new semester

So this semester has been as fun as the last.

work, school, work, work, work school, school, workschool..

But not necessarily in that order. i am pretty sure my wife is still my wife, but my kids now refer to me as "that guy who mom talks to after we go to bed".

You would think that they would be grateful she wasn't talking to herself....

One funny thing this week....

I was sitting in human development on Tuesday. and the teacher is lecturing on the theory of intellect and the types of thinking that are involved with it.

She spoke for a minute of the concept of critical thinking, which is;

The cognition of information by weighing it against our own previously known information and personal beliefs, for as to assign our support or denial of some or all information given in the presentation.

or "Do we agree with what we are being told? and why? or, why not?"

She talked of the recent controversy with The International Committee on Man Made Global Warming.

She expressed dismay in her self and other intellectuals for failing to ask questions and assuming the data and scientist were untainted. Several other students expressed similar sentiments.

I was flabbergasted. As I listened I thought of something I had heard once and raised my hand and in the spirit of humor said this:

now wait, there are many scientific observations that we should be concerned about....

I now took on a very serious tone as if I was chastising them for being foolish.

For instance I myself have been for the last few months taken careful scientific observations and recorded some truly troubling data concerning what is going on right outside this building....

As I spoke every one in the room turned towards me and gave me their full attention,
the teacher who knows me and has had me give brief explanations concerning human biology in the class, looked really concerned and asked earnestly;

Shawn what observations?....

I paused as if getting ready to deliver some bad news and then said....

"For several months I have carefully measured the alarming addition of light each and every day, and had concluded that one year from now.......there will be no night...."

They were shocked and confused as I finished...
A girl on the front row put her hand to her mouth and said "what...what did he say?"

They sat looking at me trying to be sure they heard what they thought they had heard.


The teacher was muffling a laugh into her hand.. Then I said in a flat tone...

"quit staring at me i was being sarcastic...."

they laughed for a while then she thanked me for my improvisational example of the need for critical thinking...

I didn't have the heart to tell her i stole it from Rush Limbaugh....I will tell her another day when she has gotten a little immunity to big chunks of truth.....

Every now and then you get lucky, it was just my day. Oh well back to work......