Asymmetric

This is a very interesting moral view. It's cruel to kill bulls, but not babies. Also curious, the defense of bull fighting doesn't make the case that animals don't need the level of dignity nor protection that people do: They argued that Catalonia would lose tourism.

Gridlock author Randal O'Toole

Gridlock: Why We're Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About It by Randal O'Toole

Cato institute book talk here.

Mel Gibson seems like a disturbed man. His statements give many examples of bad values. He mentions race and negative behaviors together, as if they're necessarily linked. He commits violence against women, almost certainly not out of self-defense. He feels that his money entitles him to certain considerations he wouldn't warrant otherwise.

Some thoughts:

1. Sometimes people slip into a sin spiral where they perform progressively immoral acts. Some people can climb back up while others continue to their death. Money and fame can delay the point at which a person stops his decent.

2. Nonetheless, until death, regeneration is always possible.

3. Mel Gibson claims to be a Christian. Nothing in his behavior is Christian starting with his abandonment of a licit marriage. Had he stubbornly followed Christian teaching, fighting his baser desires, he wouldn't be in this position.

4. Assessing the reaction to Polanski, Jackson, and Gibson, Hollywood career can survive sex with underage minors or the allegation of it, at least, but not racism.

5. Men can exploit Mel Gibson for some mischievous fun. Play the recording for your significant other and pretend to defend Mel Gibson. Say something like:

"It's hard to make a judgment without seeing the dress. Was it strapless? Did the skirt have a slit."

Big fun. Have flowers handy with a card that proves you were kidding.

Here's to 234 more.

If she's not right next to you, chances are she's watching Elipse, the new Twilight movie. I was actually going to go with her to share this moment with her. I promised not to play sword fights with the boys or talk to her friends. Negotiations continued, but after sitting 4 rows apart and not acknowleging her presence didn't satisfy her, I gave up and returned my tickets. I have to work tomorrow anyways.

She's safe. My wife seems to like these movies as much as Samantha does and went with her. What's the worst that can happen, anyways: a riot between Team Jacob and Team Edward?

The line at the Pico Rivera Krikorian went around the whole fence.

Twilight [Blu-ray]

The Twilight Saga: New Moon [Blu-ray]