Biting off more than I can Chomp?

"Noam Chomsky might be the most significant intellectual of the 20th Cent." That's the rap this professor of linguistic and philosophy at MIT gets on just about every book he has ever written. His bread and butter is his theory that the human brain has an innate language faculty and he calls this part of our biological make up 'universal grammar', a theory of principles common to all languages. His book, 'Syntatic Structures' was a "turning point on 20th century linguistics" and "epoch making". When was the last thing I did that was epoch making? I would even settle for a 'turning point'. If your about to click to another blog with some quirky story of how a guys kid fell off the bed, don't. Well, not quite yet. The other thing Chomsky is famous for (and this is what I'm interested in) is as an academic who rigorously criticzed social injustice and state violence. Guess what country he spends most of his time sweating over? That's right, the good old U S of A. Now it needs to be said from the outset, this is not consipricy theory stuff or emotionally charged witch hunts. This is one of the smartest guys in America. His stuff on linguists leaves me completely confused, but his stuff on empire building, power and justice , well . . . .It rocks. Ok, this post is already almost too long for the casual surf, but let me just give you a taste that will hopefully develop you an appetite for a meal of Chomsky. He observes, "If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post war (WII) American President would have been hanged." Want to know why? Read some Chomsky. Visit www.chomsky.info Scott

Garden Art

The other day Ben and I went for a wander in Kirstenbosh Botanical Gardens. There are African Sculptures dotted around the place. Here are some of my favourites.

Scott

Magic Shorts

Another year, another Two Oceans. This year I was sporting my new club colours (The Mighty Celtic Harriers) and had a pair of those sexy running shorts (not included in the photo). I was hoping my magic shorts would give me the edge I needed. Instead, they gave me bad chaffing. But hey, I ran the exact same time as last year. At least I'm consistant. Scott

Rock the Chapel

Work in Progress
Enmity

We had our youth social on Friday. It was a band night with 2 home grown groups; "Work in Progress" and "Emnity". Good times my friend, good times. After that we did some singing of our own. It went completely caro of course, but it was worthwhile. Anyone with half a brain knows that a band night for evangelism is one step forward two steps back. But for just pure enjoyment, it's a winner.