ASperger's Syndrome/Autism versus boorishness: how to tell the difference.
One is a recognized diagnostic syndrome, the other occurs at your dinner party. Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Monday, December 18, 2006
Empty promises, empty votes
New Orleans was scoured by hurricanes and flood. This year has seen a letup from Mother Nature. So what have people been doing about taking advantage of this respite? Have all the hospitals been rebuilt, schools been re-opened, neighborhoods been realigned and cleaned out? They have been rebuilding... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, December 11, 2006
I was wrong in Cynthia's post about CO2 and global warming.
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Hazards/What/VolGas/volgas.html "Comparison of CO2 emissions from volcanoes vs. human activities. Scientists have calculated that volcanoes emit between about 130-230 million tonnes (145-255 million tons) of CO2 into the atmosphere every year (Gerlach, 1999, 1992). This... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, December 1, 2006
Man on the radio said we should be nice to countries that try to get nukes.
Feeling threatened only makes them want The Bomb more. God, I wish that were the simple truth. But most* countries don't get "The Bomb" just to feel secure, as we did (seeing as how our WWII level of militarization would allow us pretty well to roll over any foe except perhaps China and Russia).... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
What if someone had stepped in to save Italy from Garibaldi?
Through force of arms, seemingly sometimes just to be fighting whatever he opposed at the time, he helped define Europe as we know it and unify Italy. Not diplomacy. Not being a nice guy. He raised volunteer armies, who went out with bladed weapons, early artillery and small arms and killed his... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
The sides of having a small circle of mutual bloggers
Upside: each hit means more money. Tend to be "in-synch", not just fishing for clicks. Downside: when they are inactive, you are inactive in a way; if you torque them off, it can be much more permanent and serioous. Does blogging parallel courtship in life? In the early stages we cast a wide net... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Most of my "favorites" are lying doggo right now.
One is very sick, others are hard at work with life. The others have no such excuse, methinks. Y'all can compare notes and sort it out. I'm going to redesign my garage storage. PS Please send emails to madama Benzinha, she is under the weather and in need of some encouragement and sympathy. Clicking... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, November 10, 2006
A teacher to us all died...Jack Palance.
The lesson was this...no matter how humble your beginnings (a coal town in Pennsylvania), how many reverses you incur ( dropped out of college oin a scholarship, injured and discharged from the US Army Air Corps, failed prizefighter, held a string of odd jobs, turned his back on Hollywood and needed... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, November 4, 2006
John Kerry thought we still had a draft exemption for college?
Or is he dropping a broad hint that a draft is not far off? Sign in to see full entry.
Just want to thank littlemspickels for help on my offline project!!
She supplied me with a very useful link for educational information etc apparently out of New South Wales (if that's was "NSW" is for in the title) to help supply info for a pamphlet/class I'm researching and writing from the ground up. Anyone have leads, aquaintances etc who have personal and... Sign in to see full entry.