Good article: Science and the Teachable Moment shadowkatt, that one’s required reading, okay?
The Geek Who Understands You
Good article: Science and the Teachable Moment shadowkatt, that one’s required reading, okay?
I’ve seen people (including some I like and respect) comparing the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib after the US took control of the prison with the treatment the Iraqis faced under Saddam Hussein’s rule. They keep saying that because…
Fat people! Yep, that’s right—they’ve named the “Flab Five” and are supposedly sending “Veg Eye for the Fat Guy” makeovers to them. Um, what? This has WHAT to do with the supposed unethical treatment of animals? I was already disgusted…
I’m really enjoying Steve Rose’s “View from the Cop” columns in the AJC. How can you not enjoy a guy who reports crime like this? A man named Quinton reported that on the 17th at about 1:16 p.m. he was…
Here’s what was printed. They removed all mention of statistics. Here’s the full letter as I sent it. The “short bio” requested said: Cynthia Armistead is a libertarian homeschooling mother and writer living in Austell, GA.
News Item: Further White House Charges Against Clarke Current Mood: 😉giggly
Spc. Joseph M. Darby is a hero: Md. reservist alerted officers to alleged abuses by his unit: Specialist saw photos of naked prisoners, wrote letter that sparked probe He’s one of only three men who spoke up: Darby, the report…
Woodard said she hadn’t known there was a gun in the house, and that she had warned her children in the past about them. She said gun owners need to make sure weapons don’t fall into the hands of children.…
We didn’t go to the MindSpring reunion. I had mixed feelings, and then realized that I wasn’t quite ready to leave dracofrost and shadowkatt in the house unchaperoned.* I realized that while there are people with whom I’d like to…
Demonizing Fat in the War on Weight—an actual positive article in the NYTimes! I want Paul Campos’ book, The Obesity Myth. A quote from the NYT article: He said in a recent interview: “The current hysteria about body mass and…
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