A Subtle Joke

I was reading the news this morning and I came across a few articles that I wanted to share with the world, or at least that small, elite portion of the world that visits this site.

First up, a cute article found in the New York Times reporting on a kennel that rescues dogs from pounds and then rents the dogs to people. Apparently, they get a lot of repeat business, but do customers get to rent the same dog, make reservations for their four-footed favorite ahead of time, or do people have to settle for the next available best friend?

Penultimate in my non-existent ordering system is a fascinating article on abstinence movements. I haven't finished the article yet, but as soon as lunch comes around, I'm looking forward to finishing it. So far, the author of the article seems to be treating the topic in an open-minded way. Too many of articles in newspapers I read on this topic ( which includes articles on the hookup culture, college as way to be true to yourself, being gay is all right, religion in college is silly, unrequited love causes gun spree ) are incredulous or insulting. The idea of tolerance today never applies to those who are intolerant because they believe in an absolute right and wrong.

I will end with an end-of-times article. Certain scientists (most are remaining anonymous!) are worried that the new Hadron Reactor will end the world by creating a small black whole. Even if it does only have the mass of an atom, it may swallow the world eventually an atom at a time or the black whole may dissipate as described by Hawking. Who knows, perhaps no rips in the fabric of space time will be created at all.