Will they make a good movie? Continue reading →

A fun way to spend a Saturday – reinstalling wordpress because your blog got hacked.

By the time I’ve finished this entry, the Iowa results will probably be in and my post will be already out of date. I’ll type quickly. It seems to me that this year, more than any other time that I … Continue reading →

In case the embed doesn’t work: Feynman on Beauty

In the end his popularity just leached away. What a waste! Continue reading →

One thing that I envy conservatives for is their ability to think in terms of statistics. 42 million with no health insurance? Oh well, at least 260 million have it. That’s pretty good right? 12 million illegal immigrants? Send ’em … Continue reading →

Facebook’s biggest contribution to civilization is the like button. Before we could like things, we had to decide whether something was 3 stars or 4 stars and I could never decide whether 3 stars meant this is pretty good or I … Continue reading →

I made a list of things a couple of years ago. I thought you might like an update. Just finished another theme. Garbage disposal still broke. Bathroom still needs renovating. Still no blinds. We have a new fence. Sansa was … Continue reading →

I was bored with my wordpress theme and Stu’s fresh look made me decide it was time for a refresh. This is my third theme and I wanted to go right back to basics this time rather than copy an … Continue reading →

I’ve always assumed that humans were the only animals to laugh and that the cute noises that dolphins and chimps and friends make are just coincidentally similar to human laughter. I might be wrong, if this finding, described at Animal … Continue reading →