The Solar System is under attack by liberal astronomers and their pro-asteroid agenda! According to these "academics", if Pluto qualifies for planethood, then at least three other, if not more, celestial bodies in the solar system deserve planethood. It is our duty to fight these attacks on the traditional definition of planethood. This is a ( Read more... )

On Sunday, I got the chance to see The Hangar Theater's rendition of Hello, Dolly! A friend's theater buddy bailed on him, so I got called in as a replacement. (Thanks, George!) I already loved the music, based on multiple viewings of Barbra's movie version. I don't judge a play against a movie (nor vice-versa), so I went to the theater with no ( Read more... )

I was recently reminded of what I call The Cup Game. It seems that other people call it that too. I was introduced to it through my English Handbell choir, in High School. I should have guessed that it was a nationwide craze. So, readers, I'm curious if you've ever played this game. And if so, how were you introduced to it?

( Videos showing it in action )

I leave it to Connecticut democracts, such as youbetiam, to react to Mr. Lamont's victory Mr. Lieberman in the Connecticut democratic primaries. As an outsider to those dems, but as an ally in the fight for the progressive cause, I'm so pleased with the attention the primary's received. One would be hard pressed to label Lamont supports as left-wing nuts, ( Read more... )

The Salt Lake Tribune ran an excellent article yesterday about gay mormon men who are each married to a straight women, (no polygamy this time ;-). What's interesting is that the men were upfront with their fiancees about their orientation before marriage. And then each couple decided, together, to continue on into marriage. They're all years ( Read more... )

For those of you outside of Ithaca, they found the body of the visiting grad student who went under in Fall Creek Gorge last Friday. I hate to pass on such horrible news, but this coincides with a discussion I had with charcot123 and friends last week, when it was miserably hot in Ithaca. Perfect weather for jumping in the gorge, we thought ( Read more... )

Life in Ithaca's been rather noneventful. Usually I don't have problems writing something on the blog despite that fact. But I think that the heat and move sapped my enthusiasm for life, including my enthusiasm for blogging. Hopefully that's past.

Last night, a few friends and I went to A Scanner Darkly. It's been out for a while, so it's old news ( Read more... )

The Organic Consumers Association is expanding its boycott to include, among others, organic soy products from White Wave, e.g. Silk. I normally don't take the time to read about boycotts (because I seriously don't have the memory to recall everything I should boycott at the supermarket, and then I feel guilty when I later realize that I patroned ( Read more... )

Okay, okay, so the break-in was accomplished by me. The situation with my new place is that I'm going to sublet it from two guys who are the official tenants. Both of them are out of town right now. I got a key from the tenant who's leaving for his girlfriend. He showed me the apartment. Since both tenants are gone, I explained I'd leisurely move ( Read more... )

The Washington Supreme Court's upheld the Defense of Marriage Act. I'm disappointed that the majority decision gives a constitutional stamp to discrimination and bigotry, and I'm disappointed to read many of the rationale listed in the majority opinion (pdf): Current court predecent is that homosexuality is behavioral, not immutable. Fundamental ( Read more... )