Well, now. Finally Finally FINALLY Campaign 2008 is at an end. It’s all over but the voting. We hope. It doesn’t appear, at this point, that there’ll be any significant shenanigans or electoral squeakers. And the end result seems like a foregone conclusion: all that remains is to see how much Senator Obama wins by. Anyway, I’ll be off to vote first thing in the morning (hoping to be in line when the polls open at 7:00AM). If anything interesting happens I’ll post something here.
And if you haven’t voted (yet), don’t slack off. Get out there and be counted!
I guess you have to strike while the iron is hot. Come next year these get ups would barely raise a brow.
Anyway, a little white hair spray, a couple o’ flag pins and a hockey stick and - voila! - suddenly you’re transformed into Mr. Maverick and the “Hackey” Mom. (And before I get email, trust me, there’s not a dark hair spray on the planet that will tone down that red hair. I love it.)
So get out there and vote on Tuesday - and please, not for these guys.
Check out this clip from yesterday’s CNN. Some quick background: North Carolina Senator Elizabeth Dole (R) has been making a lot of hay out of the fact that Democratic challenger Kay Hagan attended a fundraiser organized by the Godless Americans PAC. Read the rest of this entry »
In this episode we throw in a potpourri of items in the news or random events we think our subscribers will find interesting, plus we discuss some interesting listener feedback.
May I recommend the Atlanta Science Tavern? If you live in metro Atlanta, that is (if you don’t, do a little googling and you might find a science tavern active in your city). The AST is coordinated by the soft-spoken (and very tall) Josh Gough, and offers a great opportunity to hear accomplished researchers speak on subjects like astronomy, geology, biology, etc. in a friendly pub environment. How can you resist the Three “-ations”?: Education, Conversation, and Libation (there’s also Gustation, Mastication and Digestitation, but hey). The get-togethers usually attract around 25 attendees.
We talk to Dr. Eugenie Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) about the recent action by the Texas Board of Education [www.tea.state.tx.us/sboe] that places three creationists on the six-member committee that reviews science standards [link]. How damaging could this move be to the rest of the country?
I can’t remember now where I first saw this, but this has been mentioned on other popular blogs. It’s a Solar System Quilt made in 1876 by Iowan Ellen Harding Baker. I have to add this to my list of Coolest Things I’ve Ever Seen (okay, I don’t really have such a list but maybe I should start one).
Okay, this is part 5 of 6 of Jonathan Miller’s documentary, in which he interviews prominent atheists. Here he talks to Nobel Prize winning physicist Steven Weinberg.
I guess you have to strike while the iron is hot. Come next year these get ups would barely raise a brow. 
In this episode we throw in a potpourri of items in the news or random events we think our subscribers will find interesting, plus we discuss some interesting listener feedback.
May I recommend the 
We talk to Dr. Eugenie Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) about the recent action by the Texas Board of Education [
I can’t remember now where I first saw this, but this has been mentioned on other popular blogs. It’s a Solar System Quilt made in 1876 by Iowan Ellen Harding Baker. I have to add this to my list of Coolest Things I’ve Ever Seen (okay, I don’t really have such a list but maybe I should start one).