More Minerals
I celebrated my 48th birthday a little over a week ago. I got a package from Jeff Shallit, whose avocation
Read moreMonth: January 2008
Budget Computing
Back in 2006, we passed on a computer system to a friend of ours who had none at home. Since
Read moreUnpleasantness in Pleasanton, CA
Pleasanton Weekly : Hosterman can keep her hawk I lived from late 2003 to early 2007 in Concord, California. The
Read moreThe Navy, Sonar, Marine Mammals, and the President
Bush allows Navy to continue sonar use (OneNewsNow.com) President Bush signed off on an exemption so that the US Navy
Read moreThe Case of the Missing Perch
A friend of mine put her hawk in the weathering yard at the January, 2007 California Hawking Club meet. At
Read moreFlunked, Not Expelled: Gaming the Movie Ratings
Speaking of brazen antics, Glen Davidson over on the
Read moreFlorida: Comment Entered for Florida Today
Megan Downs at Florida Today called for people to send her their opinions about “intelligent design”. I fully expect the
Read moreMaking the Dynamic into the Static, and Why
Part of the Antievolution.org domain is an online web-based bulletin board system; let’s call that the AE Public BB. It
Read moreTexas: Barbara Forrest on TEA and Chris Comer
Barbara Forrest weighs in again on the faux neutrality of the Texas Education Agency and their mistreatment of Chris Comer,
Read moreFlorida: Ignorance by Design
Pim van Meurs has an excellent post on Panda’s Thumb, Ignorance by Design, with loads of links to the various
Read morePETA Gets Cut of “Blonde and Blonder” Gate
Empire Film Group Announces a Special Theatrical Promotion With PETA for “BLONDE AND BLONDER” Release – MSNBC Wire Services –
Read moreStolen Goshawk Found
Joy as stolen bird of prey found in bush A nice uplifting article about a goshawk who was in a
Read moreFlorida: The Antievolution Conspiracy
The count of county school boards in Florida adopting antievolution resolutions is now claimed to be at 12. And PZ
Read moreFlorida: “Academic Freedom” Label for Same Old Antievolution
There’s a website in Florida parroting the Discovery Institute’s faux concern for “academic freedom”, the Florida Coalition for Academic Freedom.
Read moreFlorida: Taylor County Flies Under the Radar
The Florida Citizens for Science weblog picked up on a new report of what is now an old story, that
Read moreFlorida: New Blog at Palm Beach Post
The Palm Beach Post’s new weblog, “Extra Credit”, aims to cover issues in education, both K-12 and higher education. One
Read moreStarting Off the New Year
I’m just back home from the holidays. This year, Diane and I went to Texas. While out-of-state hunters still get
Read morePop Culture Takes a Shot at Paranoia
As with many guys in the USA on New Year’s, I’m in a room with a big screen TV and
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