Philip Jose Farmer dead at 91 – Peoria, IL – pjstar.com Passing of a great SF author… [via John at genehack] (tags: scifi books obituary via:john) 13,000-Year-Old Stone Tool Cache in Colorado Shows Evidence of Camel, Horse Butchering Beyond cool… … Continue reading
It’s Fat Tuesday, time for Mardi Gras! Or, it is Shrove Tuesday which is immediately followed by Ash Wednesday and Lent if you observe them.
Socks Clinton dies; ex-First Cat known for sleeping was 20 | Los Angeles Times Obit for First Cat Socks, obviously written by a cat lover. Complete with the 'official' portrait of Socks at the podium in the Press Room. [via … Continue reading
Molecule shirts showing the molecular structure of your favorite drugs I have a favorite, do you? (tags: t-shirts molecules geek chemistry via:eliot)
One of the statements that Michael Steele, the RNC National Chairman, made about updating the Republican party’s image today was, “we need to uptick our image with everyone, including one-armed midgets.” I know I’m a terminally uncool, fat, and fifty-something … Continue reading
On this day in 1473, Nicolaus Copernicus was born. Yea, heliocentric cosmology!
Jobless and Proud Man loses job, writes book, starts blog. (tags: economy jobs unemployment Ireland)
Healing Heat: Harnessing Infection to Fight Cancer ยป American Scientist "Modern immunology plus historic experiments suggest a better way to gear up the human immune system to battle malignant disease" In some cases, high fevers could by key. (tags: research … Continue reading
Bad Archaeology: leave your common sense behind! "Bad Archaeology is the brainchild of a couple of archaeologists who are fed up with the distorted view of the past that passes for knowledge in popular culture. We are unhappy that books … Continue reading
First, no one got hurt. I rear-ended (low speed) a vehicle in the right turn lane of the intersection of northbound Buffalo & eastbound Lake Mead about 6:15 tonight — that’s the Walgreen’s intersection. Ian was not in the car, … Continue reading
