Rational Conservatism from the Rocky Mountains
Hi, my name is Cosmic and I have been a Grepolis addict. What is Grepolis? It’s an online wargame that is (very, very) loosely based on ancient Greek warfare. The name appears to be a portmanteau of the English word “Greek” and the Greek word “polis” meaning “city-state.” First of all, it is only fair […]
I’ve been in a number of conversations lately where I have realized in the middle of the discussion that the person I was talking to was not merely confused about something, but was totally ignorant of the subject from every possible angle, from historical context to practical application. The latest example was a discussion I […]
Yeah, two movie reviews in less than a week. I didn’t realize we were going to see this movie. The Cosmic Wife and Daughter and I went to go see “Monster University” and after dropping them off to go park the car, I met up with them to discover that the wife and I were […]
My mind was wandering earlier today and stumbled across this little gem somewhere in the depths of my cranium… Superman would be a much more interesting comic book if kryptonite was addictive.
Really? They have been described as having one of the greatest love affairs of the 20th century, marrying twice and living out a turbulent relationship in the public eye. And now Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s romance is being recreated by Lindsay Lohan and Grant Bowler in new Lifetime biopic Liz and Dick. via Lindsay […]
I’m tired of reading that such and so astronomical object is “only 34 million light years” away, or “300 million light years..” or whatever. Astronomers don’t actually use light-years as the “official” astronomical measuring unit. They use the “parsec” which is a derived measurement based on the parallax of earth’s orbital diameter. A parsec is […]
On my previous post a comment was made about my view of “spirituality” which essentially expressed surprise that I would even bring up “spirituality” since in general I seem not to “believe” in such things. That’s unfortunate since my view of spiritual things is, in my perhaps self-centered view, complex and subtle. But first I […]
Military and aviation officials said Tuesday they don’t know who may have launched a mysterious object spotted in the sky late Monday off the Southern California coast, but noted that whatever the projectile was, it did not pose a threat to national security. A KCBS news helicopter spotted what appeared to be a missile traveling […]
So, I was filing down my nails a few minutes ago and happened to get a whiff of nail file dust, and dang if it didn’t smell almost exactly like when the dentist was drilling my tooth root the other day… Actually made me cringe a bit.
(Sept. 21) — UFOs have monitored and possibly tampered with American nuclear weapons, according to a group of former Air Force officers who will make their claims public next week at a Washington, D.C., news conference. “While most of the incidents apparently involved mere surveillance, in a few cases, a significant number of nuclear missiles […]
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