-



Come on, Thelma, get the kids packed we're gonna go see Noah's Ark!

I have got to make some new travel plans for the summer, Noah’s Ark is opening up in (ta da!) Kentucky.

By that I mean it’s the real ark. Well, okay a replica of it but this is the real deal - It’s 300 cubits by 50 cubits by 30 cubits which, I think, is pretty big so it must be real!

I know that there are some out there who don’t think that the Ark story is true but really, how difficult is it to believe a guy and his kids were able to herd seven pairs of every freaking creature on earth onto a boat and take care of them for 40 days? Sheesh, come on! Anyway, the guy who built this is a former science teacher from Australia so it must be true. (Former might be a key word.)

In this exhibit, apparently there are also little statues of many of the creatures that old Noah took on board (they couldn’t display them all because there wasn’t enough room. No, wait, hmmm.) Well, anyway, they did have room for the two dinosaurs (I’m impressed that they could figure out which was a girl dinosaur and which was the guy but that’s another story.)


                    Kids enjoy seeing replicas of the dinosaurs just like those on Noah’s ark

Again, I know what you’re thinking; how in the heck were there dinosaurs around when this event apparently happened just a few thousand years ago but dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago? Well a lot YOU know! I mean everyone knows that the earth was created in seven days about 6000 years ago. Again, sheesh.

A lot of folks are going to visit and bring their kids which I think is great. Kids can understand what old Noah and his family had to go through for 40 days and 40 nights with all those stinky animals. Also they now have "proof" of what their mom’s and dad’s and the Old Testament have told them versus, you know, actual science and facts and things. Science? We don’t need no stinking science!

Well, the REALLY good news is that they built this fine example of truth not far from the Creation Museum which is (oddly - or not) also located in Kentucky. Perhaps they can float the Ark down the Ohio river a ways and join the museum that very earnestly tells the true creation story (said seven days and seven nights as well as how the Adam and Eve’s kids played with their pet dinosaurs.)

I, for one, think that combining these two attractions could really help with this country’s problem of too many people using critical thinking - how about you?

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Time to Say Goodbye

-
Image
  "Avoid Becoming an Act of Force and Not of Right . . ."  A Time to Say Goodbye This is not what I wanted to post today but it is what I thought I had to. We have so many issues to deal with in our country but I think this is one we will really need to face in the near future. I take no pleasure in this post. I spent 28 years in the military ostensibly defending the Constitution and being proud of that, I gotta say this is really uncomfortable. We, the Supreme Court, beg to differ That being said, I’m sorry old friend, but it’s finally time to say goodbye. You’ve been around for centuries yet it seems like just yesterday that our best and brightest sat down in a hot, stuffy building in Philadelphia and glued you together from a bunch of mismatched pieces. You have been through wars, depressions, good times and bad. You helped as we went from a small backwater country to the most powerful nation in the world. Your genius was in being almost a gymnast in your flexibility ...
Read more

The Last Leaf

-
Image
  My oldest daughter recently sent me something that, at first blush, is perfect for a leaf watching meditation and it certainly is that. Of course, as you will see, this verse can mean different things to different people and for many different reasons. As for me, as a lot of people have noted, I've had a pretty negative outlook for quite some time (although sadly as one looks around my country, I may have good reason.) So this lovely piece was very timely because it forced me to have an attitude check that I definitely needed. It may not negate the things have made me feel so sour but it reminded me that it's easy to let the minutiae of modern life take on a role well beyond their actual importance.  It said, "Come on, pal, it's time to step back and get a grip, focus on t hings like family, friends and how you are living your life instead of crap you can't control." Alrighty then! Obviously and most importantly this contemplation also speaks to the biggest ...
Read more

A Tale of Two Posts

-
Image
  Take heart . . . I had prepared two different posts for after the election – and I really wish I was posting the other one.  America Just had a Worse Day than This . . . Like most non-Trump voters I am gob smacked by the results. Who knew there were so many people who were so angry and dissatisfied with their lives in our country that they were forced to vote for possibly the most unqualified candidate ever. As a twice-impeached felon who is clearly mentally diminished and who tried to overthrow his previous loss, he is certainly a "interesting" choice. Our two party system; ain't it grand? Perhaps more problematic than his dark outlook on America, however, are the barnacles that are riding along with him. People like Elon Musk, Rob’t  Kennedy Jr. – and the Evangelicals? And, of course, his crackerjack VP, JD Vance.   JD does offer one positive for Trump however. Never thought I’d say this but with him in the wings we REALLY must hope that Trump makes it to 20...
Read more