Comments on: Darwin Was Wrong, Part 2: Plans and Precautions

By: Jeff Eyges

Jeff Eyges — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:24:47 +0000

Southern fried tofu You can find nearly any recipe online these days.

By: Parrotlover77

Parrotlover77 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:53:27 +0000

Jeff, that’s great! I’m basically a vegetarian. I only have meat maybe once or twice per week. I haven’t had poultry in years. I would kill for a proper southern-style fried tofu (or other chicken analog) recipe though.

By: Jeff Eyges

Jeff Eyges — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:08:45 +0000

Well, there you go. And I looked on their website; apparently we have one in Burlington, thirteen miles NW of Boston. Fortunately, I’m a vegetarian.

By: Ron Britton

Ron Britton — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:25:09 +0000

If you click on the Chik-Fil-A link in the article, it takes you to the Religious Connections section of the Wikipedia article.

By: OtherRob

OtherRob — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:04:41 +0000

Meanwhile, what’s the deal with Chik-Fil-A? We don’t have them in Boston. What is it, like McDonald’s with chicken?

Pretty much. But they have really good food for fast food.

The reason Ron is bringing them up is that their founder, Truett Cathy (sp?), is a very religious man and is not shy about letting his religious beliefs dictate the way he runs his business. For example, Chik-Fil-As are closed on Sunday.

I can’t speak to Cathy’s view on evolution or the other “fundie” topics that Ron covers, but I do know that he does a lot of charity work. The one closest to our house does a lot of fundraising type work for the local schools.

By: Jeff Eyges

Jeff Eyges — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:07:52 +0000

But then again, X-Files had that same message and it wasn’t a conservative manifesto.

That’s what they wanted you to think.

Meanwhile, what’s the deal with Chik-Fil-A? We don’t have them in Boston. What is it, like McDonald’s with chicken?

By: Parrotlover77

Parrotlover77 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:37:43 +0000

I’m glad I don’t eat poultry.

What’s wrong with the V remake? I think it’s pretty cool so far. The ZOMG it’s a republican talking point meme was highly overblown. Just because the visitors bring “hope” for the future and have free healing clinics, suddenly it’s an Obama allegory? Uhm, no. It’s definitely not as eery as the original. Despite the 1980s haircuts and lousy acting, they really did pull off a pretty awesome WWII allegory. The new one doesn’t seem to have any underlying message other than “trust no one.” But then again, X-Files had that same message and it wasn’t a conservative manifesto.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:32:56 +0000

As much as I am not into the company values of Chik-Fil-A, they do have delicious food. Thankfully there are none in the city of Chicago yet to tempt me.

Dick McDonald sounds a bit desperate for people to attend the seminar. He didn’t even allow for you to leave a message, and then goes on about the guest speakers. He apparently has a lot of time on his hands…you would think if this was such a big deal he would be too busy to answer phones.

By: Ron Britton

Ron Britton — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:43:40 +0000

OtherRob:

Yes. I was planning to mention that when I get to the lunch events.

By: OtherRob

OtherRob — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:17:45 +0000

Chik-Fil-A does, you must admit, make a good chicken sandwich.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:06:50 +0000

I was a cell phone luddite for quite a while. I kept my pager for years longer than was reasonable.

By: Jeff Eyges

Jeff Eyges — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:44:46 +0000

Yeah, it’s about the science, but meanwhile, he called you back – twice – when you hadn’t even left a message, and tried to convince you to come. Sounds like missionizin’ to me.