Random Thoughts

Some books you read and forget about before you've even put it down. Some you cast aside midway through. Every now and then, though, you find a rare gift of a book that continues to move you days, weeks (and those really wonderful ones: years) later. ...

Article - Kim Wombles - May 10 2011 - 10:53am

The New York Times War On Stay-At-Home Mothers

The 1950s were a golden age in America economically- a huge chunk of the middle class had a car and a house and a good life with only one parent working; a pipe dream in today's economy, but income taxes were only on the rich and government was not pr ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - May 10 2011 - 1:15pm

Could Facebook Erase Your Memory?

I have trouble keeping my appointments. I didn't use to, but one day my parents told me to buy an agenda. They thought they were doing me a favour. So I started writing down all my appointments in my agenda, which was great: I didn't have to reme ...

Blog Post - David Yerle - May 13 2011 - 10:18am

Conflation of Ignorances

An interesting bit that came my way, which I will let stand by itself: ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - May 15 2011 - 10:48am

Schedules are better than plans

Just a quick note today, on getting DIY stuff done. Schedules are better than plans. Just blocking out the time during which you will tackle a task is more important than figuring out how you're going to do it. This applies to writing also. All the ...

Blog Post - Project Calliope - May 17 2011 - 11:31am

Who Would You Pick To Play Marie Curie?

First, a cultural fact: The NFL Draft can be seen for three solid days by every cable subscriber in America. This is hours and hours of nothing but 30 seconds of reading out a name punctuated by 14.5 minutes of nothing- actually, brief bursts of activity ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Oct 28 2011 - 1:14pm

So The Rapture Is Saturday- Luckily The Grey's Anatomy Season Finale Was Last Night

"Did you know the Rapture is May 21st?" I asked Mrs. Science 2.0. "That's tomorrow. Are you prepared?" "The season finale of Grey's Anatomy was last night, so I am okay, " she replied. "What about date night ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 20 2011 - 4:53pm

Cubs At Red Sox- A Reason Even Non-Fans Should Watch Baseball

The Cubs have gone longer than any team in baseball without winning a World Series. Before that, the Sed Sox were commonly regarded as the Sad Sack's of the game, even though the Cubs had historically been far worse. But the Red Sox lifted "Th ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - May 20 2011 - 6:22pm

Rapture This

Folks went apeshit over Stephen Hawking speaking his belief that heaven is a fairy tale. Some crazy fool insisted the rapture was today. And the world turned on. And on it will turn. Why did these two non-stories capture so much attention in a world whe ...

Article - Kim Wombles - May 21 2011 - 11:41pm

Skateboard Acrobats

If you love skateboarding and if you love Venice, and if you are curious to see how a skater can live there regardless of the cronic absence of sporting structures (no skate parks, no way), have a look at this short video, which shows a few skate tricks pe ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - Jul 28 2011 - 3:30pm