This may be predictable, but…

I’m gonna give a thumbs down to Bobby Jindal.  Last night he said:
“[The economic stimulus package] includes $300 million to buy new cars for the government, $8 billion for high-speed rail projects, such as a ‘magnetic levitation’ line from Las Vegas to Disneyland, and $140 million for something called ‘volcano monitoring.’ Instead of monitoring volcanoes, […]

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I vow that I will see a moose in Alaska.

Callie is the Jackie Chan of cats.  Included in her repertoire of stunts are a 3-foot leap with a 360-degree twist and a literal head-over-heels somersault across the living room floor.  And as of today we learned she can actually run up the television screen two steps before pushing off and pouncing on her feather […]

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Celebrate Sexual Selection* Today

Today I have a full day in the lab, a teaching session 5:30-7:30, and a hockey game at 8:30.  And I forgot my teacher shoes. 
Anyway, February 12th means happy birthday to Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln, my mother, and my 6th grade boyfriend Allen.

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actually i think “all men are created equal” is (supposed to be) part of the magic of this country, too

I’ll get the obvious part out of the way first: Obama’s invitation to Rick Warren hurts my feelings. In my initial knee-jerk stage, it makes me wish I could get back $95 of the $100 I donated to his campaign.
I’ve squared with the fact that Obama was never going to be a gay […]

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Oh. no. she. didn’t.

Just keep talking, Barbie. To quote my partner Dana, “She’s an easier target than a motherhumpin’ moose.”
Sarah Palin disses Drosophila research.
And yet, I’m sure some people we be appalled that money was spent on Drosophila research in Paris. (Aside: Is this worse than Drosophila research done here under the flag of the […]

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