Oh, I’m really pissed off now! I just got a computerized telephone call. The introduction claimed to be a poll, and unfortunately I didn’t catch the rather bland name. There were a series of questions to which one could only answer yes or no. The first asked if I intended to vote in the upcoming election. Yes, of course.Then there was an increasingly creepy series of follow-up questions. Was I going to vote yes on the amendment to “protect” marriage…
Satirical letter proposing an all-Jehovah Witness Jimi Hendrix cover band
Here is an interesting photograph taken by a friend of mine. We are looking for responses and descriptions of what you notice or see about this photograph. It was taken at Magnolia Bay in southern Gloucester, Cape Anne, Massachusetts, USA. Comments are invited!
Take them out, dude: pilots toast hit on Iraqi ‘civilians’ Watch this 30-second clip that shows the pilot targeting a group of people in a street in the city of Fallujah and asking his mission controllers whether he should "take them out". He is told to do so and, shortly afterwards, the footage shows a huge explosion where the people were. At no point during the exchange between the pilot and controllers does anyone ask whether the Iraqis are armed…
Sloganator Memorial
It is amazing to finally be done with the dissertation. I switched my office with our little boy’s room to give him more space. Now my office is basically a desk surrounded by bookcases. It still hasn’t really sunk in, but I suppose that first student loan repayment will wake me up soon enough. It’s a lazy day here in Georgia, nice and cool for a change. Now I’m going to go get a book that has absolutely nothing to…