While I'm announcing a few carnivals, I'll remind all of you readers in West Central Minnesota that there will be a Drinking Liberally tonight at 6:00, in Old #1 on Atlantic Avenue in Morris.
Otherwise, for those of you trapped in the virtual world…
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I'm on an airplane on my way to Washington DC, for an event sponsored by Americans United for Separation of Church and State. It should be good — I've heard that Blue Gal, D-Cup, Phil Plait, and some of the gang from Corrente will be there…and we'll find out who else. I'll report back later!
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My life isn't easing up just yet as we wend our way to the imminent end of the term. I'm going to be flitting about over the next few days.
I'm chauffeuring #1 son to a job interview in Minneapolis today, and then returning him home to St Cloud again sometime this evening. I'm planning to be in St…
Let's all catch up with the latest carnivals, shall we?
Skeptics' Circle #53
Carnival of the Liberals #31
Carnival of Education #104
Friday Ark #124
Otherwise, a few long threads are sucking all the air out of this place. Say whatever you think, as long as it doesn't involve cartoon…
We faculty at UMM are about to go off to a Campus Assembly meeting, which is always good for making one thirsty. Fortunately, there's a Drinking Liberally scheduled for tonight, at 6:00, at Old #1—it would be a great idea if we all stopped in for a little refreshment and conversation afterwards.…
Open thread...okay, well, over at my blog, I snark about a recent flap in which right-wing Christians are blowing a gasket because a new Christian film has been hit with the dreaded ... gasp!... PG rating!
From the "Apropos of Nothing" file:
The Seed Magazine sidebar just caught my eye, and in particular a link entitled, Why a Large Hadron Collider? I can't begin to describe the mental images that were thus evoked, which ended abruptly when I realized that my brain had somehow transposed the "d" and the "r" in "Hadron."
Then I saw the next link: How do Brains Filter Data?
I know how mine does, thank you. This somehow brings to mind the old definition of "intellectual": A person who can hear the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger.