John Hinderaker has written…
…the definitive post on the Sterling brouhaha.
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Canine joy
Squirming, moaning, leaping:
Continue reading →Spambot of the day
Can’t wait to hear the rest: In my opinion, a more sound approach to the problem of pigs But does the bot mean the problem faced by pigs, or the problem caused by pigs?
Continue reading →Poll: AGW global warming, belief vs. skepticism
Here’s an interesting poll on the subject: Over the past decade, Americans have clustered into three broad groups on global warming. The largest, currently describing 39% of U.S. adults, are what can be termed “Concerned Believers” — those who attribute … Continue reading →
Happy Easter!
[NOTE: This is a repost from Easters past. But it still works for me.] Happy Easter to all my celebratory Christian readers, and to all those who just enjoy the holiday as well! One year when my son was little, … Continue reading →
The perfect jelly bean
There is only one jelly bean worth eating at Easter or any other time of year. No, not those weirdly flavored “gourmet” Jelly Bellys (I consider the term “gourmet jelly bean” to be an oxymoron). The traditionalist in me abhors … Continue reading →
The census takers
The last couple of days the census has been in the news. I wrote about my suspicions regarding the timing of the census changes and the figures about health insurance enrollment under Obamacare here. I also recommend Ace’s piece about … Continue reading →
Thoughts on tax day
[NOTE: This is an edited version of an essay of mine from the past.] Today is April 15th. Ah, paying taxes. What fun! Along with close to 100% of Americans, I hate the process. It’s an attitude that unites us … Continue reading →
Good summary of the Bundy ranch situation
Here.
Continue reading →Heartbleed: should you change your passwords?
I suppose many of you more tech-savvy than I am (which would probably include about 98% of you) already know about the Heartbleed encrypting bug. I’ve read a lot of conflicting information about whether to change your passwords in order … Continue reading →
After nearly a quarter century of global warming worry…
…it seems we’re about where we began: If you look at the chart, you’ll see that, so far, worry about global warming peaked around 2000 and again in the years 2006-2008. I’m not sure what was happening in 2000 (Al … Continue reading →
Don’t tell a worrier to stop worrying
It will only make things worse. And they’re likely to get mad at you in the process. I’ll bet all you non-worriers have done it to the worriers in your life: told them the equivalent of “Just stop it. It … Continue reading →