While researching another science post, I came across the following image: The image is from The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine, vol. 1 (1898-1899), at the end of the introduction to…
Merry Christmas
We arrived in Chicago on the 23rd, just ahead of a nice ice storm. Things were a bit of a mess afterwards, but very pretty: Merry Christmas to those celebrating,…
It’s confirmed; my cats are trying to kill me
I never believed it when people told me that their cats are trying to kill them. Well, I never believed it until last night. The wife and I were watching television, and I got up to make some popcorn. While I was returning with two small bowls for us, our kitty Sabrina thought that it would be a good time to pounce at my foot!
She didn’t actually grab me, but she managed to get her paw under my foot as I was putting it down. To avoid stepping on her, I stumbled forward — and completely hyperextended my big toe in the process. It is now completely swollen and painful, and I’ve spent most of Saturday off my feet playing videogames. (Though it is arguable that I would have done that anyway.)
Sabrina has acted remorseful all day, coming up to me and rubbing her head up against me, something she typically doesn’t do. I’m not fooled, though; this was a dry run before my eventual elimination. The wife claims that it wasn’t intentional, and that she acted alone, but I have my doubts. Would you trust a face like this?
Or this?
Or this?
DougJ of Balloon Juice won the internets yesterday!
I don't usually like making short posts without adding much substance, but I couldn't let this one go by. DougJ of Balloon Juice wrote yesterday about people's desire to see…
I saw Steve Carell way back when… I think…
My mind, in particular my memory, often works in bizarre ways, especially when it comes to film and television. I’ve regularly identified movies and television shows that I’ve never even seen from a split second clip during the flip of a channel. I can think of two striking examples, both curiously involving Stephen King stories. Once, I turned on the television and saw a man lying by the side of the road, critically injured in a hit-and-run accident. A monstrous creature appeared out of the trees and approached him — and I immediately knew I was watching a story written by Stephen King. An even more impressive instance occurred once when I turned on the TV and saw a man standing outside a small airport at night, looking up at a single-engine aircraft flying above his head. I said to myself, “Hey, they made a movie version of King’s The Night Flier” — and I hadn’t previously known such a version existed.
Often, watching a television show, I’ll single out a particular actor and immediately identify them as someone I’ve seen in some other obscure role years before. I may have just beaten myself for weird identifications tonight, though.
Karl Marx to get his own show on MSNBC
Just announced earlier today on Olbermann's show: Philosopher, political economist, historian, sociologist, humanist, political theorist, and revolutionary Karl Marx joins MSNBC as host of "Karl's Komments," premiering on Monday, April…
University of Chicago undergraduates vs. Westboro Baptist!
I did my undergraduate work at the University of Chicago, and though I can vouch for the fact that we all took ourselves way too seriously in general, it turns…
Is it worse, or better, than a creationist on the school board?
Once again the folks at The Onion have demonstrated their satirical genius! They 'report' on an Arkham, MA school board member who is pushing to add the unspeakable, sanity-shattering dark…
Bush finally gets that monument in Iraq!
Well, right-wing pundits were convinced that Iraqis would be so grateful to Bush for liberating their country that they'd construct statues and name streets after him. It's taken some time,…
Nazi zombies threaten Austin, TX!
... at least that's what a pair of electronic road signs warned drivers on Wednesday: Station KXAN in Austin has the details. Apparently a group of enterprising prankster hackers changed…