A Mystery Solved

I have decided this Christmas season that my favorite Christmas song is The Blessed Dawn of Christmas Day by Harry Connick Jr. There was one little mystery about the song. In the third stanza, second line, the last word was unintelligible. Recently I found out from a friend that the words are actually "morrow mild." It is sort of old fashioned for "nice morning." Anyway, the song has great lyrics that everyone should check out.

The blessed dawn of Christmas day
As honestly as children pray
The warmth that melts the eve away
The holiness of alpenglow

I rose to join the glorious morn
Whose calm and splendor would adorn
The virgin mother's infant born
The blessed dawn of Christmas day

The hearts of sinners reconciled
Amid the ancient morrow mild
Exhalt the birth of Mary's child
The blessed dawn of Christmas day

I pray one day my heart will see
The light of God's eternity
And know that Jesus died for me
Now close my eyes so I may rise
At blessed dawn of Christmas day

I hope everyone is having a nice Christmas season and always remember the true reason for the season!

Cold!!!!

Yes! A cold front is coming in approximately Thursday. The low for Friday looks to be in the upper-40's. Woo hoo!!!!

This may sound strange, but even with last night's loss against N.C. State, Florida State still has a chance at winning their division in the ACC. Consider this, last year Florida State had an 8-4 record by the end of the season. That included two conference losses (actually to the same two teams they have lost to this year, I'll comment on that in a moment). Now consider this: five of Florida State's last seven games are at home. Not only that, but their only two conference games left on the road are against poor teams (Maryland and Duke). The three teams on top of the Atlantic division right now are N.C. State, Wake Forest, and Clemson. All three teams have multiple conference games left against ranked teams. If the appropriate teams beat each other and Florida State wins their remaining conference games, they could certainly win the Atlantic division in the ACC.

As far as Florida State's two losses this year, consider this: both of our losses came to teams whose head coach was mentored by Bobby Bowden at some point. Chuck Amato of N.C. State used to coach at Florida State until taking his current head coaching job. Tommy Bowden of Clemson of course grew up under his father so it's no secret as to where he gets his stuff.

As far as last nights performance, there were a lot of positives. Consider this: with 10 minutes 43 seconds left in the second quarter, Lorenzo Booker had 126 yards on offense while N.C. State had 118 yards on offense. You could say if Drew Weatherford didn't throw the interception in the last drive Florida State would have won. But, Florida State's loss really came down to their first two drives of the game. Both times they settled for field goals instead of touchdowns which would have been the deciding factor in the game. Another thing that hurt FSU were the penalties. That is something they've had a problem with the last couple of years.

As far as Jeff Bowden goes, there were a lot of positives for him and the offense. I actually saw Jeff switching up the formations and calling lots of audibles last night. They also utilized the "reverse" a lot for big yards. A lot of people complain about Jeff Bowden, but I'm actually interested to see what he does the remainder of the season. . .

Cold Weather. . .Yes

I'm definitely liking the cooler weather right now. I just checked the 10-day forecast and the lows will be in the sixties for the next 10 days. This is awesome. Tonight the low will be approximately 55. Too bad this isn't a game night because that would be optimal weather for watching a football game.

Cold Weather = Good

Stem Cell Research

It is sad to see today how so many Americans are misled by the media, politicians, and interest groups. There is a common misconception that by using embryonic stem cells, scientists can cure diseases such as Parkinson's, cancer, AIDS, diabetes and paralysis. My opinion is that it is a device used to decieve others, mainly pro-life groups and just the general population.

Putting the pro-life argument aside, embryonic and adult stem cells have been researched for approximately the same amount of time and it is adult stem cells that have a great track record. In practically every case that embryonic stem cells were applied in a study, the stem cells had very negative effects on the patients or lab animals. Adult stem cells on the other hand have been found to reverse the effects of many diseases such as Parkinson's and diabetes and even spinal chord injuries. In one spinal chord injury case in Portugal, a nineteen year old girl from Texas had adult stem cells inserted into her body and now her paralysis is reversing. Here's the article: http://www.leaderu.com/science/stemcelltestimony_dominguez.html. The best part about adult stem cells is that they can be taken from virtually anywhere in the adult body and require no cell specialization (unlike embryonic stem cells). On a similar note dealing with paralysis, before Christopher Reeve died, he participated in a conference promoting stem cell research. At the conference a debate was held between a pro-embryo researcher and a pro-adult researcher. In the debate, the pro-adult researcher was getting ready to declare to Reeve the success from the previously stated case in this post. The pro-embryo researcher instead covered up his opponent's mouth so Reeve could not hear about the success from adult stem cells. Reeve died three monthes later from an infected pressure ulcer, which is a common ailment of paralysis. The pressure ulcer caused him to go into cardiac arrest.

One thing the media commonly does to trick the public is, NOT specify which type of stem cell is being used in a clinical trial. For example, one night a few weeks ago on the CBS Evening News, it was reported that Stanford University reportedly made a breakthrough in stem cell research for curing Parkinson's disease. In the WHOLE interview, the journalist never specified what type of stem cells were being used in the research. I would bet that the stem cells they are using is adult stem cells.

It's time Americans know the truth about stem cell research. If you want the real score in the battle of stem cell research, here is a good article to read: http://www.cbhd.org/resources/stemcells/mcconchie_2004-06-16.htm#note1.

F-L-O-R-I-D-A S-T-A-T-E!!!

WOOOO HOOO! WE BEAT MIAMI TWO YEARS IN A ROW!!!!!

13-10!!! GO DREW WEATHERFORD, GARY CISMESIA, THE FSU DEFENSE AND BOBBY BOWDEN!!!

F-L-O-R-I-D-A
S-T-A-T-E

FLORIDA STATE!
FLORIDA STATE!
FLORIDA STATE!

Film Score and Other News

I recently downloaded part of this ablum called Classic FM at the Movies. The album showcases some of the best movie themes. One of them is for "Lady in Lavendar." I'm not sure what the movie is about, but the theme is absolutely beautiful. It makes me want to see the movie just to hear the rest of the score. Although, the title sounds like it's some type of chick-flick or horror film with a sick and twisted title.

In other news, Steve Irwin, the famous zoologist died after being attacked by a stingray. The stingray's barb went directly into his heart.

Clarification

Just so it's clear, I hope anyone reading this doesn't think I'm hateful towards homosexuals or bisexuals because of my last post. I believe in loving homosexuals or bisexuals just as I love heterosexuals (in a Christian sense of course). What I do not believe in is the homosexual agenda. This is because (1) The Bible says it is wrong and (2) I have not seen any evidence that homosexuality is something that an individual is born with. As much as people (homosexuals) say they are born that way, I don't believe it. I believe there is substantial scientific evidence proving otherwise. Here is a pretty lengthy article that cites a lot of evidence against a homosexual gene: http://www.trueorigin.org/gaygene01.asp. I've also heard many people say that "there is no heterosexual gene either" but I think the fact that approximately 98% of the world's population is heterosexual is enough proof to not find a heterosexual gene. In addition to that, the undisputable fact that homosexuals cannot reproduce by natural means is enough proof for me. In my opinion, homosexuality and bisexuality has strictly to do with the individual's behavior and not their genetic makeup.

Remember. . . hate the sin, but love the sinner.