Burgett Family Episode List

Airdate: Aug 15, 2008
Ryan hears of the Republicans inviting people onto the House floor is Washington D.C. He packs up his family to go enjoy a day of sightseeing and the incredible opportunity. Little does he know they will make history when Hannah feeds Riley Joy... on the House floor itself!

Airdate: Aug 16, 2008
Ryan and Hannah are still tired from their trip on Friday, but luckily Riley slept well. Ryan gets up early to make cookies but keeps running out of ingredients! Three trips to the store later, the cookies are done and lunch is ready, just in time for Nate and his girlfriend to come visit!

Airdate: Aug 17, 2008
The church service goes well, but afterwards on their way to the baptism/picnic they decide to go home instead and finally take a break. Hannah's mother will be home in two days, the house needs to straightened up! Will they get it done? Nope, but at least they are able to clear out the upstairs hallway.

Airdate: Aug 18, 2008
Hannah has sold another Mei Tai! Ryan goes to work as usual, but during his break he packs it up and ships it out!

Airdate: Aug, 19, 2008
Riley Joy is talking! She makes "Ba-ba-ba-ma-ma" sounds over and over again! It is a nice surprise for Ryan when he gets home from work. But when will she start saying, "Daddy"? Before going to bed, Ryan cleans up the kitchen really well and even cleans the stove-top in preparation for his Mother-in-law's return.

Airdate: Aug 20, 2008
Ryan continues reading "Against All Odds: My Story" by Churck Norris and enjoys it. Riley is grumpy and they just don't know what to do with her. Hannah just wants a shower and a good night's sleep.

Airdate: Aug 21, 2008
Hannah makes pancakes for breakfast, a great start for the day! Later, Ryan runs out of fun work to do and has to do the boring stuff he keeps putting off.

Ignorance

It really frustrates me when I try to have a reasonable conversation with someone, but then find that they really have no idea what is going on and are just spitting air at me. One very obvious cue I have that the person does not know what they are talking about is when they start arguing using slogans and bumper stickers. Lets use President G.W. Bush as an example. We can start into what seems to be a reasonable conversation, but then I hear one or more of the following:

1. Bush is a liar
2. Bush spies on Americans
3. Bush is raping civil liberties
4. Bush is a warmonger
5. Bush is trying to build a church-state

and then the argument leveled at me

6. Well you are just a NeoCon.

When I hear these, I know the discussion is over and there is no edifying reason to continue. If they are that ignorant of what is going on that they resort to using bumper stickers as arguments, what good could possibly come from it?

I was called ignorant yesterday (by a friend), so that is what got me thinking about ignorance.