Archive for August, 2007
« Previous EntriesThey never grow up
Friday, August 31st, 2007It appears that someone else shares my theory that many (most?) “adults” never really grew up.1 As she says, it is not all that hard to find examples of people with what should be a surprising lack of maturity.
Ms. Candice Watters. “No More Grown Ups?” Boundless The Line. Focus on the [...]
Which State are you?
Thursday, August 30th, 2007You’re Mississippi! Torn and conflicted, sometimes people feel you have a split personality. People have a hard time knowing whether you’re coming or going, black or white, racist or egalitarian. While you say you’re a combination of everything, many look at you and think you’re just trying to be divisive, even offensive. It seems like your image problem would be [...]
How Geek Are You?
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Polygyny coming to Canada?
Thursday, August 30th, 2007More accurately, polygyny is already there, the question is whether or not it will become officially legal.1 I am disgusted almost beyond words. The one comment worthy aspect of the article is the trenchant observation that freedom of religion would have to give way if this were a question of homosexual rights or [...]
The DMCA covers simply deleting files‽
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007According to coupons.com it does.1 Mr. John Stottlemire figured out that deleting some files and registry keys off of his computer would allow him to print unlimited coupons from coupons.com, and posted instructions on how to duplicate the effect, and a program to do so automatically for those unable to follow the instructions.
He had [...]
Poison Ivy
Friday, August 17th, 2007I somehow managed to get poison ivy across my left check and nose. I think I picked it up on the meandering walk home from St. Veronica’s that Lauren and I took Tuesday night. If not then, it must be in Mom’s garden somewheres.
It is only very mildly itchy, but it is managing [...]
An example
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007As an example of what I am trying to get at in a previous post, it was not at all healthy when the “Italian” mass was pushed into the basement by then dominant Irish Catholics (and this in a pre-Vactican II atmosphere, where the Mass was in Latin!). Nor was the answer then for [...]
The Assumption Vigil Mass
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007I went to Mass last night for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Vigil. I do not think I have attended on the vigil for this holy day before, because I was surprised to see the Gospel reading, not because it does not fit — it does, but because it fits so very [...]
A Y2k bug in climatology
Monday, August 13th, 2007It appears that not all Y2k bugs have been fixed; one was found in NASA’s handling of raw climate data.1 After the corrected figures2 have been released, it turns out that 1934, and not 1998, is the warmest year on record. Why a Y2k bug would have changed the readings for 1998 I [...]
The melting pot as a crock pot
Monday, August 13th, 2007If Mr. Pat Buchanan is summarizing the work of Dr. Robert Putnam accurately, then we have a valuable clue to how our cultural “melting pot” has worked in the past.1 According to this summary, the major effects of massive immigration are mostly negative, more mistrust, less civic virtue, less hope and less trust. [...]
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