Day: July 29, 2005

Caving in for a meme

(This meme contracted from Kristine Smith, who’s books I quite enjoy desipte their mil-porn covers (well, the first three anyway), and who’s answer to the last question really made me smile.) Be warned, unless you are me, the odds are good you will not recognize all of these names, but Google will not let you down. Best fictional character to… Read more →

Too good to be in the miscellany

And one more link-y post, but one that is so awesome that it deserves its own post: Mr. T doesn’t like it when you bring people’s momma’s into the dozens. Because you should Treat Your Mother Right. (You are invited to avoid making any comments about the way I treat my mother. Thank you.) Read more →

A Miscellany

A fun blog to read: Pharyngula by U.Minn. biology professor Paul Z. Myers. At least it’s fun for me to read, since the content often involves smacking down various ridiculous “Intelligent Design” proponents and other pseudo scientific drivel. Plus, lots of scientific goodness. One fun thing to look into here is the ongoing intellectual beating Myers is giving George Gilder.… Read more →

The Roots of Desire

The Houston Chronicle has a review of a new book, The Roots of Desire, which book purports to be about “The Myth, Meaning, and Sexual Power of Red Hair”. The review starts out strong, making me think I need to buy this book: Redheads make up only 2 percent of the American population. I would have guessed more. But that… Read more →

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