Dave, sorry about directly copying from one of your posts, but I have friends who have to see this. If you don't know what I'm talking about, then I mean the other Dave.http://video.download.com/3800-11164_53-6017.html?tag=vdl_cntnt_col1_wn_name

This reconnecting with people through LJ thing is weird for me. Someone I knew from college just popped a reply onto one of my rants (Hi Dave!), and I found someone I knew from high school on here recently (also, coincidentally, named Dave). The thing is, though, I find this kind of embarrassing. I mean, yes, anyone who has ever known me should ( Read more... )

So this Intelligent Design crap is in the news again.  I even saw a columnist editorializing about it in the paper today.  The fact that anyone is latching on to this as something that can be taught in science classes is infuriating to me and illustrates the basic misunderstanding so many Americans have about the scientific position on creationism. ( Read more... )

I just found out that The West Wing has been moved to Sunday nights at 8. This puts it opposite The Simpsons. I'm now in quite a difficult position. To which show do I show loyalty? The one that was outstanding, brilliant, and one of the best shows on television in its heyday but has sucked for the last few seasons, or... oh wait, I've just ( Read more... )

I just won an eBay auction for a pair of antique opera glasses. Erin and I are excited about it. Since we only ever buy the cheap seats when we go to the opera or ballet, we're going to give this a try. We're going to be looking for another pair, but maybe something newer and sleeker for #2 ( Read more... )

Okay, so there’s another new e-mail forward that’s being discussed on Snopes, same vein as the last one I ranted about. This one’s at http://www.snopes.com/katrina/personal/reststop.aspRead more... )

Have I mentioned on here before how much I read Snopes.com? It’s pretty much part of my morning routine. I turn on the computer, catch the headlines (and read any articles that actually seem interesting to me, which usually isn’t many), and then open up my e-mail and Snopes (and now LJ, because twice I’ve been caught with my pants down when ( Read more... )

I backdated that last entry. I doubt that I'll make an announcement of this every time, but I was interested myself by the fact that I did it. Anyone who's read my entries (and if so, then dear God, why?!), knows that I have quite a few that say "yesterday" or "a few days ago," and all this time I could have been backdating. I wasn't going to do ( Read more... )

I was just reading some of the rundown on Roberts’ confirmation hearings.  Most of it is pretty worthless because he’s being guarded about what his “views” are.  I frankly don’t have much of a problem with this.  I don’t consider it a dodge.  The point of the adversarial system in all courts, especially the Supreme Court, is that the advocates are ( Read more... )

So this weekend I doctored another book for Erin.  I do this sometimes, though I think I’ve only ever done it with Stephen King (though technically in this case it was King and Peter Straub).  See, Erin is particularly bugged by gory eye stuff, either in movies or described in books, so if I’m reading a book that she hasn’t that I believe she will ( Read more... )