Three Things to Ponder

1. Cows
2. The Constitution
3. The Ten Commandments

Cows -
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that our government can track a single cow born in Canada almost three years ago, right to the stall where she sleeps in the state of Washington? And they track her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 11 million illegal aliens wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cow.

The Constitution -
They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq. Why don't we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, it has worked for over 200 years, and we're not using it anymore.

The Ten Commandments -
The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments posted in a courthouse is this: You
cannot post "Thou Shalt Not Steal," "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery", and "Thou Shalt Not Lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians. It creates a hostile work environment

That's all. I don't like to ponder too long. It makes me nervous.

Crap

The Griz lost.

Ennis Gets Curiouser and Curiouser

Craig's hometown is getting stranger by the day.

Pope appoints new Montana bishop

Good news finally arrives!

A Love Letter from Craigslist

"To the girl who who flashed me while I was driving."

As the Shepherd Changes

Whispers in the Loggia has the latest rumor about who our next bishop will be. I had mentioned earlier the rumor around town was we were to get a new bishop from the Chicago Diocese but it now looks like we will get another mid-westerner although this one has spent some time in the west.

As always this is just a rumor and you may take it with a grain of salt or you can add a wedge of lime and a shot. Your choice.

Hens & Hornets & Dastards Oh My!

As reported on mtpolitics.net the Montana Grizzlies are seeded #3 in the Division I-AA playoffs but looking at the match ups I think the most interesting contest will be the University of Delaware Blue Hens versus the Delaware State University Hornets.

The reason?

The two Delaware schools are in the same division (I-AA) and have played each other in every sport except football. Delaware State is a traditionally black school and Delaware is a school of the lighter persuasion. There is no firm consensus as to why the schools haven’t met on the gridiron yet but it didn’t enter the national consciousness until a Blue Hen alum wrote a column for ESPN.com Page 2 which carried this money quote:

The University of Delaware's persistent refusal to face Delaware State University in football is cowardly, pig-headed, self-righteous and, worst of all, oozing with racism.

Whether or not the powers that be at UD are racist isn’t for me to say but their refusal to schedule a game between two schools separated by 45 miles is truly puzzling. The two Delaware schools have the odd distinction of being two schools in the same state having never met on the field of play.

It will be interesting to listen to the sound bites coming out of the two schools this week.

Let the games begin!