The Truth!

Last night I caught part of Hannity and Colmes. I usually don’t like their show, but last night was interesting.

One of the guests on the show was Ann Coulter, the consummate cheerleader for the Republican Party, and hater of all things liberal. For those of you not familiar, Coulter has written books, given speeches, and appeared on television and radio speaking vehemently against the Democratic party and its’ platform.

Last night I was expecting much of the same from her, but before I changed the channel she made the comment that the Republican Party has lost touch with who put them in power. She said that right now that the Republicans in Congress are catering to big business lobbies and have strayed from the ideals that put them in power in the nineties.

Here are some things to think about. Republicans, the party of fiscal responsibility, have passed spending legislation all of which the president has signed on thus approving. Last I heard there has not been a spending bill that he has not vetoed.

Most telling of all, why are conservative talk show folks like and Rush and Ann Coulter saying that the party they endorse has lost touch with the ideals of those who put them in power?

Just something to think about.

Last August I purchased a new computer. I really researched and shopped around, and in the end I settled on an Apple ibook. Of course a Powerbook would have been nice, but when you are on a budget, there are times when you must make sacrifices.

Last year, Steve Jobs, the great high priest of the Church of Mac, announced that they would start putting Intel processors in their machines. He unveiled the new iMac, complete with an Intel dual core processor, and made us all wonder in amazement.

Shortly thereafter my PC friends were saying that it would be so gradual, and that Apple was having problems and would not be able to deliver the computers when they promised, and then fumed about why owning a Mac was akin to being a member of the great and abominable church and so forth; but yesterday I was surprised at what I saw. Apple, like a thief in the night, has phased out all Power PC machines but one, the Power Mac, which one can only assume will receive an Intel chip sometime soon.

I love my Mac. It has been almost a year and I have had no problems. None. No viruses, no spyware, and few if any annoying pop ups. This has been by far the best computer I have ever owned.

So before we leave, let us celebrate in verse the Power PC.

Farewell Power PC I knew thee well,
The tales of websurfing none save you and I can tell.
The hours of joy thou gavest me,
when I fired you up,
my power pc.
Yet to the depths thou must go,
Along with Lisa, and two E, oh no
The intel dual core is here to stay,
I bid thee farewell, so long old friend, and good day.

Poetry to rival Dante and Shakespeare surely.

After a brief sabbatical, I am back. The school year is coming to a close and things are getting hectic at work. Part of the problem is that we are not sure where we are going to be next year. A few months ago, we were informed that we would be moving into a new room with almost everything that we would need for our students. But now that is unclear, and with a little over one week left in the school year, not knowing if we need to pack up our room, or leave everything put, is beginning to way on all of us.

The trip to Utah during the beginning of April was a lot of fun. Seeing my brother who lives in Provo is always nice, as is seeing friends who have settled in various places along the Wasatch front.

The EFY counselor preparations are coming along nicely. I finished reading the Doctrine and Covenants, something that I have only done a few times. It was good to go through the revelations understanding better the historical context and circumstances under which many of the sections were given. It made more sense and had greater meaning for me this time around.

As far as my other scripture studies are going, I am reading Isaiah with a commentary by Donald W. Perry. I have not used commentaries much in studying the scriptures, but so far I have enjoyed using Brother Perry’s book in my study of Isaiah.

So there you go. A brief entry for Tuesday May 16, 2006, it may seem short, but there are other things in the works.

Chris