• David Madden-ing

    I hate him! And I swear Trebek and his producers are just handing him all the Daily Doubles. How can someone know both the Bible and Johnny Cash trivia so well and not be from east Texas! And the answer… more ›

  • Skylab Anniversary

    Twenty-six years ago… The Skylab space station, at 77 tons the largest object ever orbited, flashed through the atmosphere and disintegrated in a blaze of fireworks over the Indian Ocean today, showering tons of debris across the Great Australian Desert,… more ›

  • ¿Y ahora quién podrá defendernos?

    Like so many people today, I started this morning thinking about terrorism. Is the goal to terrorize or just to murder? Or is it through murder that we are terrorized? If that is the case, then is it recognition by… more ›

  • >G(r)8

    Just finished watching a huge chunk of the Live 8 highlights on ABC. As a sensitive and passionate celebrity and/or citizen, I felt it was my [American] duty to make a difference in the world by watching/attending a free concert.… more ›

  • Amour est bleu … berry

    Picked a peck of blueberries with Stephen & my sister Becky this past Sunday. We drove out past Mineola to Blueberry Ridge Farm. More than 25 cups of organic blueberries for $13 and an hour of mild labor. Went back… more ›

  • A Little Lesson on Dignity & Fear

    What better time to discuss the relevancy of human dignity and fear of divine retribution than the final week of June? Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker makes a fine point about the first topic in his op-ed “Sniffing out the gay… more ›

  • Just Once

    Just once I’d like to be wrong about people, especially politicians. Especially Texas politicians. Gov. Perry: “Adios, mofo.” He doesn’t even have the balls to not sound like a cartoon character portraying a Texas politician! Rep. Pete Sessions preserves innovation… more ›

  • Let there be light

    Not only is today the longest day of the year, but we also have a full moon tonight. Last year Stephen, Kris, Theo & I had a picnic at White Rock Lake. That seems like years ago, especially since Theo… more ›

  • In time for the holidays…

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  • Epistemology

    Typically we say there are three ways of knowing: rationality (e.g., if we go to San Francisco, and San Francisco is in California, then we (also) go to California when we go to San Francisco); empiricism (e.g., the shape of… more ›