Offbeat Christmas Observations

I've been diligently avoiding the unavoidable visual and auditory warnings of the impending Yule since mid-October. But in the second half of December I'm ready to embrace "The Christmas Station" and decorations and such. However, I always preferred the offbeat things, like Weird Al's "Christmas at Ground Zero" [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsvZHHLQ8-c[/youtube] and…

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Photographing your children during the holidays

When you take a posed holiday photo of your children, strive to present your children in a unique light.   The photo of my children (below) turned out especially well.  I used a Canon SD1100SI.   Make sure you get natural expressions by being a bit unpredictable.  Choose a suitable background…

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What Should Be Taught in Biology Class?

I spend waste hours each week reading arguments between those who think that science education should be strictly based on science, versus those who think that alternate views (usually Biblical) should be taught along side. This is a skit about a father outraged at the amoral and unlikely (scientific) theory…

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