Science Fix

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 [...]

Too much good stuff

“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

Fur Pete’s Sake!

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 [...]

Knitting is not a crime…

…except in Uttar Pradesh, India, evidently. And only if you’re a teacher. Who enjoys sunshine.

Happy Thanksgiving!

And here’s a holiday greeting for you all. I know, Chris and Karen, but I had to…

Holy Matrimony, Batman!

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 [...]

Laughing on the inside, too

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! :)

Is Star Wars Moral?

I came across this Catholic analysis of Star Wars by accident, but I find it rather intriguing…

This was so sick . . .

. . . I just had to post it. Bon appetit!

Rights eroding before our eyes

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 [...]