My Own Thoughts

Not only does Google help Red China police the internet, they also shut it down here in the US. Nine NObama blogs have been shut down for being spam blogs, with automatically generated content site. Except they are not. Blogger, owned by Google, is policing the internet to support their own political agenda. Read more [...]

No Phule like an Old Phule by Robert Lynn Apirin…. Didn’t know it was out there. (Maybe I should try the Myth books again, since he won’t be writing anything else.– Unless he was a scientologist and I didn’t know.) Flashpoint by Suzanne Brockmann Into the Fire Suzanne Brockmann These are books by two good [...]

Since I am traveling today, that seemed to be a good metaphor. An ancient Dane with Arab DNA was found in an ancient Scandinavian grave. Apparently 2000 years ago the country was more genetically diverse. “At all the sites we have investigated in Demark we have found rare [genetic] types and types that are not [...]

Christians are still persecuted in Iraq. It is a terrible thing. We as Christians need to pray for our brothers and sisters there. RedState quotes, “Muslim militants are crucifying children to terrorize their Christian parents into fleeing Iraq, a parliamentary committee studying the persecution of religious minorities heard yesterday.” Twelve children have been kidnapped and [...]

He lied on his Illinois bar application. And he had outstanding parking tickets for 16+ years. The most liberal senator agrees with conservatives that the Supreme Court made the wrong choice. It’s old news now, but Obama used a seal that was a riff on the presidential seal. American Daughter has a roundup on the [...]

Thank you, God. I wasn’t sure. Not when I heard the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to disallow execution for child rape, based on a case where the man was already a convicted child rapist and raped his eight year old stepdaughter so badly that the surgeon said it was the worst damage he’d ever seen [...]

Anthropology classes: 6340: Anthropology and Literature Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Applying cultural critiques to works of classic literature by reading them as ethnographic texts. 6301: Language and Cultural Cognition Cr. 3. (3-0). Graduate standing in Anthropology. Examination of language as a key to the world view of people; theoretical and methodological [...]

“Stripping London’s busy High Street Kensington shopping area of some of its signage, lights, and pedestrian barriers reduced traffic-related casualties by 43 percent” (“Urban Unplanning” Discover 14). I don’t know what year. Apparently people get complacent when they feel that they are following the speed limit, helmet laws, etc and are not as careful. Same [...]

Did you see it in the news?

in 1178 BC, not that long after Dielli lived. Useful information for me. For the rest of you Discovery.com says: Using clues from star and sun positions mentioned by the ancient Greek poet Homer, scholars think they have determined the date when King Odysseus returned from the Trojan War and slaughtered a group of suitors [...]

Discovery.com tells of find: Olive oil infused with fragrant herbs has been identified in an ancient Greek ceramic transport jar known as an amphora, along with another container of what could be the world’s oldest retsina-type wine, according to a recent Journal of Archaeological Science paper. It is the first time DNA has been extracted [...]

that is positive and uplifting. I think there is an emphasis on the rural rather than the urban that isn’t really that accurate for America today, but even those of us who have never lived on farms have a connection to them. My grandparents farmed and my dad worked the farm growing up. But I [...]

Scribal Terror, one of my new favorite reads, has a wonderful picture of a Roman die. It’s not a cube like ours, which might have made it easier to catch on the knuckles. If I ever again teach Games and Races, this is going to school.

Update: Obama knows his resume needs padding talks about the bill that Obama said he passed, the only federal bill in his commercial, to extend health care to the wounded. Obama did not vote for that bill. (Neither did McCain, it passed by a large majority. But McCain didn’t say he passed it.) Discriminations has [...]

I have had a good time in North Carolina. I got to spend time with Bev. That was wonderful. I got to see her kiddos again and see how they had grown and changed. Mei has grown up so much, but she is still like she was at her 3rd birthday– sweet and open to [...]

Pictures that go through the steps. Maybe useful for Dielli. Or maybe just for me. How did people decide to eat pomegranates in the first place?

Chris said it is the best he’s ever tasted. And one loaf disappeared at lunch. 2 c Bisquik 3/4 c sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 c chopped walnuts 1/2 c butter 2 eggs 3/4 c brown sugar 2 overly ripe bananas Mix all dry EXCEPT brown sugar. Melt the butter and [...]

Because he is everywhere and so are people and it is a wonderful video. 14 months. 42 countries.

“They’re going to try to make you afraid of me. He’s young and inexperienced and he’s got a funny name. And did I mention he’s black?” And he thinks that’s why Republicans and moderates won’t vote for him. Nope. That’s not it. I won’t vote for him because he makes Clinton look like a moderate. [...]

“Each cord is about 30 meters (98 feet) long and is very thick. No doubt these ropes were made for strong, heavy duties, Veldmeijer said. “Basically, they were hauling truss components. They ran above the deck, secured at the bow and at the stern, to produce structural cohesion for the ship…” . from Discovery.com via [...]