So, remember a while back when I proudly posted that the boy's science fair project had won first place in his grade, and he and the other first place winners from his school would be competing at the regional science fair this February ( Read more... )

 Simply being female does not automatically make you a feminist, just as being named Phil does not automatically make you a philanthropist, and being human does not automatically make you a humanitarian.

From this opinion piece:
"Mockery in any form, or for any purpose or directed at anyone, especially those least able to defend themselves, is neither funny nor acceptable. We must work together to bring it to an end."

I don't have much of an opinion of the film; I haven't seen it, but it looks like the kind of film I don't generally enjoy. It's ( Read more... )

I got a call this morning. I had been sleeping, and suddenly the phone was ringing. There was a recorded voice on the other end ( Read more... )

I had a nice lunch with Sarah. On the way home, I passed a billboard (upper deck of I-35), with a big American flag on it, hawking some Austin-based online flea market sort of thing. It exhorted readers "Keep Austin Moving! Don't Let Them Win!" I'm guessing this was an attempt to jump on the excess materialism = patriotism bandwagon, with the ( Read more... )