Matthew's Journal

I'm retiring the use of this software to run my journal and I've switched to Wordpress. The transition is still a work in progress, but, for the moment, you should use the URL millercommmatt.com/wordpress. Eventually, you'll just be able to use millercommamatt.com to view my journal, photos, and anything else I put up.

I just found a great Olympics article on Yahoo! about some Olympians competing in the rifle competition who have apparently found love. However, that's not the catching point of the article. This article's gem is its opening paragraph. It's as follows:

Warning: the following item makes no mention of Michael Phelps, men's or women's gymnastics, Michael Phelps, USA Basketball, Michael Phelps, beach volleyball, or international scandals, contrived or otherwise (or Michael Phelps).

I just laughed out loud. Apparently its hard to write an Olympics article without mentioning Michael Phelps winning eleventy billion medals or that fact that the Chinese female gymnasts are all 13.

[Link to full article]

That's it! Global Warming isn't fun anymore!

According to some Scottish researchers, many coastal Scotch Whisky distilleries - most notably some of my favorites on the Isle of Islay - may become flooded if the sea level rises to levels forecasted by recent reports on global warming including the recently released ICPP report. I adore the whisky from many of those distilleries. I can't have anything bad happen to them. The distilleries threatened include, but are not limited to: Bowmore, Laphroaig, Talisker, Lagavulin, Bunnahabhain, and Glenmorangie.

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Dramageddon - Too much water

I turned on my computer this morning to discover that while I slept, London had been the victim of a coordinated terrorist attack. At least 4 bombs have exploded around London, killing upwards of 40 people and injuring far more. My thoughts and prayers go out to the residents of that city and to those directly affected by such a cowardly act of violence and terror.

Individuals who resort to these tactics to advance their causes have no honor. True and noble causes stir the hearts of men and nations. Those who cannot rally the world behind them fight for dying beliefs and dying values. They should at least have the dignity to fade away with their beliefs and leave the world at peace. The righteous do not strike out at the innocent. Only those who have truly lost their way stoop so low. History has shown that bringing fear to the heart of your enemy will not defeat your foe. Such acts only cause people to take pause and then rally together. Striking blindly at the innocent will only create a more dangerous opponent and hasten your defeat.

God be with London. God be with the hurt. And may the villains behind this know only fear and remorse as they are hunted to extinction.