I wasn’t sure what to blog about today, then I read the paper and I wasn’t sure what not to blog about. Where to begin?
First, with the serious business. I can’t tell you how pleasantly shocked I was to read this morning that the Vatican has come out with an article saying intelligent design is ideology, not science, and should not be taught in schools (I might have mentioned this before). The author of the original article in the L’Osservatore Romano said juxtapositioning evolutionary theory and intelligent design “creates confusion between the scientific and philosophical and religious planes.” I dunno, maybe this is a personal thank you from the Church for coming back to the fold, but it’s a great start!
There should be some sort of segue at this point, because I am changing gears and subjects entirely, but I have no idea how to bridge the Vatican’s thoughts on ID and a giant toboggan run at the base of the CN Tower designed by one of my favourite Canadian authors. But hey, did you hear that they’ve commissioned Douglas Coupland, my first literary crush and author of Generation X and Eleanor Rigby, to design an eight-acre park in downtown Toronto? And part of his vision is trucking in 20,000 loads of soil to make a giant toboggan hill, then “scientifically carving out the parabolas to make sure you get the best run ever.” Now we just need to make sure than instead of hot chocolate, the concession stand stocks beer and Beaver Tails. Because nothing says Canadian winter fun like inebriated sledding.
And finally, on the subject of (in)famous Canadians, did you hear about William Shatner’s kidney stones? (See, it’s not just a blog, it’s a public service. I mean, you can’t pay for ice breakers like these, and I give them to you as a gift.) Canada’s quirkiest son, who gets more bizarre and hilariously eccentric with each passing day, has sold his recently-passed kidney stone to Goldenpalace.com for the pittance of $25,000. Apparently there are now plans in the works for Goldenpalace.com, a Canadian online casino site known for its ecclectic acquisitions, to take the kidney stones on a road show and exhibit them with such cultural treasures as Britney Spears’ used pregnancy test and McDonald’s french fry shaped like Abraham Lincoln.
And I thought I had nothing to blog about.
I love Douglas Coupland! How on earth did he get commissioned to design a park?? It would definately be fun to watch some people taking a lunch break tobogganning in downtown TO.
This is why I only read the comics and gossip columns – Dani gives me all the important news I need. Phew.
I watched Boston Legal for the first time this week – very hard for me to see Shatner as anything but Kirk. BTW – he went to McGill with my Dad!!
Shatner totally rocks!
That’s all I got to say about that.
See, your nothing is so toally something.
As far Shatner and his stones . . gross!
Yup. That kidney stone story really got me going.
What next–figuring out what president it looks like?
You know, last night when I went grocery shopping, I bought a Yukon Gold potato that looks exactly like a boxing glove. I was going to post it on Ebay so that Goldenpalace.com might buy it. Now it’s sounding like maybe it’s not so far-fetched. I mean, it’s no kidney stone, but it’s better than a french fry. Way better. Someone should buy it from me now for $10 plus a percentage of the take, and try their luck. Any takers?
Eh, not so much, Marla. But if you had a Yukon Gold that looked like Robert W Service – now that’s a gold mine!
Wow! I was kind of afraid of the new Pope given his conservative leanings and his past role as punisher of clergy who had the temerity to interpret scripture differently that the Vatican did. This sounds very promising. I’m not ready to convery yet, but at least you can be assured that no wackjobs will be trying to prevent Tristan from experiencing a proper science curriculum at his new school.