I held out hope for the people of Louisania, Mississippi and Alabama so hard hit by Katrina, but the news seems to be getting worse. New Orleans shelters to be evacuated Floodwaters rising, devastation widespread in Katrina’s wake [CNN]
I missed this on Sunday. Show Me the Science by Daniel C. Dennett [New York Times] Wherein a professor of philosophy at Tufts University and the author of Freedom Evolves and Darwin’s Dangerous Idea writes about Intelligent Design. It seems … Continue reading
Jonathan has a nice list of maps and satellite imagery of Hurricane Katrina. [The Map Room]
Like many I know, I am somewhat transfixed as Katrina makes land fall as a Category 5 storm. Unlike many I know, I have had the good fortune to have visited New Orleans. I spent a week there at a … Continue reading
Just a little follow-up to our visit to Centennial Hills Park: A good time was had by all.
Ian and I had a big morning at Centennial Hills Park, swinging on the swings, going down the slides and playing in the water feature. A LOT of running around and splashing in the water fountains. So much so that … Continue reading
Switched on Bach was my introduction to the Moog. Rest in Peace, Sir. Synthesizer Innovator Robert A. Moog Dies [AP] Robert A. Moog, whose self-named synthesizers turned electric currents into sound and opened the musical wave that became electronica, has … Continue reading
Audrey and Ian went to see a matinée of Valiant today. Good fun. One of the good things about most of the Disney releases, especially all of the Pixar movies (Valiant is from Disney not via Pixar), is that there … Continue reading
Creation & Intelligent Design Watch [via mark] (later snarky addition via Tom) Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New ‘Intelligent Falling’ Theory. [The Onion]
A giant of the acoustic music world has died. Rest in peace, dear Sir. Vassar Clements (1928 – 2005) [VassarClements.Com] Dear Friends, On August 16th 2005 at 8:25 am Nashville time, the angels in heaven stopped singing for a moment, … Continue reading
