The Agrinautica

Housing - Contest!!
   So we still need another roommate here for next year.

   Whosoever attests to the most specific persons they have found who need somewhere to live next year wins a twinkie!! Thats right, find people who need somewhere to live next year and tell them that one Kris Fricke currently needs another apartmentmate, then tell me that you did so, and hopefully their contact information if they're interested, and you'll be in the winning for one (1) whole twinkie!!! It will be presented to you if possible in person by myself at in the MU between 12 and 1 at The Table.

   Room in question is big enough for two people, around $470 /month (somewhat less if the room is shared of course), in The Trees, West Davis, right next to the Arlington Farms bus stop.


Name Recognition
   So I'm out by the silo the other morning, and this guy is tabling for voter registration. As I'm walking by he's like "Are YOU registered?" I've barely nodded yes when he's like "of COURSE you are!" and then turns to his imaginary audience (did I mention he is standing on the table? And no this wasn't Brian McInnis) and continues with "KRIS FRICKE is registered to vote..." I have to my knowledge never seen this guy before in my life.


Posh Bagels
   Today Kristy and I ate at this place called Posh Bagels downtown that had strong sauce sandwiches. They currently have a 2 for 1 sandwich deal advertised in The Aggie. Its strong sauce.


A Rant of PC Pettiness
   First of all, why does AD represent a latin phrase "anno domini" whereas BC represents the English phrase BC? If there is some other meaning of BC its not givin in any of the dictionaries at dictionary.com.

   Second of all, the subject of AD/BC vs CE/BCE came up in my english class the other day, and I would just like to say that I think the CE/BCE political correctness is inordinately silly.
   Changing the tag doesn't change the more relevant significance of the fact that the years inherently denote the time since christianity began (well, to my knowledge it is off by four years, as I seem to recall Christ's birth is commonly attributed to the year 4AD). And if the name of the AD/BC tags really is such a problem, than why isn't it a similar problem that many of our months have Roman religious or cultural significance? Or even worse, that our days of the week are nearly all named after Norse gods??
   In summary, such excessive political correctness is petty and silly. Pretending that our calenders were not influenced by religious events of the past is an act of intentional ignorance insulting to the intellegence of all humanity.

   At the very least they could pretend AD and BC stand for something different without changing them.


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