Archive for January, 2007
Cherry-picking science
Is there any doubt that America is turning into a dictatorship? When the government censors scientific discourse, it is time to be very afraid:
“There was a story about a scientist who got authorized to speak at a conference. He was prohibited from using the phrase ‘global warming.’ He was allowed to say ‘global,’ [...]
Bill Moyers on the American Story
“The right story will set our course for a generation to come,” says Bill Moyers in a speech (text, video) given on December 12 in New York under the auspices of [The Nation]((http://www.thenation.com), the Brennan Center for Justice, and the New Democracy Project.
I found the following paragraphs particularly important:
Reagan’s story of freedom superficially [...]
This old house
My eyes used to always glaze over when my friends or coworkers would start talking about their home renovation projects: “I got a great deal at Home Depot!” “I finally bought that super-duper saw!” “I had to shimmy the deck because the cheap sealant rotted the two-by-four ” Blah blah blah. How boring, I thought.
Not anymore.
Knox and I found [...]
Death-defying acrobatics
Today I conquered the rugged trails at The Summit at Snoqualmie. OK, not exactly conquered, but made it through. And, fine, it depends on what your definition of “rugged” is. It may have been (technically) a green trail, but it felt like a very dark green to me. Especially fresh out of my first every [...]
Getting into the lifestyle
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This morning, my first weekend as a Seattle resident, we met a friend to go snowshoeing in Snoqualmie Pass. It wasn’t strenuous, but it was certainly beautiful. I found out two things:
it is not normally bitterly cold here, so I’ll enjoy winter sports just fine I need proper hiking boots to use in snow [...]
