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Our lizard brain lives in 9-11 11 Sep 2012 | 04:39 pm
Last week in our school district, a kid brought a gun into the classroom. He held a class hostage for about 10 minutes before a teacher – his second week on the job out of college – got the gun away f...
Atheism Plus, third try 28 Aug 2012 | 05:04 pm
(If you have not heard of Atheism Plus, you won’t miss anything skipping this post. It’s an internal discussion.) I’ve already written two posts about Atheism Plus, the new movement, or resurgence, or...
The End. But in the meantime… 27 Aug 2012 | 07:18 am
I just take pictures of things that catch my attention. Bugs, birds, plants, the play of sunlight in falling rain. And Death. I’m aware that most people turn away, but we really shouldn’t. There is so...
For all you would-be heroes who think you’ll save the day by carrying a gun… 26 Aug 2012 | 01:03 am
(The ballistics report is back from the Empire State shooting. It contains some surprises. Or maybe we shouldn’t be surprised. This is a long post; I won’t be offended if you go right to the link at t...
Climate denialist catches up. One down, n to go 30 Jul 2012 | 08:34 am
Well good for you, Richard Muller Richard Muller, a cantankerous but creative physicist at the University of California, Berkeley, who once derided climate change research, then dove in with his own ...
The uplifting broken knee of inspiration 23 Jul 2012 | 08:02 pm
If you have not read anything by Greta Christina, you are in for a treat. She’s one of those wonderfully genuine people who brings the humanity to her life and her writing. So make her acquaintance, a...
Other proposed solutions 23 Jul 2012 | 10:42 am
There’s no shortage of solutions out there for the theater-shooter guy. Just ask anyone, and stand well back. No costumes Some theaters will be banning costumes. The sheer stupidity, the amazing obt...
Our gun fantasies 23 Jul 2012 | 09:39 am
On Facebook: If just one armed citizen had been there to deliver a well-placed shot, fatalities and injuries would have been reduced. Nevertheless you will be hearing calls to restrict Americans’ gun...
Intelligent Design My Ass, part 10^4 17 Jul 2012 | 05:42 pm
Two-thirty AM for the past I don’t know how many nights, I lie awake. My normally sensitive skin turns up to 11, alerting my brain; “Emergency! Microscopic fibre touching left cheek!” A 20-year-old he...
There’s small steps, and then phony steps 15 Jul 2012 | 12:32 am
Some products are their own mockery. Here’s a water bottle that makes fascinating reading. Smaller Cap = Less Plastic Did you notice this bottle has an Eco-Slim Cap? This is part of our ongoing effo...
