Wheaton and Not So Quiet Firings

There's been another one related to the pledge/community covenant.

This time it has nothing to do with Catholicism or evolution. I hate divorce.

Politics and Food?

Beyond the demonization of a good cup of coffee.

What's for Dinner?

Here's a taste: "In last summer’s polling, the latest available, Mrs. Clinton scored high among voters who also had favorable views of McDonalds, Wal-Mart and Starbucks."

And why don't republicans like her...?

The Physics of Half Life

Steve, all I can say is that if you are not reading the blog, I am wasting a lot of my efforts. Some graduate students at McMaster created a half-life mod to study video game physics. You can see their write up here. Knowing you to be an aficionado of video game physics, I felt compelled to post it. Apparently, you can download it and run their experiments in your own version of Half Life. If you want.

Very Strange Moment Right Now

They're singing "Shout to the Lord"--the Worship song, the very definitely explicit Christian worship song--on American Idol right now.

Now it's over, and the Coke/Coke Zero legal shtick commercial is on...and I'm left thinking to myself: did that just happen? That was strange. I don't know what to make of that.

Now you can call 1-877-IDOL-AID.

The Cult of Sincerity

Support the film; Adam Browne is a good friend of mine all the way back from my growing up days in VT.

Poem for the Day

On the Birth of a Son

Families when a child is born
Hope it will turn out intelligent.
I, through intelligence
Having wrecked my whole life,
Only hope that the baby will prove
Ignorant and stupid.
Then he'll be happy all his days
And grow into a Cabinet Minister.

Su Shih, Eleventh Century

Manga Bible

Steve, I don't know if you're reading our little blog these days, but if you are, this video is for you.