Neal Pollack wrote a funny (and kind of scary) piece about Bush and his ties to fundie Christian end-timers. Nothing really new here, but Pollack’s outrage and incredulity at the Christian right’s near lunacy makes for an entertaining read. I don’t pretend to and probably never will understand the fundamentalist mindset, no matter what religion. I’ve argued with some of my fundie friends that it all comes down to our internal wiring. Some of may simply be born with our Need for External Authority dials turned up to 11 while others manage to live with a certain degree of uncertainty and ambiguity in our lives.
Here are my pictures from the train yesterday. It doesn’t officially open until June 26, but I sit on the Mayor’s disability advisory committee, so we got a sneak peak. The Hiawatha line runs from downtown Minneapolis to Fort Snelling, about 10-15 miles south of here. In December, it will extend to the airport and the accursed Mall of America. The ride itself was very smooth and it’s surprisingly accessible. Each car has four reserved spots for wheelchairs and the gaps between the platform and the train are almost imperceptible. It’s frustrating that the train doesn’t go into St. Paul or even some of the suburbs. I’d gladly give up my car for the train if it was practical.
Me on the train.
A view of one of the stations near Lake Street.
Here you can see the exterior of the train.
Beautiful shot of the station and you look very happy.