The only time I hear the 5000 year old Earth argument is when the pro-evolution folk say that creationist believe this.

It's very easy to let your bias determine for you how others probably think.

Additionally, what about the times when you forget to turn off your out of office? Heck, I usually forget to update my work phone voicemail for at least a month (or until someone else notices.)

Then your customers assume that they have the wrong email address

I used to do something similar as the author. My out of office was something to the effect of

"I will be out of the office from XX to XX. During this time, John will be my point of contact and he can be reached at john@email.com.

If you prefer to wait until I return to work, please send me a follow up email so I know your request still needs attention."

That said, I still went through all my emails when I came back. This system just helped me prioritize.

It's the red states spending money on programs that were forced on them from the blue states (and feds)

Your funny.... or to young to remember Gray Davis who is the one who took the surplus that California used to have and squandered it

That's crap. When they say small government, the left make it a social issue by dragging in funding for plan parenthood, welfare, and other causes.

Where exactly do you want to cut spending? I'm guessing only the military, right? Funny thing is that when a Republican suggests this (Paul comes to mind), they are then called isolationists who don't care about the suffering of peoples in non-white countries.

All government spending is tied - at least indirectly - with social issues

This is wrong - Karl Rove has been very vocal against the tea party and has consistently supported whichever candidate that was not part of the tea party.

Yeah - I'm sure that is the reason behind this. That's why the Republicans target Apple so much... oh wait, they don't.

But way to stretch to find a link. You're way of thinking really explains how the terror watch list is so big ("that person knows someone who's brother's friend once went to a "terrorist" website!")

Which is why we have the Tea Party now. People were fed up with the Republicans... even other Republicans.

That said, the media have done a great job painting every extremist as the face of the Tea Party (even when that extremist isn't even part of the Tea Party.)

Same for Texas

I enjoyed the Lost Tales - they didn't add anything to the B5 universe but they were enjoyable (at least the first one with the devil.)

JMS would throw a fit at anyone that tried to take over his B5 stuff.

Call to Arms would be great with a new music score

Yes, but there are very few new viewers.

It is not shown on TV so really, the only real way for it to spread is for people that loved the show to spread it. It's possible if you can get them threw season 1. (I skipped season one with my late wife but she was hooked pretty quick in season 2.)