I have a bottle of cologne here that I’ve had since Christmas of 1999. “Whitewater” from Old Spice. I just saw it sitting here on my desk (I’m home in Ukiah for a couple of days), and I took off the cap and sniffed its scent.
It’s true what they say about the sense of smell […]

You wanna know what’s patented? I’ll tell you what’s patented. Playing with your cat using a laser pointer. Where does this patent madness end?
If you wonder why I’m so up in arms about stupid patents these days, have a look at this:
“AT&T on Thursday fired the latest shot in the escalating Web patent wars, filing […]

Do you agree with Dan?
There is a good chance you’ve seen this phenomenon somewhere. Basically it’s yet another “hip” Christian “salvation” campaign designed to make Christianity look “cool” and attract yet more converts from among young people.
Now, many of you know my infamous ironic sense of humor, and you could guess that all these websites […]

I was just in the kitchen and I decided to make some bacon:

There is just nothing more enjoyable than eating bacon, and there are not many sights more beautiful than the one above.
You women love to talk about how chocolate is better than sex with us men. Well here’s what I think. If right now […]

This excerpt from a CNN article caught my eye as the most misguided “parental advice” I have ever heard.
This is part of a document called “Ten Tips for Parents.” The goal which the “tips” are supposed to aid is preventing one’s kids from having sex, which I regard as a completely futile goal. Either they […]

If I Were Bush’s Speechwriter …
(CBS) A weekly commentary by CBS News Correspondent Andy Rooney.
Years ago, I was asked to write a speech for President Nixon.
I didn’t do that, but I wish President Bush would ask me to write a speech for him now.
Here’s what I’d write if he asked me to - which […]

Hilarious.
First, please at least just skim this and click the link, because this has very, very little to do with Radiohead, a band I know hardly anything about and don’t care for one way or the other.
From the East Bay Express free weekly: “It is no longer possible to have an original opinion on Radiohead.
…When […]

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Anyone want some deep reading material? Behold my Philosophy 365 “Science and Civilization” take-home midterm. Done by me, tonight. Now I’m going to bed. Comments are welcome. I turn this in at 5:10 Eastern tomorrow, so any comments will be considered for incorporation in the paper.
11. Laplace’s “superman” hypothesis
Laplace’s intriguing “superman” hypothesis raises several questions. […]