I’m fiddling with the templates to make the site more palatable to Passepartout (my Sidekick). Hopefully this will be the next step toward swapping out the Global Spin homepage for something more bloggy.
If you see anything amiss with the blog page, let me know and I’ll fix it.
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Posted by Chris in Blog on October 31st, 2003 | 2 Comments »
If you like your science saucy, be sure to check out this review of Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice to All Creation. The book is Olivia Judson’s fun look at the love lives of animals, insects, and other creatures — from a very human perspective.
Posted by Chris in Science on October 31st, 2003 | Comments Off
Vampires and werewolves are real! I want to believe.
And a Happy Halloween, y’all.
Posted by Deana in Science on October 31st, 2003 | 1 Comment »
A 600-pound, 1200 year-old Mayan altar has been recovered from looters by the Guatemalan police and some “archeologists turned detective”. Neat.
Posted by Deana in Science on October 30th, 2003 | Comments Off
There are currently a number of brush fires in San Diego County, but so far we’re far from them. The whole place smells like smoke, though.
Oddly enough, our phone line is dead as well, so if you’re trying to get through send e-mail instead.
UPDATE: I’ve uploaded some photos of the smoky areas near our apartment. [...]
Posted by Chris in Uncategorized on October 26th, 2003 | 1 Comment »
OK, I’m not one to say anything, but it just seems odd that folks working on Mel Gibson’s new film have been struck by lightning. Twice.
Of course, I’ve been reading a lot of Pratchett lately, and that may be influencing my perspective on these things.
Posted by Chris in Film on October 24th, 2003 | Comments Off
More and more evidence is mounting (sorry, there’s another double entendre) that our sexuality and gender identities are neurologically based and certainly not just lifestyle “preferences.” UCLA has done a study focusing on this, and their researcher Eric Vilain says, “Our research implies that genes account for some of the differences in male and female [...]
Posted by Deana in Sexuality on October 23rd, 2003 | 5 Comments »
Not here, silly. In Norway, where a witch has just received a state-sponsored small business grant. First A-ha, now this. You always knew Norway was cool.
Posted by Deana in Uncategorized on October 21st, 2003 | 3 Comments »
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday, dear Kerrigan,
Happy Birthday to you!
Posted by Karen in Fun on October 21st, 2003 | 2 Comments »
The strangest thought occurred to me today. If your descendants held a convention (with you as the topic) in your town this year, would you go? What do you think they’d talk about?
UPD: Apparently, posting from a hiptop impairs my spelling ability. Fixed the typo.
Posted by Chris in Fun on October 20th, 2003 | 4 Comments »
