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A few sports notes
1. I think we're going to have a great World Series this year and I can't wait for tonight's Game 1. I have to confess that at the beginning of the season, there was no way I'd pick either the Tigers or the Cardinals to make it this far. The Cards have done an outstanding job and played through a lot to get this far. But I'm incredibly excited ( Read more... ) -
And where did the summer go?
I've recently gotten some emails pointing out that it has been quite some time since I've updated this. Two months now since I've updated; have I really been that slack? Most of this year has gone by in such a blur that its been easy to lose track--hence the pronounced lack of posts lately. On the other hand, I'm glad to see people are reading ( Read more... ) -
Bees leaving on a jet plane?
1. Oh look: Bees On A Plane. And no, its not a movie.
2. The latest fad in the "let's put a bandaid on our energy problems instead of making real changes" school of thought is making oil from coal. I wonder if anyone has thought about how that's going to work once the coal runs out. And besides, the problem with coal as an energy source is ( Read more... ) -
Randomness
1. Global warming? No problem. We'll just air condition everything, right? Well...
Have you heard the news? Scientists have found a planet that can support life. Its atmosphere is too hot for year-round habitation, its gases impede breathing, and surface conditions are sometimes fatal. But by constructing a network of sealed facilities, ( Read more... ) -
Nature abhors a vacuum. And so do I.
Two twelve hour days of mostly manual labor and I'm exhausted. I think I need to go back to pushing paper. On the bright side, it does feel good to have our work spaces cleaned out and organized again. Its hard to get motivated to work amid a lot of clutter. And plus, we had a delivery today of nearly 5,000 pounds of USDA food and we needed ( Read more... ) -
Advice from the opposition?
Although I haven't written anything about it, I've been extremely pleased (as I believe, have most progressives) about Ned Lamont's victory over Joseph Lieberman in the Connecticut Democratic primary. I've also been at turns amused and annoyed at all of the oh-so-helpful right wingers who are so eager to jump in and tell Democrats what's best for ( Read more... ) -
The illusion of safety
There's an essay in today's New York Times called "My liquid-free flight abroad"--which is at turns amusing and just plain bizarre. This essay is even weirder after an article I read in yesterday's Wall Street Journal about how aviation security is beginning to switch from trying to stop dangerous things to trying to stop dangerous people. But ( Read more... ) -
Still more randomness
1. I've been thinking some more about yesterday's post and how Americans tend to use resources very inefficiently (at best) or simply waste them in obscene amounts (all too commmon). Recently in Sri Lanka, there have been increasing numbers of clashes between the government and Tamil rebels, with each side accusing the other of trying to restart ( Read more... ) -
Friday Already?
Yet another week has flown by and it seems as if I am always busy now. I wonder where the summer went so fast. Karley and Becky have both bugged me about my recently infrequent updating, so here's a post. At least I know I have some interested readers out there ( Read more... ) -
Randomness
1. I don't think it comes as any surprise to anyone that Americans tend to have an astounding lack of interest in science, particularly the younger generation. Which is why websites like Livescience.com should be more careful about using science as entertainment to the point where its portrayed as frivolous or silly. What particularly irks me is ( Read more... )