Bump, Set, Spike

Somehow, over the last few years the idea that the earth is under massive climate change has become hugely accepted despite solid scientific evidence. Built on that theory is the assumption that humans are the primary cause and therefore we must makes changes to prevent and reverse it.

Because I am a thinking person I appreciate evidence when it comes to someone else spending my money. Facts have been provided to demonstrate global warming. However, a respectable interpretation of those facts has not occurred.

My primary argument against global warming is substantial evidence. The Naturalist approach to science says that what we observe now is all there is and that those things we observe now can be used to prove things in the past. While that appears to make sense, answer this questions: Say you look in your sink and see 10 ice cubes melting. Thirty minutes later you see there are only 5 left. Does that mean that factually there were 20 ice cubes in your sink one hour ago? Nope, because there are so many things that could have changed (i.e. variables). So when we see a change in average global climates over the last 50 or 100 years of 1 or 2 degrees, does that mean it has been occurring for the last 500 years steadily? Or does it mean that it will continue for the next 100 years?

More importantly, can we demonstrate completely that we are causing the change at all? I think this is a fair question because our president is leading a charge to change our entire economy based on these "facts." This point must be taken in perspective. The same scientists that are promoting global warming would, in a majority, also claim evolution and Big Bang theory are correct (I completely disagree, but again frame of reference is important here). If that is the case, can we really believe that humans, who have been alive for less than .01 percent of the earth's history, which included a superheated beginning, followed by a massive cooling period, and cycles of being in and out of ice ages, are the cause of a TWO DEGREE change in the average global temps?

With all that said, I'm amazed that something so weakly supported is now going to be the basis of billions of dollars of spending and hopeful economic growth. Talk about a house build on sinking sand.

VBS Finale

The kids had their VBS finale show last Friday. It was pretty great. I have more video than pictures because the lighting wasn't that great. This is the first year that the kids really got into the motions and we all practiced them at home throughout the week. I love my kids.

Afterward, our church put on a carnival. Wyatt was obsessed with the dunk tank and dropped the hammer on three of the four dunkees that night. The kids also got a lot of energy out. Nori is becoming quite a good Samurai.

I've been missing some stuff

I looked through our photos today and realize I missed a bunch of stuff. I'll be putting pictures up for a few days.

We did this family retreat at the Tanque Verde Guest Ranch the last weekend in May. It was so much fun and very relaxing! The horse back riding was only for an hour on Saturday, but it was sweet. Haven't done that since I was very young. We also learned a bunch of ways to handle my trip overseas later this year.

Once In a Lifetime, for me anyway

Two weeks ago I was able to give a tour at the control tower to a friend. My friend's son was selected to be a Pilot for a day and given a grand tour around the base. He spent time on the flightline looking at the A10s and C130s, flying the A10 simulator, controlling aircraft in the air traffic control simulator, lunching with the Bigs at DM, and bunch of other things. Here's the story on it and a picture of one of the day's happenings.

It was an awesome experience to share what we do.