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Mike Dunford was a graduate student in the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, where he studied evolution. Life as an army spouse has since moved him on to Pensacola, where he's currently trying to figure out what to do next. While he's doing that, he writes stuff here, although not usually in the third person. He's also a contributer to The Pandas Thumb. As is the case with everyone else here, his opinions are his own, and do not necessarily represent those of any organization he is affiliated with.
December 19, 2008
Category: Church/State
Unless you're in a coma, you've probably heard that President-Elect Obama invited megachurch pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at the inauguration. You've probably also heard that this decision has royally ticked off quite a few members of...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 8:05 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 16, 2008
Category: Politics
Discussing responsibility at a Chicago school: "You know, if they do their business, if they've got some poop -- you got to make sure that you're not just leaving it there," Obama said. I don't suppose there's any way...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 5:50 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 15, 2008
Category: War and Peace
President Bush has been widely reported as referring to yesterday's shoe-throwing incident as the kind of thing that happens in a free society. It's not clear whether the President was referring to the act of the shoes being thrown,...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 12:37 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Flaming Small-Minded Stupidity
Congrats to the New York Times, for publishing one of the most trite articles on the current recession/depression yet. Lots of coverage of kids who have suffered cuts in their three-figure allowance. A subtle plea for sympathy, because competition...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 8:19 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 12, 2008
Category: Intelligent Design
There's a very interesting article over at Uncommon Descent about beavers, and the things that they do. I'm not entirely sure why they posted the article - Barry seems to be trying to make the point that because Beavers...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 9:40 AM • 27 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Life in an Army Family
I picked up my copy of this book when it came out last year. My wife read it - and loved it - immediately. It matched what she saw whenever she went to the CASH on her base in...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 12:35 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 11, 2008
Category: Science and Politics
Apparently, NASA administrator Mike Griffin is a complete bonehead. There's really no other way to describe his recent interactions with the Obama transition team. From an Orlando Sentinel report: NASA administrator Mike Griffin is not cooperating with President-elect Barack...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 12:18 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Science and Politics
Possibly the best thing about Dr. Chu is this: not only does he understand just how much we know about the relationship between climate, energy efficiency, and the environment, he also understands just how much we don't know.
Posted by Mike Dunford at 1:19 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 10, 2008
Category: Flaming Small-Minded Stupidity
Like most people who pay attention to the news, I've been treated to several weeks of Republicans using the Detroit bailout as an excuse to bash unions. Like a broken record, it was easy to ignore for a while,...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 8:16 AM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
December 9, 2008
Category: Moral Flexibility
I've been dealing with creationists for a long time now, and I thought that I'd gotten over being surprised by dishonest behavior in their ranks. In fact, I thought I'd gotten over it even when I'm on the receiving...
Posted by Mike Dunford at 9:42 AM • 74 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
