(My boss asked me for some Terry Pratchett book recommendations today. It took a bit of research, so I figured I’d share…)
…or “Where to start?” There are something like 35 Discworld novels spanning almost 25 years, so there’s a bit of variation. Pratchett also loves his in-jokes and walk-ons, so you’ll definitely get more out [...]
Posted by Chris in Books, Literature on October 31st, 2006 | 1 Comment »
What do great apes, dolphins, and elephants have in common? We all check ourselves out when given a mirror, a test of self-awareness that elephants at the Bronx Zoo just passed. This probably doesn’t surprise elephant fans (like myself), but it’s good to learn more about our gentle lumbering friends. More in the Guardian article.
Posted by Chris in Science on October 31st, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Patrick just sent a link to a beautiful shot of a Space Shuttle launch as seen from the International Space Station. As someone in the comments writes, “It’s like, all of a sudden I like the ISS, you know?”
Posted by Chris in Art, Space on October 24th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
In true cross-blogging fashion, K and I are hosting rabbit and rouftop of La Luna de Miel… literally. They’re sleeping on our fold-out couch after their long trip up and down the Left Coast, or as they put it, the Dairy Tour of the West. (which I always read as a “Diary [...]
Posted by Chris in Blog, Fun, Uncategorized on October 23rd, 2006 | 4 Comments »
This is the coolest 90 seconds I’ve spent on world history.
Posted by Deb in Academia, Alien Invasions, Culture, Education, History, Politics, Travel, World on October 19th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
K and I are going to give National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) a try this year. It goes something like this: starting on November 1st, each of us has to write a 50,000-word (175-page) novel by midnight on November 30th. It’s not as crazy as it sounds; hordes of people finish every year, [...]
Posted by Chris in Fun, Literature, NaNoWriMo, Science fiction on October 17th, 2006 | 11 Comments »
Just in case you had any misconceptions about where this country is headed. This site is called The Project for the Old American Century — created in response to The Project for the New American Century. Not that the ol’ American century was that great, but it’s better than the [...]
Posted by Deb in Government, History, Politics on October 6th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Here’s the latest on the contest I mentioned earlier:
It is official, Kayla won the contest and the title of NASA’s Greatest Fan! Thank you for all your votes. We don’t have all the details yet, but we’re off to (hopefully) see the shuttle launch!
Excited beyond words,
Jennifer
Congratulations, Kayla and Jennifer! Be sure to send us more [...]
Posted by Chris in Blog, Space on October 2nd, 2006 | 1 Comment »
