“Are too!” “Am not!” “Liar!” “No you are!” “Fascist!” “Pinko!” (unison) “Mom!” No matter your political stripes, this 30 May transcript of Chomsky and Bennet which aired on CNN’s American Morning has points for your position. [via mark] Me, I’m … Continue reading →

Weather delays shuttle launch. 7:49 PM ET (2349 GMT) “Threatening weather forced NASA shuttle managers to scrub Thursday’s night scheduled launch of Endeavour by one day.” Nuts. I hope Susan gets to see the launch. I hope Dave does too, … Continue reading →

A final ‘it’s all about me’ note: my new work computer arrived late today. A dual G4 tower was out of the question (oh well) but the 2.2 gig P4 (all the PCs here are IBMs) is pretty nice compared … Continue reading →

Though I have nothing coherent to add to the conversation, I have been enjoying reading what Dave Rogers has had to say the past several days. John passed his Doctoral prelims! There is a tremendous relief around the Homestead. “Not … Continue reading →

Radio UserLand version 8.0.8 is out. How to Upgrade. [Jake] Looks like the outage cleared. 21 KYA? Ah, the smell of new grant applications in the morning, it smells like possible research funding. An entry of 21,000 years ago, eh? … Continue reading →

The Social Life of Paper: Why do we pile documents instead of filing them? [via Got Caliche?] “Because piles represent the process of active, ongoing thinking. The psychologist Alison Kidd argues that “knowledge workers” use the physical space of the … Continue reading →

So willya go ahead and go to the beach already? Falling Coconuts Kill More People Than Shark Attacks. “Falling coconuts kill 150 people worldwide each year, 15 times the number of fatalities attributable to sharks,” said George Burgess, Director of … Continue reading →

I can think of nothing better. “And they shall beat their swords into guitars..” ˜Blues for Peace [via mark, who was infected by garret and Craig, who was the genus] GLOBALIZATION “The popularity of hamburgers is a manifestation of magical … Continue reading →

It is also worth mentioning that Ian is seven months old today, he was born on October 21 of last year. A lot of parents told us, “they grow up so fast.” What an understatement. Happy Birthday Audrey! Later: If … Continue reading →

All I can say about some of the searches that appear in my referer logs is that there must be a lot of disappointed people that come here looking for porn. Come to think of it, I guess the dog … Continue reading →