That’s what their actions say, anyway. Some El Camino High students in Oceanside received the shock of a lifetime. School administrators and officers claimed some of their classmates died in a drunk driving accident, but it was all a hoax…
Dance With the…
Dance Off with the Star Wars Stars 2008
Water from Stone?
Water From Rock, Easier Than Blood From Stone Gypsum, a rocky mineral is abundant in desert regions where fresh water is usually in very short supply but oil and gas fields are common. Writing in International Journal of Global Environmental…
Amazon Weirdness
I’m tired. I spent entirely too much time over the last 48 hours futzing with the library part of this site. The software I use to create that, Now Reading, automatically pulls images of book covers from Amazon whenever I…
Neptune On My Mind
Well, sorta. Katie and I indulged in a Veronica Mars marathon tonight, watching most of two DVDs of episodes. It was a good thing to keep me occupied while doing a very, very boring technical chore. She was doing some…
Poetry: The Blue Bowl
The Blue Bowl —Jane Kenyon From Otherwise: New & Selected Poems Like primitives we buried the cat with his bowl. Bare-handed we scraped sand and gravel back into the hole. They fell with a hiss and thud on his side,…
Why Can’t We Think Well When We’re Sick?
This isn’t specifically about CFS/ME or FMS, but I found it interesting, and I think it makes sense. Why Mental Lethargy When Sick During an infection, humans typically experience a set of physiological and psychological symptoms, including fever, confusion, decreased…
What Can All Couples Learn From Same-Sex Marriages?
From Gay Unions Shed Light on Gender in Marriage A growing body of evidence shows that same-sex couples have a great deal to teach everyone else about marriage and relationships. Most studies show surprisingly few differences between committed gay couples…
Seductive Fiction: Anne Bishop
I hit a run of “eh” books. I’m not sure if that was about the books or my mood, honestly. I tried reading Blindfold Game by Dana Stabenow. I love her writing, most of the time. I couldn’t stomach another…
A Monster Got Me!
Repeatedly, even. At Sam’s Club. Okay, he was maybe 4 years old, and a serious cutie. Wearing a Marine Corps t-shirt, no less. First, he ran up to a couple in front of me and “RAWRRd,” (not actually touching anyone).…