Time for another poem.   A recent selenite post reminded me of this, but, although I have read a lot of Kipling, I had not run across this until Lois Bujold mentioned it on the LMB list a while ago.  Can't say I buy into the rationale, but it is a comfortable shoe.

( The Sons Of Martha )

Many of you have already seen this, but for those who haven't, courtesy of colliemommie, a filk of Hamlet tto American Pie, with lyrics:

http://thefump.com/lyrics.php?id=1014

John Baez posted a link to a page where he has movies (for viewing or downloading) of his low level discussion of E8 and Kostant's more particular discussion of E8 and Garrett Lisi's recent Theory of Everything paper.  There are also some links that point to purely group-theory criticism of Lisi's efforts.  If you have questions, I am not the ( Read more... )

This post will refer to a couple of NY Times articles. They want registration, and I have not noticed ill effects of it, but for the shy, there is http://www.bugmenot.com.

A few weeks ago, Paul Davies made an op-ed column which I complained about  here .

Last week, Dennis Overbye, NYT science columnist, put together a collection of responses (and ( Read more... )

is an op-ed piece in the NY Times:  http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/24/opinion/24davies.html

The apparent aim is to improve the dialog between the religious and science.  I'm all for the aim, and Davies has impressive credentials, but
( I don't agree with his major point. )

A travel column in the New York Times, which requires registration.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/09/30/travel/30next.html(It is about an hour away.  One of the advantages that rural Vermont sees in Burlington is that it is so close to Vermont.  The politics tend to be a bit different.  Also, the population density ( Read more... )

( Mildly edited version of a memo to my Board )

I volunteered for the dunking booth  again at the town Labor Day
Observances.

( The dunking was fine. )

We've been away for a week, exploring our roots (a week's vacation at the Adirondack resort where we met 50 years ago this summer).  Great week.  No pix.  Lot of hiking.  Some paddling.  Some swimming.  Some internet access, so I'm not hopelessly behind, just behind.

Disappearances just came out on DVD and we just got to watch it tonight.  I had missed it on its tour through Vermont and regret that even more now.

I thoroughly enjoyed it.  ( Read more... )