carry a coherent thought in a bucket. I hope to be out there in the summer to help rebuild. I also hope to not hear anymore crazy comments and finger pointing.

4) Fat Guy: I am on a diet. With the help of my wife, I have lost 8 pounds this go around and am actually under 2 bills for the first time in years. I am just about 20 pound lighter than when we got married. Funny, I didn't think it was supposed to work that way. Andrea is a great cook and I think is finally getting me to eat with at least some intellegence.

I think that hits the highlights. If not I will be back to rant again.