Did scientists REALLY find Noah's Ark?

Most of us in America probably know the story; The world had become wicked and God had sent Noah to build an ark, load it with 2 of each animal, and stay on it for 40 days and 40 nights. On the 41st day, Noah went to send a dove out to see if there was dry land, and it brought back a branch from an olive tree, so he unloaded the Ark, and he and his family got off and populated the land, and God promised him he would never flood the Earth again by making a rainbow in the sky.

Well, certainly some of us know what causes a rainbow; It occurs when water in certain forms (such as rain) splits up light into its 7 colors, and causes it to appear as the familiar ring-shaped spectrum we know as the rainbow. A glass prism breaks light up in the same way, all that matters is that light has to pass through a translucent container, such as those 2 things which I mentioned above. So I don't know what to say about 'God' creating it, but here's interesting news; Scientists in Europe claim to have found Noah's Ark atop Mt. Arafat in Turkey. But what's more interesting is another source claims that Noah's Ark is ALREADY displayed somewhere else in Turkey. So, are either of them real? And if so, which one is it? But the fact that it was found atop a mountain certainly makes the case seem that much stronger, I mean, how would a boat end up up there? Could it have been elevated to that level after the 4,800 years that it has been sitting there? (That, by the way, is the age which scientists observing the finding in China date the wood back to.)

This is almost like the time someone claimed to have found the cloths that Jesus wore when he was crucified. But, that can't possibly be evidence of his existence, we have no idea what his DNA structure would have been from his blood... Unless it doesn't match anyone else, that's also a possibility. But it's these things that I'm looking for, proof that the words in the Bible aren't just something fictional, with some sort of empirical evidence of the existence of the things which the Bible claims to have happened. Like the ark, for instance.

But even if God DID exist, I don't believe in the modern teachings of the Catholic church. They say that things that are proven scientific fact are the work of the Devil, and that evolution is not fact... I disagree with them, there is strong evidence to the contrary. And some of the stuff they teach I don't think I remember even being in the Bible. Personally, I feel like it's necessary to avoid religion altogether, it gets crazy at times. I prefer a form of pure spiritualism, one that uses the Bible as its only authority, and if I decide I want to have faith in him again, I'll take that approach to it instead. Besides, even though it has been 4 years, it looks like maybe my prayers will be answered after all. But, why such a long time? Was there something I needed to get out of losing my freedom? After all, it had to get to the point where I thought it couldn't possibly get any worse before I finally figured out a way to find what I was looking for... Freedom...

Half of Facebook dislikes Obama.

I took this poll on Facebook today that asked me if I approved of the job Barack Obama was doing as president. Now, I know he won a lot of people over with his speeches about "Change we can believe in", but ever since he became president, it seems like he's been spending our tax dollars lavishly to pay for all sorts of stuff that he doesn't need. That's my biggest gripe with Obama. And, while he is a powerful orator, I think he's full of s***. Nothing much has seemed to change, and he claims that he's going to turn the economy around, and that he won't be pressured by lobbyists, etc. etc... So, why is Monsanto still allowed to grow GMOs? Why does McDonald's still use fattening palm oil for their burgers? Why does Microsoft still have a monopoly over the software market? Why do Wal-Mart and Nike still ship production jobs overseas? Why does big tobacco still use poisonous chemicals in their cigarettes?

Not like I really care about the economy, though. I personally despise the money system. I think it would be better if the corporations didn't exist, and more local businesses were responsible for providing services to people. Historical societies work this way, and they tend to do the best because they are uncorrupted by corporate interests. They also tend to be the richest, as well, since they rely on local, family-owned businesses instead of being multi-national corporation that doesn't care about the welfare of the people they serve. In fact, another problem I have with the current economic system is the stock market. It's only there to serve the previously mentioned multi-national corporations that I am opposed to. The people who make it work are terribly greedy and arrogant. If it were to vanish one day, or just "die", I wouldn't care, in fact, I would be saying good riddance to bad rubbish. Things shouldn't be profit-oriented, that's wrong. Instead, a business should be there to provide people with services that it needs, and it should do so within ethical boundaries. I think it is hard, if not impossible, for a multi-national fortune 500 company to do this, since it has to keep track of so many branch offices and that makes it hard for them to cater to the needs of individual people. But some of the worst ones just throw humanity out the window, many of which I mentioned in my last paragraph. McDonald's, as well as many of the fast food chains that mimic it, contribute to obesity and animal cruelty. Nike and Wal-Mart ship jobs overseas, leaving many Americans out of work, when they could be making a decent living, and the jobs they give to the people in Africa/China are so hideously grueling because of the conditions they make their workers work in. If they had the right accommodations, these manufacturing jobs wouldn't be so bad. Same goes for pay, these workers are grossly underpaid. And in the case of Nike, people who have asked for a living wage turn up missing. Microsoft, on the other hand, has a monopoly over the software market, mainly because of it's operating system, Windows, and they make faulty products, as opposed to Apple or Linux, and the alternatives don't have much support as a result, so people are forced to go with Microsoft on many things. To top it off, many anti-virus companies, like Norton and McAffee, design viruses in order to force people to buy the full version of their programs. It's blackmail! And Monsanto... Oh, Monsanto... I despise them the most. I already dug up a video and blogged about them in one of my earlier blog posts. These companies are the reason I feel the way I do about Capitalism. To me, Capitalism invented these companies, and allowed them to exist. If we had a different system of economics they probably wouldn't have even been thought of!

But, I digress. Going back to the poll on Obama, you probably know what my answer was (if not, then I'll tell you; I don't approve. He doesn't know what he's doing, or he doesn't care.) Well, after I submitted my answer, it gave me the results so far. It turns out that 50% of all the Facebook users think that Obama is doing a bad job as president. So, there you have it, he's not as popular as he was before he became president. But it's funny, if he HADN'T been president, people would have still been cheering him on and stuff like they do Al Gore. Just goes to show you, most of the time, elections are decided between "a giant douche and a turd sandwich". (quoted from an episode of South Park.)

... Oh, and if I haven't mentioned it yet already, I voted for Ralph Nader. I'm a registered independent voter.

A public warning

If someone by the name of Jeff Bruner offers you a modeling job, and makes you go to an audition to do nude modeling, be warned... It could be the same guy who ripped off my friend Liz. She met with this guy from a website for people who are looking for financial support. He told her that he would pay her to do modeling, so she went to an audition (models don't usually audition if they are temporary), and after she was done, he said she was hired. Well, he said he would pay her $600 and take her shopping for clothing for the various scenes that he had her pose in, but the $600 never came. She needed this money to pay her rent, and she was counting on it in order to pay her rent on time so she could stay in school (she's very bright.) So, in a way, this Jeff guy not only got a free show from her, but never paid her. Basically, he stole from the poor. I don't know if he has a reputation or not, but in case he does, this post is here for you when you do your research. He is an overweight male in about his 60's or so.

New lowest weight!

I weighed in at 185 lbs. moments after I woke up! This is a new record for me, and if I lose 5 more pounds I will have reached my weight loss goal for my New Year's resolution! But I won't stop there, not if I still have a spare tire. I will do my best to get rid of it! Not only that but I feel like I don't get hungry as often. More time to do other stuff that I need to do!

Adsense is back.

Actually, them keeping my original account inaccessible isn't really a big deal, I'll just try to put up with it. But yeah, Adsense let me sign up with my professional email. Just as well, since I would be able to check it with my default email address, seeing as it's linked.

So, that aside, I'm finally leaving my job with the paper today, I'm so thrilled! I'm going to be getting a better job... I'll be working as an enumerator for the Census, and they'll be paying me WAY better than my paper job. The only downside is they want me to get vaccinated. I don't trust them, I've been perfectly fine without them. It's also temporary, so when I'm done, I can get an apartment and find a job at my new location. I might not be able to get $11.75 an hour, but maybe they'll see that and think about it when deciding what to pay me. I'll also be working full time, too. And if things go well enough, I'll get back into college. It will be nice to live the life of a college student again.

Also, I don't know if it's the router, but my internet WAS buggy. But, I just reset it, and it started to work fine. Then Chrome crashed, and I had to restart my PC. Right when I was playing bingo with friends, too. Well, I hope that doesn't happen again, that was a horrible inconvenience...

Going to try Adsense again.

But I still don't approve of them denying me to access my old account again, I think it sucks that they do that.

This offends me SOOO much!

I saw this ad in my junk mail that offended me tonight. It's for a device that's supposed to train "noisy dogs" to stop barking. I know that one of my neighbors has such a dog, and I do realize that it can get on people's nerves sometimes, but I look at it through the dog's point of view. The dog is trying to tell its owner something, and barking is one of the ways it communicates with its caretaker (some will say master, and that's probably closer to the truth in most cases, but such terminology suggests that dogs are inferior to humans and are therefore supposed to be tamed by humans, which I feel is completely wrong. The only reason to train an animal is to try to socialize it, not to make it submissive. Dogs are loyal enough anyway if you treat them right.) So, people respond by buying these devices? Do we just buy these things to just train a dog to "shut up" when it's told to? And I'm not even sure how the dog would feel about it, I mean, it's supposed to emit a sound that is out of range which humans can hear. But even if it WAS as painless as they claim, I think it is immoral. If the dog wants to bark, it has every right to. Give the dogs freedom of speech.

What's up with this sticker?

I was eating cheese and crackers just a moment ago when I looked at the bananas and found this sticker on one of them.


I recognize this guy to be a character from Sega's hit game "Super Monkey Ball". Although I didn't chuckle, I still found it funny regardless. In fact, I think the original game had Chiquita bananas in it. But it's funny. Gaming and fruit... *chuckle*

... Sure, NOW I laugh...