Rational Conservatism from the Rocky Mountains
I’m all for this. I’ve always thought it was strange that humans try to keep their bodies from decomposing naturally. It just slows things down anyway, eventually the worms and bacteria get us all. Except those of us burned into dust anyway… ‘Green funerals’ feature biodegradable coffins – CNN.com PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — Cynthia Beal [...]
So I was reading this webcomic called “Dork Tower” and ran across this episode: Why post this? Um… because we had a bunch of styrofoam from some boxes for Christmas and I wanted to keep it to carve into D&D structures. I even laid out some basic castle sections before the Cosmic Wife swept it [...]
I remember back when Reagan was President, he once visited Germany and while in Germany he visited some cemeteries and gave some speeches about the value of the lives given to rid the world of Nazism and Fascism. During that trip he was invited by the German Chancellor (Helmut Kohl?) to visit a German military [...]
Dave Lindorff is fantasizing and waxing poetic about the upcoming destruction of much of the population of those states that are mostly conservative. You can almost see the drool coming off his moustache he is so giddy about the prospect of a “biblical deluge” wiping out much of the south. This would be disturbing if [...]
OK, I know Christmas is over and many of us (not me though) are frantically trying to figure out how to use our latest gadgets, but those pesky technology companies simply won’t stop creating NEW gadgets for us to drool over! (All stories from EnGadget.com) Here’s a look at some gadgets you may want to [...]
Well, this seems excessive. Are you telling me that our Senators and Congressmen (most notably perhaps is John Kerry) have nothing better to do with our time and our money than to force the NFL and the networks to broadcast a silly football game? Now anyone who reads this blog knows that I’m a big [...]
Sad news, and potentially dangerous news for that region of the world. Bhutto dies in suicide attack | The Sun |HomePage|News FORMER Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto has been killed in a gun and bomb attack. At least 20 people were killed when the bomber struck after opposition leader Mrs Bhutto addressed a political rally, witnesses [...]
Clearly, it is that time of year to scutinize all that happened in 2007. There are lists and more lists everywhere you look. Here’s another good one from Wired.com… WIRED.COM – Top 10 Scientific Breakthroughs of 2007 2007 was an amazing year for science. Unlike 2006, there were no high-profile cases of scientific fraud — [...]
This is interesting… WIRED.COM – The Top 10 New Organisms of 2007 Genetic engineering isn’t just for scientists in ivory towers or corporate R&D labs anymore. Researchers are still creating new mice and crops every week, but the tools and knowledge necessary to create organisms never before seen on Earth have pushed out to pet [...]
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