First, I’m pleased to announce a new contributor to the Hungry Rats project. Nick Carone, a screenwriter from Chicago, is putting together an original work of fiction set in Flint during the Ratman murders. I have put his photo and a short bio up on the website under “contributors.”… Read the rest
Hungry Rats: Contribution and Collaboration! Read More »
An abundance of squirrels. There are millions of them. I’ve never seen so many as this year. About a month ago, I noticed something; when I visit Michigan, squirrels are prime candidates for roadkill. But I never see roadkilled squirrel in Chicago.
… Read the restDiary: Phenology: July 9 – 15, 2009. Read More »
In the last week, I have noticed a sudden multitude of singing birds. At first I thought that they were exclusive to the Magic Hedge on Lake Michigan, but then yesterday I noticed them on my walk to the El.
I have noticed that tree branches are suddenly heavy with buds, so much so that they hang lower than before.
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So I’ve mentioned off and on that I’m working on The Encyclopedia of Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders at work, and am also developing an outline for a novella Notes For Students (and/or) White Swan. (I decided that combining the two titles might mitigate their negatives in an interesting/funny way).
… Read the restConcept: Schizophrenia? Read More »
Check this out. It’s crazy.
National Radio Astronomy Observatory: Astronomers Find Enormous Hole in the Universe.
This isn’t quite as much of a break, but it’s still interesting:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Segregation in U.S. schools rising.
… Read the restEvent: A Break from Politics. Read More »
Sam sent me this Op-Ed from the Boston Globe and this more coherent rebuttal.
Here’s what I contributed to the discussion:
… Read the restYou are 100% correct. And here’s the real irony. Newton would surely have rejected today’s creationism both with and without the benefit of today’s better science.
Body: Driveby on Newton, Evolution, and the Boston Globe. Read More »
