Disturbing Wacko

Warning: Post discussing prominent wackos may contain disrespect for convential religion. Christian friends who think I need to be told that they're not all like that may wish to just skip this one.

I don't usually give pointers to blogs which lecture on the love of Christ and talk about frequent and fervent prayer to God, but for those of you who've missed it, apparent murderer/pedophile Joseph Edward Duncan III who has been in the news had a weblob at http://fifthnail.blogspot.com/. It's an interesting look at abnormal psychology. (He also seems to have had a website, but it's down.)

Conventional Western medicine may or may not have been better able to assist him to conquer his inner demons than his Faith Based Initiative, but it for all its flaws it probably had a better chance of recognizing when he needed to be confined for the safety of self and others.


On the subject of Faith Based Failures, vyoma points out an interesting story of Florida's Katherine Harris promoting use of a "cure" for the state's citrus blight that turned out to be some sort of "holy water" of no practical use.

Name game

Tropical Storm Cindy is raining on us now. Denis may be coming later in the week.

So, why must we have storms with such pedestrian names? Why cant the National Weather Service embrace the the spirit of privitization and start selling naming rights?

We could have Tropical Storm Mr. Pibb, Tropical Storm Chevy Canyonero, Hurricane Hello Kitty.

And no doubt the pharmeceutical industry would be eagar to name Tropical Depressions after their products.

In exchange for this idea, I ask ony 1% of the revenues generated, and 0% of any liabilities.