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Saturday, July 18, 2009

I’ve Been Hijacked!

I have pirates onboard! Filthy and unkempt – who knows when they last had a shower; they probably stink to high Heaven! I haven’t actually seen or smelled them, but I know they’re there, no, here! I feel like the skipper of a ship near the coast of Somalia, who suddenly finds himself with a rag-tag... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 6, 2009

A New Research Project, Part VII (Final, and Thanks Again for Your Help...)

I am forced to offer my humble apologies to my readership for not presenting the results of this research, in which many so ably assisted me, in a more timely manner. But life is a great conspirator, forever plotting to keep us from blogging, and frequently succeeding, at least in my case. Heck, I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 27, 2009

A New Research Project, and Even Pictures…Part VI (Thanks for Your Help…)

There have been voices suggesting that I am deeply unhappy about my dog’s gait, and that the hidden agenda (though clearly not concealed well enough to escape the sharp eyes of the Blogit citizenry) in undertaking this research was the attempt to find a remedy for his perceived defect. Nothing could... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 25, 2009

A New Research Project…Part V (And Thanks for Your Help…)

Among the many mysteries in nature is ‘handedness’, or chirality, as it is usually referred to in science, and which means the same thing, but sounds more important, because it’s Greek. Chirality has been around ever since the Big Bang, long before there were people such as us and the other primates... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

A New Research Project…Part IV (Help Please: Here’s the Big Question…)

First, as mentioned in the previous post, I must refer to the other important comment, the one by our inimitable Krisles. She writes: ‘ I've observed more than one human that I could apply your formula to.......” I must admit, that startled me! I mean, a human rear end not tracking the front end?... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 22, 2009

A New Research Project…Part III (And Your Help Is Still Very Much Needed..)

As is the case so often with my serial productions, your comments stimulate me and help sharpen my thinking – and in this case they also force me to tighten my parameters. There were two comments that were of particular interest. One was by Guy, who writes: “ I think that I can guess where you are... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 20, 2009

A New Research Project…Part II (And I Still Need Your Help)

It would be easy to begin this part by talking about our doggie’s amazing qualities, but I have sworn to heed Corbin’s admonition not to stray into areas that are tangential to the issue at hand. That is why I shall not dwell at length on Jag’s virtues. On his intelligence, his playfulness and his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 18, 2009

A New Research Project…Part I (And I Need Your Help...)

While waiting for the research funds for the Whydoncha study to arrive from Ottawa, I thought I’d begin another bit of research – but this time I am calling on the assistance of the citizens of Blogitville. I am not, of course, asking for financial help, which is after all the government’s duty to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

The Complexities of the Whydoncha Factor…Part IV

Matters whose importance stand in inverse relationship to their urgency (and there wasn’t even an SW among them) prevented me from continuing with this investigation in a more timely fashion. However, I shall hasten to rectify that sad state of affairs now, and in this, the final part of our study,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 8, 2009

The Complexities of the Whydoncha Factor…Part III

Before we move on to the special intricacies of the SW, we need to address some additional theoretical issues. It can’t be helped – after all, this is science…LOL Among other things, science is a search for invariance. Just as relativity theory rests on the fact that the laws of physics remain... Sign in to see full entry.

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