This story on cvillenews.com showcases a whole lot of fail. City Manager Orders Censorship of Chalkboard For those of you who don’t live in the fair town of Charlottesville, the chalkboard in question is a monument to the freedom of expression on a large wall at the end of the downtown mall, upon which citizens…
This is a little overdue, but I need to report that I did sit through the 2 hour and 38 minute *facepalm* experience that was the movie 2012. I was invited by Christian, and well, there’s no better way to see this movie than with people who will stay up til all hours of the…
I have updates on some of what I’ve been writing about lately. So listen up! In my H1N1 post, I mentioned the “backwards walking cheerleader.” Via Skepchick, please read this entire post by Orac summing up the aftermath. In summary, Desiree Jennings was taken in by Generation Rescue, the anti-vaxx group that Jenny McCarthy associates…
I’m still around. Promise! The last few weeks have been super busy with travel, being sick, and work. Coming up in the next few weeks are my thesis committee meeting, a regional conference for my grant, a bellydance workshop, and a class project to design and guide, and generally trying to keep my project moving! …
Seriously sickening.
Alright, let’s see if I can do this as politely as possible… Nevermind, I can’t. The morons at the Westboro Baptist Church are coming to UVa this Friday to picket the free performance of “Laramie Project.” (Ugh, I can’t believe I just linked to that vileness, but it had to be done.) So, UVa and…
We’ve been inundated with a pretty strong message from the McCain campaign and the Republican party for some time now, most strongly in the past few days, that of this “pro-American and anti-American” idea. It seems that only small town, religiously motivated, factory-working, McCain-voting, war-fighting people are really American. And I’m calling bullshit. Here’s Nancy…
First off, I apologize for the lack of posting again, to all two of you reading. There’s… stuff… going on, so that’s been distracting. Beyond the slight personal indulgence of the last post, it’s back to the fun stuff! Writing is therapeutic, right? So the UVa astro-kids got together to watch the last Presidential debate…
Several bloggers have brought this up today, the case of 3-year-old Matani Shakya who was declared a living goddess in Nepal on Tuesday. You might hear women say to their menfolk, “I want to be treated like a goddess!” But do you really? To these Hindu and Buddhist clerics, with the approval of the Nepalese…
Charlie Lynch was found guilty on all accounts. More links about the trial in my original post.
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