May 2012
39 posts
“he and his girlfriend, Vickey Teters, see the animals like their kids and often...”
– Man Arrested for OWI with Zebra, Parrot in Front Seat of Truck | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports, and Weather | Local News
Humor, Parenting, History
Just say No, No, No; doesn’t matter how big Teters are, I mean is.
“The system itself is corrupt, but worse, it’s utterly corrupting. That’s the...”
– The lessons native to the Warren story « Hot Air
History, Law+Lawless, Horsense
At the end of the day, we all benefit when the best capable is in charge of something that grows, provides and nurtures; likewise we all suffer, when the opposite occurs. The ‘Emperors with no...
“David Ben Gurion, the first prime minister of Hebron, said Jewish history begins...”
– EU to Intervene to Stop Palestinian Execution of Man Who Sold Land to Jews
History, Law+Lawlessness, Thugology
Where are we; were is Hillary, Obama? At least the EU has the decency of feigning support. Wake up.
“Human milk contains nutrients, antibodies, and immunemodulating substances that...”
– Organization slams ‘Time’ breastfeedi… JPost - Health & Science
Parenting, Science, Environment, UncommonsenseVsCommononsense
A great read, for anyone who ever considers having children. My dad, a pediatrician, used to ask the salespeople coming into his office presenting samples,...
“National Review’s Katrina Trinko has reported that sections of Warren’s 2006...”
– Elizabeth Warren Plagiarized From Rob Black‘s ’Getting on the Money Truck‘ in Her 2006 Book ’All Your Worth’ | TheBlaze.com
History, Science, Horsense, Frogsense, Commononsense, Humor, Human Affairs (there i said it: pol a ticks)
update; revelation of fact Warren before Black… and never...
“Twelve years later, however, the Dystel of Acton & Dystel was busy promoting...”
– Shocker! Obama was still ‘Kenyan-born’ in 2007
History, Law+Lawless, Commononsense, Horsense, Humor
‘Me thinks Hussein Et Al doth protest too much’ to paraphrase Bill S. Yes, you are correct 1991 +12 is 2003: well, Acton & Dystel was still using ‘born in Kenya’ as B....
“Gezari and her colleagues estimated, based on the properties of the flare and...”
– Big Gulp: Flaring Galaxy Marks the Messy Demise of a Star in a Supermassive Black Hole: Scientific American
Science, History, Physics, Humor
It’s great to be able to see this kind of event, photograph and be ready to analyze it down to the speed various vectors within the matrix of the event...
“Robert Horvitz, a biologist who worked out the molecular details of how cells...”
– And Other Advice From Nobel Laureates - Science News
Science, Humor, History, Art, Design, Frogsense, Horsense
I love to watch people ironying. A nice stiff collar, cuffs, etc. is always pleasant for those who have to endure looking at you.
Some fun in my scientific life that never reached the...
“We were expecting to find modulation between the different words- and perhaps a...”
– Medical Daily: Negative Words Shut Down Higher Level Mental Processes, Study
Psychophysics, History, Humor, Environment
This changes my perspective as I report on things that are negative, disturbing and discipline-requiring. To present them in the negative light that they produce in others is to...
“Anna M. Jarvis campaigned for the creation of an official national holiday in...”
– Why the Inventor of Mother’s Day Would Hate Mother’s Day - Bloomberg
History, UncommonSense, Humor, Medicine
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom: I’m sure you’re Happy that I’ve solved the world’s problems; Love ya.
Wouldn’t you know it, the inventor of the...
Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) "Lookin' down the... →
Science, Physics, Environment, Humor
If the solar peak is in 2013, then there seems to be a good argument to look out for these things. Unplug your computer or portable charger at night or when leaving for extended times or when bad weather threatens. I lost one on September 29, 2010 from a lightening strike. The one just connected burned out the transformer between the charger and the main...
“Auntie Zeituni, I have a tip for you, one author to another. Always seek out...”
– Don’t cry for Auntie Zeituni - BostonHerald.com
Humor, History, Law+Lawless, Commononsense
Light hearted piece; especially poignant when we must change the Statue of Liberties, ‘…yearn to breath free’ for ‘live free’. I really think it would have been a little...
“1- Enter the Cell: One unique feature of a plant cell is the chloroplast, the...”
– A Rose Is a Rose, Until It Isn’t: 5 Reasons Plant DNA Is Totally Crazy | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network
Science, Environment, Medicine, Humor, History, Frogsense
Many might think that I’m out on a limb here, as in appendage from a large tree, but the idea that the DNA and...
WatchParenting, Medicine, Humor, History
This video featuring Dr. Sears’ ‘Attachment Parenting’ might just be tipping the scale in reaction to the nanny and formula mindset for many women who see a career as their real choice; the kid is the obligatory ‘issue’ for the extension of their very well feed ego, self worth and all that rot.
An interesting interview with the...
“There is all the difference in the world between treating people equally and...”
– Remembering Friedrich Hayek
History, Law+Lawless, UncommonSense, Humor
Happy Birthday, Friedrich Hayek.
And here’s one for you, Fred: Social Justice is just great: when everyone is at the same party drinking freely of the host’s liquor.
Encore, Bravo… And Critical Race Theory...
"Yogurt gives mice bigger balls" MIT and Kottke... →
Health, Medicine, Food, Humor
I just bought ‘Activia’; now I’m lookin’ around for Jamie Lee… Oh please, let me out…
jkottke:
In studying yogurt’s effects on obesity in mice, a team of MIT scientists discovered several unanticipated results. Basically, yogurt turned these mice into Kanye. Science is weird.
First, the scientists noticed that the yogurt-eating...
How the Hubble Telescope Will Look at the Moon to... →
Environment, Science, Physics, Horsense
Well, June 5-6, 2012 will be when the Sun lines up (is conjunct inferiorly with) Venus and the Earth. They are all in a row: Sun - Venus - Earth. This hasn’t happened since about 100 years ago or 1912.
What concerns me will be the tidal pull on the Earth, especially when and where and if the Moon gets into the lineup, or between Venus and the...
Anybody get some good pictures of the Super Moon...
Humor, History, Physics, did i say humor?, Horsense
I have utter confidence in the world; wouldn’t you know it my transposed fears have been answered, puncuated, even framed before the Fair Lady of Freedom, herself. It is always Worst before it is Best. Hose A can you sea? It is always misunderstood before it is celebrated.
physicsphysics:
I don’t think we’ve ever done this before,...
Connecting Worsts, Supermoon, Hillary, Bill, and... →
History, Humor, German
Regarding a 11pm 5/5/2012 post by the above and the prior one, which we become obvie if you read the rest which was attempted at answering the question, but then I misspelled it and thought I should correct it for the record…regarding a ‘supermoon’. (and no, not out of a bus window going on a high school skiing fieldtrip).
Plus I just added stuff…
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archery: Planar 2-colorability →
Science, Mathematics, Physics, Psychophysics, History
The planar 2-colorability shows that a binary system has a one to one relationship with reality, given the restraint of no 3 corners, etc. Generally our experience finds few lines which begin within a plane, so it is always that they extend through the plane, with a possible exception of a plane or shape within the bigger...
A real-life Robinson Crusoe
Real Estate, Design, Environment, History, Technology, Horsense
‘The Tortoise and the Herr’. Not a bad investment, if you are willing to make it livable. Hundreds of trees and Tortoises in the middle of the Indian Ocean in the Seychelles. A good solar power system would help.
jkottke:
86-year-old Brendon Grimshaw has lived alone on a tiny island in the Seychelles since 1962....
“In one large scale review of 51 earlier studies, people who took less than...”
– Aspirin Really Is Kind of a Wonder Drug, Studies Continue to Show - Alice G. Walton - Health - The Atlantic
Medicine, History, Technology, Humor
My dear daughter just sent me an email saying ‘thought of you; guess you’re right!’ and included the url for this aspirin story, which...
April 2012
44 posts
“After many years living with and working for his uncle/father-in-law, Jacob...”
– Judaism 101: The Patriarchs and the Origins of Judaism
History, Theology
Happy Birthday, now complete, Israel bin Jacob. Begin your 65th year with my love.
“In fact, most of the laws of nature didn’t exist before the universe was...”
– Has Physics Made Philosophy and Religion Obsolete? - Ross Andersen - Technology - The Atlantic
History, Science, Horsense, UncommonSense vs Commononsens, Humor
In a word to answer the question: ‘No’. This is a typical physicist-provocateur, Pro Darwinian Hippocrite, who conjures...
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”
– Mark Twain (via mythrils)
History, Humor, Horsense, Technology, Law+Lawlessness
If we look at it, often great new things, like Apple computers, Edison’s light bulb (not his DC current system and conspiracy with GE), Lear Jet and automobile radio, bifocals and the Franklin stove get out...
