Connectivity problems: fixed?
I had some connectivity problems earlier today. I think it’s all fixed now. But it will be a while before I have a new post up. I hate connectivity problems.
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Falling flat on your face
I’ve never before really thought about the origins of the phrase “to fall flat on your face” before. It was just an expression; what reason was there to take it literally? What’s more, the face isn’t flat. There are protuberances … Continue reading →
You are what your grandparents ate
So was Lamark just a teeny weeny bit right, after all?
Continue reading →The one that got away
But only because it was a case of catch and release: a 1,100 pound sturgeon, caught in Canada. Luckily, someone had a camera:
Continue reading →Clint Eastwood says…
…who are you calling a wimp? “He just made my day,” Romney said after getting the microphone back. “What a guy.”
Continue reading →The self-esteem movement for designated-victim groups
One thing that Romney’s supposed “gaffe” in Israel highlights (as though it needed any further underlining) is that it’s no longer possible to speak truth about any designated-victim group for fear of offending them and/or being called racist. The furor … Continue reading →
They tell children of divorce…
…that they should not keep hoping their parents will get back together. But this story may encourage a whole batch of children to not give up on the prospect.
Continue reading →Those sluggish hunter-gatherers
Can this really be true?: The research team behind the study, led by Herman Pontzer of Hunter College in New York City, along with David Raichlen of the University of Arizona and Brian M. Wood of Stanford measured daily energy … Continue reading →
James Holmes’ psychiatrist and the duty to warn
James Holmes’ psychiatrist Dr. Lynne Fenton warned the university’s threat assessment team that he might be dangerous, and, tragically, nothing was done to stop him—at least, nothing effective: Sources have told KMGH-TV that the threat assessment team never had a … Continue reading →
Gymnasts’ bodies: form follows function
The bodies that excel in different sports are not randomly chosen, they are selected by the needs of the activity. One would never mistake a professional basketball player for a jockey (except maybe the highly unusual Spud Webb, and at … Continue reading →
The 50 greatest movies of all time?
Boy, I really really really don’t agree with this list of the 50 greatest, as decreed by 846 critics, programmers, academics and distributors asked by the British Film Institute. Beginning with their #1, “Vertigo,” a ho-hum Hitchcock movie with really … Continue reading →
Planning ahead: Obama and the suburbs
I’ve been one of many people who have long said that in an Obama second term, unconstrained by the need for re-election, Obama would be free to undertake the more radical parts of his agenda. And it won’t really matter … Continue reading →