As IF Times

link Giant mass extinction may have been quicker than previously thought | e! Science News.

If the conclusions in this most recent study are to be believed, the mass extinction of most life forms on earth happened almost “instantaneously” in geological terms, a few millennia ago.  Hmm.

Instantaneously.

That sounds dramatic until you read further and discover that “instantaneously” in geological terms is plus or minus 60,000 years.  So the virtual annihilation of all of the earth’s life forms, took almost 60,000 years from the time of the postulated explosions of volcanoes.

For most, 60,000 years is a stretch of time that would allow someone possessed of even the slowest reflexes to take action in the event of a calamity, even for a cataclysmic one described in the article.  From the time that you observe the volcano begin to spew forth with fire and smoke, you knew that you probably only had 857 or so generations to warn your descendants; there is no time to waste.

This bit of information may be a revelation to those who have been inhaling the hot air of the global warming doomsters over the past few decades.  What it means is that the ‘imminent’ disaster of global warming is much more like when your wife tells you she’ll be ready in “5 minutes”.

As demonstrated by probably the richest fiction writer of our time, Al Gore, climate alarmists have the same conceit as an ant crawling up an elephant’s leg with the intention of bedding it.  By trotting out specious statistics over laughably short time lines, they extrapolate the “imminent” extinction of mankind.   While amusing at first, the persistent bleatings of the Gore goofs and climate nutters have become as irritating as a Justin Bieber story.  Reasoning with the indoctrinated is like trying to explain the flavor of the number 9.

Well now, we have an out for them.  Let’s just concede that man does have a cataclysmically detrimental effect on the earth’s climate because of  SUV’s and burning coal for electricity.  But let’s also agree that we do not have to live in caves, ride bicycles and wear hemp clothing.  After all, it looks as if we have some time to spare.  Heck, when Noah was told to build an ark to house all animals because of incoming high water, he had plenty of time to do so, especially impressive without the help of union labor.

“Imminent” is not as urgent as “instantaneous”.  Instantaneous is 60,000 years.  Maybe we can all hold off on selling the Escalade.

link It’s Time for the N.F.L. to Welcome a Gay Player – NYTimes.com.

It’s time. Really? Why? What possible difference does it make for one to announce their sexual preferences as part of fulfilling a job role? Why does announcing sexual proclivity have any bearing on how competent you may or may not be for a job?

How does being gay affect one’s role as an auto mechanic? A postal worker? A dentist? A sports announcer or even a football player.  If you listen to the pleadings of gay activist groups, they insist that all they want is to be treated like everyone else, without discrimination.  Ironically, broadcasting gayness only puts a light on themselves, essentially begging for special attention.

It’s as if you insisted on revealing to your future employer that you collected stamps, or liked to eat with your bare hands while naked, or  watched ostrich wrestling.  Who cares? Nobody asked!

Some nutbar writing for USA Today opined that this guy Michael Sam coming out was comparable to Jackie Robinson’s circumstance.  Keen observers may note that Jackie Robinson did a poor job of hiding his condition at the time, so ‘coming out’ may not be the best characterization.  Robinson’s achievement was ultimately based on his skill, not because he satisfied a PC agenda.  If he stunk, he’d have been a very minor footnote in history and the answer to a Jeopardy question on sports trivia. Maybe he was gay as well.  Who knows, who cares.

The NFL, as is the case with all pro sports, likely already have contingents of gay participants.  Think of all the hugging that goes on in football, the skin tight pants.  Heck even throwing the yellow hankies to signal a penalty seems a bit dainty if you think about it.

If this guy Michael Sam is any good, somebody will pick him up. But he should decide whether it’s more important to be a ball player who happens to be gay or a gay person first who happens to play football.  Regardless of whom he winds up playing for, he’d better develop a thick skin because his teammates will make fun of him; for having two first names.