BurningbirdThe Kansas State Board of Education removed the ‘intelligent design’ propaganda from the state’s school system, but that won’t end the battle. I don’t think people fully understand how rabid some of the fundamentalist are here in the Kansas/Missouri area. It doesn’t matter what the populace wants; it doesn’t matter what the majority believe; it doesn’t even […]
I wish I could write a post like Kathy Sierra’s, full of love for my readers, but I’m cold and I’m cranky, really tired of being stuck at home and working on the book, and the most I can summon up is that I respect you, or at least those of you who make yourselves known. Love implies […]
Rogers Cadenhead: Dave Winer is one of the best bloggers out there. He makes love to us with every post. Ground control to Major Tom Your circuit’s dead, there’s something wrong Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you…. Here am I floating round […]
Mary Hodder writes on women speaking and has this to say: If you aren’t in the loop you aren’t as important as others with similar skills sets and expertise in the eyes of those who fund, engage for consulting, hire for leadership positions, take in PhD candidates or whatever it is that requires discernment between people. […]
When a Japanese whaler developed a fire and put out a distress call, it was a Greenpeace vessel who responded with offers of help. “No thanks”, the Greenpeace ship was told. More on the Japanese whaling industry incidents with anti-whaling forces.