Rational Conservatism from the Rocky Mountains
Well, it’s not quite New Years here yet, but it will be soon. Most likely I’ll be in bed by then. Hope you all are enjoying the calendar odometer change. Here’s hoping 2010 will be better than 2009. … or 2008 … or 2006 … or 2005 …. or heck now I’m all depressed….
Articles like this getting published in science journals. An excerpt: ScienceDaily (Dec. 31, 2009) — Most of the carbon dioxide emitted by human activity does not remain in the atmosphere, but is instead absorbed by the oceans and terrestrial ecosystems. In fact, only about 45 percent of emitted carbon dioxide stays in the atmosphere. This [...]
So as the new year approaches I can’t help but reflect back on the year gone by. And as usual I look back and kick myself over the things I wanted to do but didn’t do. That includes work things, family things and spiritual things, but this post is about hobby things. I have too [...]
OK, since everyone seems to want to know, the first decade of the third millenium does not end until Dec. 31, 2010, just as the second millenium did not end until Dec. 31, 2000. But that won’t stop anyone from doing their “top ten of the decade” lists… That’s because people tend to look for [...]
I know that schools today still have tetherball poles up, but from what I can see when driving by the schools during recess, they are rarely used. Back when I was in elementary and junior high (now called “middle”) school, tetherball was a rite of passage. We had six or eight tetherball poles in most [...]
… unknowingly… The article is called “The neuroscience of screwing up”. It’s about how scientists are human beings, and as such conform to a status quo and reject evidence that is counter to their preconceived notions. The hilarious thing is that the writers of this article have just explained exactly how and why climate science [...]
Yeah, Cutler looked like an all-pro tonight. Gotta give him credit. Favre almost led the big comeback, but this time it wasn’t the Bears who fumbled or threw the game away. This opens things up a bit in the NFC. Now there are three teams who could end up with a first round bye. If [...]
Sweet sixteen, I suppose…. Well, Saints lost. Broncos lost. Eagles won. But the Cowboys won and secured a playoff spot anyway. Chances are good that Dallas and Philadelphia will play twice in a row. Using the logic that it’s tough to beat any team twice in a row, I suppose I should root for them [...]
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So, just saw the Sherlock Holmes movie. I went in with low expectations having been a big fan of the Sherlock Holmes stories since I was a kid. But I had already told myself to expect this Holmes to be more of an action hero than a cerebral one. And that’s what it turned out [...]
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