jlynch
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November 8, 2006
Now that it looks like the Senate is controlled by the Democrats, it is time to finally unveil our evil plan:
1. Mandatory homosexuality
2. Drug-filled condoms in schools
3. Introduce the new Destruction of Marriage Act
4. Border fence replaced with free shuttle buses
5. Osama Bin Laden to be…
November 8, 2006
With little Ricky Santorum (BA, MBA, JD) heading off into the sunset, it is difficult to forget what a great philosopher of science and education he was. Here, therefore, are some of his greatest hits:
"Therefore, intelligent design is a legitimate scientific theory that should be taught in…
November 8, 2006
Rummy, we unfortunately knew you.
Bush knew that Rumsfeld was going all along, even when asked last week. As the WaPo notes:
Asked about that comment, Bush said he made it because "I didn't want to inject a major decision about this war in the final days of a campaign," Bush said. He appeared to…
November 8, 2006
Things went relatively well here in Arizona. While Jon Kyl (R) held onto his Senate seat (by a nine percent margin), JD Hayworth (R) got pink-slipped by Harry Mitchell. Thus, the AZ House contingent will be equally divided between the parties (Republicans Renzi, Franks, Shadegg, Flake and Democrats…
November 7, 2006
So the House goes to the Democrats. As does the majority of Gubernatorial positions. The Senate may take longer to decide - as I type it is down to Montana, Missouri and Virginia and the pundits are predicting it may be December before we know depending on how Virginia goes. I am, however, willing…
November 6, 2006
It's election time here in the US and we need a new Congress -- here's why:
1. Congress set a record for the fewest number of days worked -- 218 between the House and Senate combined. [Link]
2. The Senate voted down a measure that urged the administration to start a phased redeployment of U.S.…
November 6, 2006
Another reason why the Republican Party are lead by scum. Appears the rats will try anything to avoid being kicked to the curb. I doubt very much that the DoJ will do anything.
November 6, 2006
Still catching up here - class preparation for tomorrow and some other material to deal with. I will, however, note that Janet has posted one of the less incriminating photos of the SciBlings at the conference. See us in our meatspace glory here.
November 5, 2006
Got back into town a few hours ago from the (very productive) HSS meeting. While I was away, ASU got beaten 44-10 by Oregon State to fall to 5-4 (2-4 in the Pac-10). Sigh.
November 3, 2006
Well, it's just past midnight here in Vancouver and Day One of HSS is winding down. Janet, John, David and I spent a pleasant evening at a French restaurant enjoying good food and discussion of everything from the state of pre-college education, programming languages, and why philosophy of biology…
November 3, 2006
The meeting is a joint one between the History of Science Society (HSS), Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) and the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) and is this probably the largest collection of science studies people in the continent. Anyone who is anyone is here. Interestingly, I…
November 3, 2006
It the first morning of the HSS meeting here in Vancouver and as usual I spent yesterday evening reconnecting with people. Highlight was, of course, meeting Janet, John, David and Ben for cocktails. There will be pictures, I promise you.
My morning is full - indeed I have to head to a session on…
October 30, 2006
A red squirrel runs through the Lazienki Park on a crisp autumn morning in Warsaw, Poland.
Source: AP.
Like this little guy, I'm heading out of here. Later on this week, I'm off to the History of Science Society meeting in Vancouver. The meeting is held with the Philosophy of Science Association…
October 29, 2006
Biggest Hassle -- High-ranking visitors. More disruptive to work than a rocket attack. VIPs demand briefs and "battlefield" tours (we take them to quiet sections of Fallujah, which is plenty scary for them). Our briefs and commentary seem to have no effect on their preconceived notions of what's…
October 28, 2006
It's that time of the week again: time for that rollercoaster ride that is ASU football. Today the team (4-3, 1-3 in conference) travel to Washington to take on the Huskies (4-4, 2-3) at home for the first time since 1999. Last year, ASU won 44-20 on a 401-yard 3-TD performance by Rudy Carpenter.…
October 28, 2006
Since everyone is talking about the sequencing of the honeybee genome*, it seems appropriate (isn't it always?) to post some Monty Python. Ladies & gentlemen, I present, "Eric The Half A Bee":
(Speaks)
Half a bee, philosophically,Must, ipso facto, half not be.But half the bee has got to beVis a…
October 27, 2006
Bruce Ackerman and Todd Gitlin write:
As right-wing politicians and pundits call us stooges for Osama bin Laden, Tony Judt charges, in a widely discussed and heatedly debated essay in the London Review of Books, that American liberals -- without distinction -- have "acquiesced in President Bush's…
October 27, 2006
NBC is refusing to show ads for the Dixie Chicks documentary Shut Up and Sing because they feel the the ads are "disparaging to President Bush." Apparently criticizing the President is un-American especially running up to the mid-term elections. Ironic, considering this is a film about censorship.…
October 27, 2006
I was browsing the search terms that brought people to this site and discovered the following regarding the psyche of my readers:
"I apologize""catfish that swims into penis?""Will someone please kill me"
Somewhat disturbing are the following:
asu glory holes"lobster love"drunk hand…
October 27, 2006
How come we tax-payers have to pay for the President to fly around and stump for Republican candidates (and get their name wrong)? After all, the cost of security and Air Force One (five gallons of fuel a mile) are fairly substantial.
I'm conflicted - I want to imagine that Bush has real work to…
October 27, 2006
On a Wedding AnniversaryDylan Thomas
The sky is torn acrossThis ragged anniversary of twoWho moved for three years in tuneDown the long walks of their vows.
Now their love lies a lossAnd Love and his patients roar on a chain;From every tune or craterCarrying cloud, Death strikes their house.
Too…
October 25, 2006
A few days back I mentioned the anatomically correct statues of lions that have created a bit of a stir here in Arizona. Remember? "[T]he lions are depicted raising their bottoms in the air, each with a ram trapped under it in what some perceive as a sexually suggestive pose." Well inquiring minds…
October 23, 2006
Wilkins has posted a poem about churches and mentioned that he goes into churches when he travels ... as do I. My favorite poem about such - if you can count a Nick Cave lyric - is "Brompton Oratory":
Up those stone steps I climbHail this joyful day's returnInto its great shadowed vault I goHail…
October 23, 2006
This man, if you didn't already know, is a musical genius, and in just under a month he releases Orphans, a three disk compilation of unreleased material. Already available online is the seven minute ditty "Road to Peace," Waits' take on the Middle East and the current administration.