This article lists some of the high points (not even close to enough, in my mind) of Dan Dennett’s thought.


On religion:

Religion doesn’t need to be abolished—merely fixed
Does religion “poison everything,” as my dear, late friend Hitch [Christopher Hitchens] insisted on saying? Only in a very attenuated sense, I think. Many things are quite harmless in moderation and poisonous only in quantity. I understand why Hitch emphasized this view; as a foreign correspondent he had much first-hand, dangerous experience with the worst features of religion, while I know of all that only at second hand—often from his reportage. I, in contrast, have known people whose lives would be desolate and friendless if it weren’t for the non-judgemental welcome they have received in one religious organization or another. I regret the residual irrationalism valorized by almost all religion, but I don’t see the state playing the succoring, comforting role well, so until we find secular successor organizations to take up that humane task, I am not in favor of ushering churches off the scene. I would rather assist in transforming these organizations into forms that are not caught in the trap of irrational—and necessarily insincere—allegiance to patent nonsense.

Hatton with a crystal ball to IU today.

After some initial success, we hit a HUGE snag getting the old floor up. In particular the rails on the floor that the bus seats secure down to. Had to cut probably 100+ bolts with a saws all.

But that’s done and it’s easy street now.

Last week got the door mounted and put a functioning door knob with a lock on it.

Got the first layer of insulation over most of it this weekend, cut and glued. And was able to get the floor treated for rust, a coat of enamel paint, insulated, and now the subfloor glued down.

Next steps are to install the RV windows, insulate the ceiling, attach my framing, & install the exterior cameras. Then I’ll be able to get it the paint shop and then hit the home stretch.

Been quite the endeavor, but still moving forward.

According to this tweet he had a helluva market value. Strike first, and strike hard, is the way.


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"In their filing, prosecutors acknowledged the government had previously — and incorrectly — told U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that the boxes remained “in their original, intact form as seized,” other than a decision to replace classified documents with placeholder sheets.

That depiction, the prosecutors conceded, is “inconsistent” with their current understanding that some of the documents are not now in the same order as they appear in digital scans of the records that were made in the fall of 2022 after Cannon ordered an unusual process to review whether the FBI may have seized legally privileged records.
“There are some boxes where the order of items within that box is not the same as in the associated scans,” prosecutors wrote, adding in a footnote: “The Government acknowledges that this is inconsistent with what Government counsel previously understood and represented to the Court.”

"Smith’s lawyers say the apparent jumble took place despite various precautions, including having an FBI agent present while an outside vendor scanned the documents so that Trump’s attorneys could see what was seized. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ultimately halted the review Cannon ordered."

In other words, somebody has ****ed with the documents, but gee..... they have no idea how or why. And why did the Appeals Court halt the review.


Looking more and more like Hurricane Crossfire redux.

Anybody have any inside information on this HS recruit? After watching highlight videos, he looks to be exactly what IU needs. Rim Protector, Shot-Blocking Machine, 6'8", 190lb, G/F, w/ 7' 2" Wingspan, and a 42" Vertical. Who can also drive the floor, from rebound to slam dunk, and, can shoot the 3 pointer, with a reasonable rate of success. Not listed, at all, by Rivals, 247sports, ESPN, or any of the rating sites. Visited IU at the end of March, but no word since. Has only played in the US in his Senior year, at Jordan Christian Prep, in Auburndale, Fla, so maybe that's why they don't include him in their HS player rankings. Anybody? Anything?

It's a huge game for both teams and RHP Ty Rybarczyk will be on the mound for IU with an ERA of 6.86 in 19.2 IP and a WHIP of 1.63 with an OBA of .301. The batting order is the same as yesterday.

Purdue will have Kyle Iwinski on the mound with an ERA of 7.26 in 31.0 IP and a WHIP of 1.55 with an OBA of .304.

It's 64 and partly sunny with the wind out of the SSE at 4 mph.

1st inning:

T1st:

Taylor singled to start the game. Pyne flied out on a diving catch by the outfielder with Taylor still at 1st.

Mitchell reached on a FC with Taylor out at 2nd and two outs.

Cerny singled to put runners on the corners with two outs and Brenczewski up.

Brenczewski hit a hard liner to RF but it was right to the outfielder to retire the side.

B1st:

The leadoff hitter got a double that went to the wall in right center. An infield single put runners on 1st and 2nd and no outs.

A flyout put runners on the corners with one out. A single put the Boilers on the board and runners still on the corners with one out. All hits so far have been hard hit.

Rybarczyk got a big K for the 2nd out and runners still on the corners.

A groundout ended the inning and Rybarczyk limited the damage to one run.

End of 1st: PU 1 IU 0

…doesn’t yet have a realistic view of what it is going to take to be competitive in the B10. He’s filling this roster out with a bunch of former JMU and other Sun Belt level athletes. His arrogance could be leading him to believe that it won’t matter. There may be a sobering, reality check in store for us this fall….

“I Want To Win Another Championship”

Guy is losing it (assuming he ever had it). In a rambling, angry, profanity-laced 90-minute speech yesterday, he compared the Biden Administration to the Gestapo, and hurled invective at the prosecutors involved in his several indictments.

He also offered immediate time on stage (with him) to anyone who agreed, on the spot, to donate $1 million to his campaign. Two people took him up on the offer. One of the million-dollar donors, a woman, proclaimed: "Donald J. Trump is the person God has chosen!"

Crazy Town.

Have not seen anything posted

I hope I never meet some of these people. This form of human is VILE

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5-13 and 13th out of 14 teams in the SEC. WTF

KR/RB from JMU

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This kid was the Jaylin Lucas for James Madison. He dealt with injuries last year, but he's supposedly a really good returner.

and a chick...

Indiana Elite is on the road in Birmingham, AL for the Adidas Circuit 2. I believe this was game two, but great efforts from all three Indiana basketball targets. Braylon Mullins let all scores again with 28 points. Trent Sisley was credited with 22 points in the game, and Malachi Moreno has another double with 14 and 10 and he added three blocks and untold altered shots.