Don't Look Here!

Why humans are destroying the planet

2010-09-12T10:27:00.000-07:00

Because this is how we allocate resources.

creative bits

2009-08-29T14:24:00.000-07:00

The map led him straight to the treasure. It took a long time because its legs were short and he had to bend over to reach its hand, but the map knew where it was going and walked straight to where 'X' marked the spot and lay down on it.

Nice Place to Bike Ride

2009-04-04T22:51:00.001-07:00

We enjoy riding our bikes through the Tennessee Riverpark in Chattanooga. The map on the sign above appears at many places along the trail. I know my mind is in the gutter, but what does the shape of the river make you think of?

They Used to be Patriots, But Not Anymore

2007-09-12T17:15:00.000-07:00

In Blood and Thunder, Hampton Sides interweaves several fascinating stories from the American West of the early to mid 1800's -- Kit Carson's life, Kearney's invasion of New Mexico, and Fremont's exploration (and invasion) of California.

At several points, in discussing citizens of the U.S. who were living outside her borders at the time, he mentions "expatriots". The word intended, of course, is "expatriate".

Other than that, I'm enjoying the book very much and would recommend it highly.

Computers all the way down

2007-07-28T19:09:00.000-07:00

Darwin Loves You!

2007-06-19T18:00:00.001-07:00

Darwin hates you?

I doubt Darwin gives a hoot.

Earthworm Breath

2007-05-03T16:21:00.000-07:00

from news.yahoo.com:

"'Los Alamos has always seemed to be rewarded for its screw-ups,' Brian said. 'We're waiting with baited breath to see if anything has changed.'"

Is that breath that smells like earthworms?

Watch out for those wild gestations...

2007-02-19T15:03:00.000-08:00

This blog entry talks about "how [Wii] controllers are coming loose during the wild gestations that are required as games are played."

Perhaps the term intended is "gesticulation".

What do you suppose a "wild gestation" would be like?

Hmm....

"Siting" a site

2006-12-22T16:37:00.000-08:00

This ("The article sites previous cases, where sites were prohibited by judges from linking to files which violated copyright law.") has to be an example of something, I just don't know what it's called. Of course, the first occurence should be "cites" while the second is correct.

What do you call it when a misspelled homophone makes two words that should look different indistinguishable?

The Flying Spaghetti Monster appears in Christmas lights

2006-12-16T17:26:00.000-08:00

Other webpearances: the Wikipedia page, the Pastafarian Church

Spelling slip!

2006-12-02T16:48:00.000-08:00

"But is it not a logical phallacy to assume that because a person is wrong once, ever wrong shall he be?"

from a review of The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth

Grammar Glitch!

2006-10-25T16:15:00.000-07:00

from http://apnews.myway.com//article/20061016/D8KPU1C02.html:

"The Russians have been up there," Keating said. "We've drank vodka at the Broadmoor (Hotel). We've sat here and discussed grave issues. Life goes on. It's OK."

2006-09-16T19:00:00.000-07:00

For people who never want to leave the courts? For anything?