Progress report September 19: Ghosts!
Al Denelsbeck
Imagine looking down at your lap and being greeted by this? Freak you right the hell out, wouldn’t it? But no, we’re haunted by the cutest little wraiths any medium…
Al Denelsbeck
Amateur naturalism, part two
This follows on from the series I began here – the topic of this installment is birds. There are some basic observational guidelines contained in that first post, so I’d…
From within or without?
I had mentioned working on some 80s lyrics quizzes a few posts back, and this little exercise sparked the recognition of some interesting aspects of our thought processes, and how…
Progress report September 15
I told you I would probably be back to let you know how it was going with the kittens, and I should have been back sooner, because a lot has…
Odd memories, part six
Scott Meyer of Basic Instructions fame speaks with the insight of the classic philosophers: The Nerf designers may actually be missing the point – part of the skills of childhood…
Book review: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
Yes, you might have noticed that I haven’t been concentrating on new publications, and this is for two reasons. One is that I haven’t been reading very much in the…
Still here
You know, when you commit to a blog, you start feeling obligated to provide fresh content on a regular basis, so people checking in always have something new to find,…
Amateur naturalism, part one
In an earlier post, I mentioned encouraging kids to keep a journal about their insect observations, and at that point (the first draft of this is being typed immediately after…
Does science lead to atheism?
Update September 2012 – This was one of the sample posts chosen for the podcasting experiment click below to listen, if you like (it is identical to the text): Walkabout…
Can you hear me now?
Ah, yes, natural disasters! Bad enough in their own right, but compounded because they herald the news programs desperate for drama, so they can run their stock footage of other…