Random Thoughts

I presume that by now just about everyone has heard of the death of Reggie White (the former "Minister of Defense" who played football for Philadelphia, Green Bay and Carolina) at age 43. It was first reported that he had a massive heart attack but now they're talking sleep apnea. I hope people will forgive me for thinking that performancing-enhancing drugs could be involved.

One thing that Muslims have taken from the Old Testament are the dietary laws. This is the main reason shipments of live sheep are made from Australia to Saudi Arabia. All animals must not only be "kosher" but must be killed "kosher". Why is it that the Muslims (and Jews, for that matter) care more about how they kill a sheep than they do about how they kill a person?