It’s Banned Book Week
Read a Banned Book in honor of Sarah Palin this week for Banned Books Week!
Author: Timothy Foreman
Street Corner Science with Leon Lederman
From BoingBoing: In 1988, Leon Lederman shared a Nobel Prize in Physics for his work to understand elementary particles called neutrinos. ScienCentral set Leder...
Cookie Slayer
I love this photo so much. This is a costume from Dragon*Con 08. But it’s not just the costume that I dig. The whole tone of the photograph is so dark, so...
Barack Obama on Letterman
Barack Obama was on David Letterman last night. Compared to McCain, he’s smart, articulate, personable and funny. This is the man I want as my next presid...
Barbara Boxer says John McCain is a Fighter
Barbara Boxer says John McCain is a fighter: Last night at the Republican National Convention, John McCain used the word “fight” more than 40 times ...
Republican War Mongers
From PZ Myers at Pharyngula comes this chilling video by Aaron Hodgins Davis about the Republican war mongers… If you can watch this video and still vote ...
Republicans vs. Democrats – A Study in Contrasts
Jason Rosenhouse over at ScienceBlogs has crafted a marvelous post about the difference between the Republicans and the Democrats. It makes me weep. It has beco...
Fixing Up the Sky Jump Machine
Some friends of mine gave me a 1974 vintage Gottlieb Sky Jump pinball game a while ago. It was in pretty rough shape. I believe it spent quite a few years in so...
Why is this so funny?
I saw this on BoingBoing Gadgets this morning and thought I was going to die laughing. Everybody I showed it to thought it was hilarious! Thanks BoingBoing!
Tractors!
I’ve been to the Minnesota State Fair twice so far this year (and will be going again on Saturday.) Last Sunday we walked up to Machinery Hill and they ha...