Boating
Diane and I finished up a course in boating safety this week. Flotilla 72 of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary
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Discovery Institute Bleats
In an article discussing Google and the news, the Discovery Institute complains that they are victims of a uniform journalistic
Read moreDigicam Video
Word was that the “House” finale that aired this past Monday was shot on a DSLR with 1080p HD video.
Read moreTrying to Find a Market
Following up on a comment from Dick Hoppe, I expanded upon the data compilation I wrote about earlier concerning the
Read moreBeautiful Soup and Tax Certificates
Manatee County offers tax certificates to bidders. When property owners fail to pay their taxes, and that is happening a
Read moreComment on Swank Antievolution
I left a comment to the opinion letter of a Greg Swank, M.D.. Dr. Swank gave a Gish Gallop and
Read more“A Special Kind of Air Patrol”
My parents send me interesting articles from my hometown paper, the Lakeland Ledger. One of the latest of these I
Read moreTrue Things About Evolution
I was looking for a particular post of mine, and ran across this one from back in 1999. “The Patterson
Read moreNationals of the National Ocean Science Bowl
The Consortium for Ocean Leadership’s National Ocean Science Bowl is holding its national competition this weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida
Read moreCoverFlorida Health Care
Last year, the CoverFlorida Health Care program got started. This is essentially group insurance for the Florida uninsured pool, organized
Read moreNew ISP for Us: Verizon FIOS
We got our new ISP activated on Saturday, and we had selected Verizon FIOS. On a dollars per bandwidth unit
Read moreLatest from Thompson and the Thomas More Law Center
Richard Thompson’s latest lawsuit by the Thomas More Law Center (TMLC) is a foray to obtain a permanent injunction against
Read moreOn the Home Front: Ryobi and Batteries
Back in 2004, Diane was looking at getting a reciprocating saw. Despite the indications that one simply should get the
Read moreTaking Questions from Students
William Demsbki includes credit in his course for students for participating in online exchanges. Someone claiming to be a student
Read moreZimmerman on Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum is a man with his eye on making a run for the presidency. He’s also known for his
Read moreState of Zen for Sage Grouse
The Los Angeles Times reports on how the US Interior Department made a decision about sage grouse: The Interior Department
Read moreReagan, Grant, Roosevelt, and Currency
Republican legislators are looking for another memorial for former President Ronald Reagan: put his face on US currency. They’ve encountered
Read moreTexas: Don McLeroy is Out
Don McLeroy, former chairman of the Texas State Board of Education and pusher of “intelligent design” creationism, has lost the
Read moreSpoonbill Bowl on March 6th, 2010
The regional National Ocean Sciences Bowl, the Spoonbill Bowl, happens this next Saturday, March 6th, 2010. The location is at
Read morePics of Our New (Old) Home
Yesterday, we got busy with the fixing-up of the fixer-upper in Palmetto. While Sam worked on the electrical panel, I
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