[Kilohana]

“There’s actually a new movement in the science world called Irreducible Complexity that discounts evolution as a means of how life came into existence. Google it.”

I Googled it. Took me one click to find Michael Behe – the guy behind Irreducible Complexity and the new laughingstock of the scientific community.

From his Wikipedia entry: “Behe’s claims about the irreducible complexity of key cellular structures are strongly contested by the scientific community. The Department of Biological Sciences at Lehigh University has published an official position statement which says “It is our collective position that intelligent design has no basis in science, has not been tested experimentally, and should not be regarded as scientific.” Behe’s ideas about intelligent design have been rejected by the scientific community and characterized as pseudoscience.”

Is this a new movement – or more of same in a slick new package? Creationism –> Intelligent Design –> Irreducible Complexity –> “God did it.”

You have the right to believe whatever you want, but there is no reason to try to pass religious beliefs off as science. There’s no shame in having faith and believing in God. But please, stop trying to claim that religion = science. It’s ridiculous.

[Kilohana]

RD,

Welcome to San Diego! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed your posts over the last several months and am glad to hear that you are finally settling in here. I sincerely hope you continue to contribute to this site… I know folks tend to disappear when a blog no longer suits their needs – but your experience in buying and moving has been incredibly helpful to those of us following the same path.

I’m sure your experience transitioning into the SD lifestyle would also provide wonderful material for us piggs. Please continue!

[Kilohana]

RD,

Welcome to San Diego! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed your posts over the last several months and am glad to hear that you are finally settling in here. I sincerely hope you continue to contribute to this site… I know folks tend to disappear when a blog no longer suits their needs – but your experience in buying and moving has been incredibly helpful to those of us following the same path.

I’m sure your experience transitioning into the SD lifestyle would also provide wonderful material for us piggs. Please continue!

[Kilohana]

RD,

Welcome to San Diego! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed your posts over the last several months and am glad to hear that you are finally settling in here. I sincerely hope you continue to contribute to this site… I know folks tend to disappear when a blog no longer suits their needs – but your experience in buying and moving has been incredibly helpful to those of us following the same path.

I’m sure your experience transitioning into the SD lifestyle would also provide wonderful material for us piggs. Please continue!

[Kilohana]

RD,

Welcome to San Diego! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed your posts over the last several months and am glad to hear that you are finally settling in here. I sincerely hope you continue to contribute to this site… I know folks tend to disappear when a blog no longer suits their needs – but your experience in buying and moving has been incredibly helpful to those of us following the same path.

I’m sure your experience transitioning into the SD lifestyle would also provide wonderful material for us piggs. Please continue!

[Kilohana]

RD,

Welcome to San Diego! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed your posts over the last several months and am glad to hear that you are finally settling in here. I sincerely hope you continue to contribute to this site… I know folks tend to disappear when a blog no longer suits their needs – but your experience in buying and moving has been incredibly helpful to those of us following the same path.

I’m sure your experience transitioning into the SD lifestyle would also provide wonderful material for us piggs. Please continue!

[Kilohana]

Smart Cars are adorable, but don’t make sense right now. You are giving up a lot of seating and cargo room in exchange for a car that still doesn’t touch the mileage of a Prius or Civic Hybrid.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/FEG/bestworst.shtml

The UK version gets slightly better mileage.

I decided to keep my current car and wait until the Tesla cars come out. They have a sedan planed for 2010/2011.

http://www.teslamotors.com/

[Kilohana]

Smart Cars are adorable, but don’t make sense right now. You are giving up a lot of seating and cargo room in exchange for a car that still doesn’t touch the mileage of a Prius or Civic Hybrid.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/FEG/bestworst.shtml

The UK version gets slightly better mileage.

I decided to keep my current car and wait until the Tesla cars come out. They have a sedan planed for 2010/2011.

http://www.teslamotors.com/

[Kilohana]

Smart Cars are adorable, but don’t make sense right now. You are giving up a lot of seating and cargo room in exchange for a car that still doesn’t touch the mileage of a Prius or Civic Hybrid.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/FEG/bestworst.shtml

The UK version gets slightly better mileage.

I decided to keep my current car and wait until the Tesla cars come out. They have a sedan planed for 2010/2011.

http://www.teslamotors.com/

[Kilohana]

Smart Cars are adorable, but don’t make sense right now. You are giving up a lot of seating and cargo room in exchange for a car that still doesn’t touch the mileage of a Prius or Civic Hybrid.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/FEG/bestworst.shtml

The UK version gets slightly better mileage.

I decided to keep my current car and wait until the Tesla cars come out. They have a sedan planed for 2010/2011.

http://www.teslamotors.com/

[Kilohana]

Smart Cars are adorable, but don’t make sense right now. You are giving up a lot of seating and cargo room in exchange for a car that still doesn’t touch the mileage of a Prius or Civic Hybrid.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/FEG/bestworst.shtml

The UK version gets slightly better mileage.

I decided to keep my current car and wait until the Tesla cars come out. They have a sedan planed for 2010/2011.

http://www.teslamotors.com/

[Kilohana]

I agree with the poster who encouraged Raptor to rent in his target area. I have been renting for nearly two years (outside of my target area) and must admit that it is an emotional drain. Knowing that my rental locations were temporary, I was reluctant to drop roots and become part of the community. As a result, I have a sense of disconnect that I can’t seem to shake.

My husband and I finally decided that this time around, we should move to our target area (RSF) with the idea that this would be a trial run — does the community, school and location really suit us or not? We have lived in areas that were similar to RSF in Hawaii — one we loved, one we didn’t. The funny thing is that we thought we’d love the one that ended up not being a very good fit.

Buying a home (at least for us) is more than just picking out pretty house in the right zip code that fits our price range. It has to FEEL like home. I feel fortunate that as renters, we have the ability to sample the wares before we buy.

Raptor’s approach to home buying may or may not work for him, but I just don’t think I could find my home by driving around looking at random homes in an arbitrary price range. Sure, I’d find a house, but probably not my home. To me, the difference is too huge to ignore.

Raptor – go rent a house in Fairbanks. Let your wife make a few friends and begin her new life. Renting shouldn’t mean putting your life on hold – but it will if you don’t take full advantage of the freedom it provides.

-Kilohana, weary renter, housing bear until the bitter end

[Kilohana]

I agree with the poster who encouraged Raptor to rent in his target area. I have been renting for nearly two years (outside of my target area) and must admit that it is an emotional drain. Knowing that my rental locations were temporary, I was reluctant to drop roots and become part of the community. As a result, I have a sense of disconnect that I can’t seem to shake.

My husband and I finally decided that this time around, we should move to our target area (RSF) with the idea that this would be a trial run — does the community, school and location really suit us or not? We have lived in areas that were similar to RSF in Hawaii — one we loved, one we didn’t. The funny thing is that we thought we’d love the one that ended up not being a very good fit.

Buying a home (at least for us) is more than just picking out pretty house in the right zip code that fits our price range. It has to FEEL like home. I feel fortunate that as renters, we have the ability to sample the wares before we buy.

Raptor’s approach to home buying may or may not work for him, but I just don’t think I could find my home by driving around looking at random homes in an arbitrary price range. Sure, I’d find a house, but probably not my home. To me, the difference is too huge to ignore.

Raptor – go rent a house in Fairbanks. Let your wife make a few friends and begin her new life. Renting shouldn’t mean putting your life on hold – but it will if you don’t take full advantage of the freedom it provides.

-Kilohana, weary renter, housing bear until the bitter end

[Kilohana]

I agree with the poster who encouraged Raptor to rent in his target area. I have been renting for nearly two years (outside of my target area) and must admit that it is an emotional drain. Knowing that my rental locations were temporary, I was reluctant to drop roots and become part of the community. As a result, I have a sense of disconnect that I can’t seem to shake.

My husband and I finally decided that this time around, we should move to our target area (RSF) with the idea that this would be a trial run — does the community, school and location really suit us or not? We have lived in areas that were similar to RSF in Hawaii — one we loved, one we didn’t. The funny thing is that we thought we’d love the one that ended up not being a very good fit.

Buying a home (at least for us) is more than just picking out pretty house in the right zip code that fits our price range. It has to FEEL like home. I feel fortunate that as renters, we have the ability to sample the wares before we buy.

Raptor’s approach to home buying may or may not work for him, but I just don’t think I could find my home by driving around looking at random homes in an arbitrary price range. Sure, I’d find a house, but probably not my home. To me, the difference is too huge to ignore.

Raptor – go rent a house in Fairbanks. Let your wife make a few friends and begin her new life. Renting shouldn’t mean putting your life on hold – but it will if you don’t take full advantage of the freedom it provides.

-Kilohana, weary renter, housing bear until the bitter end

[Kilohana]

I agree with the poster who encouraged Raptor to rent in his target area. I have been renting for nearly two years (outside of my target area) and must admit that it is an emotional drain. Knowing that my rental locations were temporary, I was reluctant to drop roots and become part of the community. As a result, I have a sense of disconnect that I can’t seem to shake.

My husband and I finally decided that this time around, we should move to our target area (RSF) with the idea that this would be a trial run — does the community, school and location really suit us or not? We have lived in areas that were similar to RSF in Hawaii — one we loved, one we didn’t. The funny thing is that we thought we’d love the one that ended up not being a very good fit.

Buying a home (at least for us) is more than just picking out pretty house in the right zip code that fits our price range. It has to FEEL like home. I feel fortunate that as renters, we have the ability to sample the wares before we buy.

Raptor’s approach to home buying may or may not work for him, but I just don’t think I could find my home by driving around looking at random homes in an arbitrary price range. Sure, I’d find a house, but probably not my home. To me, the difference is too huge to ignore.

Raptor – go rent a house in Fairbanks. Let your wife make a few friends and begin her new life. Renting shouldn’t mean putting your life on hold – but it will if you don’t take full advantage of the freedom it provides.

-Kilohana, weary renter, housing bear until the bitter end

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