Q4 2009 has not been good to True Believers of Anthropogenic Global Warming so far. Two big revelations have cast a shadow on, as far as I can tell, basically every piece of science1 supporting the theory that human-created greenhouse gasses are having a catastrophic impact on the planet. Breaking the Hockey Stick First came a must-read [...]
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Today marks the start of a momentous occasion: my return to normal-people work hours. It happened a week early, which is good and bad. On the plus side, it’s one less week of zombie hours. On the down side, I was planning on having some free days this week, so I’ll have to re-arrange some things. I [...]
For all of the good that civil rights crusaders have done over the years, one of the few disservices I believe they’ve rendered to our society is the vilification of the word “discriminate.” At its core, “discrimination” is not inherently evil. In fact, unbeknownst to many, nary a day goes by during which we don’t discriminate: [...]
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I’m still not sure what I think about Vick’s reinstatement. I’m really, really happy that Atlanta released him. I’m not really much of a Falcons fan, but if they had let him back on the roster, there’s no way I’d ever be able to cheer for them. If I were the commissioner, he’d never play in [...]
The human body is an amazing thing. All of the outrage and hand-wringing about the AIG bonuses has caused me to roll my eyes so many times that I’d have thought for sure they’d have fallen completely out of my head but, alas, they have not. There are a few problems with the incessant bitching.
President Obama laid out his education plan today, and I’m a little confused by it. Specifically, I’m looking for the part that is completely bizarre and makes no sense. I’m not seeing it. I’m not sure that this will ever be anything but rhetoric, though: he urged states to develop standards “that don’t simply measure [...]
So we’re three months beyond election and around two weeks into the Obama presidency. How are we doing? Before the election I decided that Obama was like every other Democrat who has run for president in the last 20 years. I was told many times over that I was wrong about him, that he was different [...]
I’m already sick of hearing about “change”. I did get a big kick out of the juxtaposition between the “Yay! We’re not racist any more!” and the slobbering over having a black president. This is the large-scale equivalent to “I’m not homophobic, I have a gay friend!” Folks, we’re just as obsessed with color as [...]
In a post earlier today, I wrote that my waffle iron has as much “Presidential experience” as Obama does. KMike has called me out on my lazy language: To be fair, Pete, which of the candidates had presidential experience? Was Jimmy Carter on a third party ticket somewhere? And how many terms did [...]
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It wasn’t any easier to wake up this morning. My breakfast didn’t taste any better. MARTA didn’t move any faster. I’m not going to make any more money today than I did yesterday. Today is, essentially, yesterday with a new name. So, while I’m certainly not trying to rain on any parades here, to those who [...]