If you need a quick read about where we stand on some of the major scientific issues of our time, The New York Times has recently put out the 25th Anniversiary Edition of Science Times in which they “pose 25 of the most provocative questions facing science.” Some of them I do not think should [...]
Posted by Steve in Uncategorized on November 29th, 2003 | 1 Comment »
“Need a pile of dirt? Got a pile of dirt? It’s Christmas every day in the new world of freecycling.”
Discovered on Salon: an answer for packrats — who are really, many times, waste haters (myself included). Perfect name. Why didn’t anyone think of this sooner?
Freecycle
Posted by Steve in Uncategorized on November 29th, 2003 | Comments Off
I’m angry! Remember back in the early 90s when everyone was against using real fur in fashion and used faux fur and it was cool? And then there was a backlash in the mid-90s (which resulted in part in me having a letter published in the mag in response to Vogue’s stupid editor, Anna Wintour’s [...]
Posted by Deana in Uncategorized on November 29th, 2003 | 1 Comment »
…except in Uttar Pradesh, India, evidently. And only if you’re a teacher. Who enjoys sunshine.
Posted by Karen in Oddly Enough on November 28th, 2003 | 1 Comment »
And here’s a holiday greeting for you all. I know, Chris and Karen, but I had to…
Posted by Deana in Fun on November 26th, 2003 | Comments Off
Will Massachusetts single-handedly destroy marriage?
This is a good article, kids, I highly recommend you read it, if only to discover “The Wiggles” website. But most importantly to support your married lesbian friends . . .
Note: Here’s another good one. It’s hard to respond to the ridiculousness of the issue with anything [...]
Posted by Deb in Crime, Politics, Religion, Sexuality on November 25th, 2003 | Comments Off
Deana sent this to me, but I thought it should be shared with a wider audience:
November’s Laughter images from Happiness Across Cultures, the topic on Margaret’s Walking Stick.
See, we find things to make people feel good, too! :)
Posted by Chris in Fun on November 25th, 2003 | 2 Comments »
I came across this Catholic analysis of Star Wars by accident, but I find it rather intriguing…
Posted by Deana in Film on November 25th, 2003 | 1 Comment »
. . . I just had to post it. Bon appetit!
Posted by Deb in Uncategorized on November 24th, 2003 | 3 Comments »
Looks like our fair legislature slipped one past us again. Since the PATRIOT II bill was shot down before it even made it to Congress, some of the proponents decided to sneak parts of it into an otherwise-innocuous spending bill. The new amendment widens the scope of the FBI’s information-subpoena powers to include [...]
Posted by Chris in Politics on November 24th, 2003 | 1 Comment »
