Actually more than annoying – a bit hobbling. I'd had arthroscopic surgery on that knee over 11 years ago – took out much of the torn meniscus. Not an old rugby injury – the meniscus wore out because I'm bowlegged! Early last week I suddenly developed a pretty noticeable pain in my left calf. Had … Read more
Some interesting stats here. Obama, when he won the Democrat nomination in 2008 promised this would happen. Here are the facts – Sea level has been falling on the Atlantic seaboard for the past six years. And here's the Democratic nominee on June 4, 2008 – Magic!!
He was 90. Not the greatest catcher from his neighborhood (Yogi Berra lived across the street) but otherwise very talented. He didn’t retire until 3 years ago. Joe Garagiola, Sr. HIs son, Joe Jr., was a year ahead of me at Stepinac HS, and played goalie on the soccer team.
I've' posted about this before.L.A. actors oppose a pay hike – it will cost jobs! I'm agnostic on raising the minimum wage – it should be left up to the states. There's an interesting experiment going on in Oregon over this – the article is from yesterday's Guardian (UK). It looks at both sides of … Read more
Hint: T Rex became smart before he became big… From Scientific American a really interesting article on the evolution of T Rex. Great read if you like dinosaurs (and who doesn’t?). New Tyrannosaur Species Reveals How the King of the Dinosaurs Won Its Crown. Fossil suggests that T. rex got smart before it got big … Read more
"Money is the root of all evil." This from the Telegraph (UK). Pope Francis cracks down on secretive Vatican department dubbed 'the Saints' Factory'. Shadowy business of choosing Catholics to be made saints has been tainted by allegations of greed and corruption \ The Pope imposed strict new regulations demanding much greater transparency and accountability … Read more
Great! As the former captain of the Jamaica National side (1978-1979) I'm proud of "the boys." When I was there the game was played mainly by expatriates – with the exception of the Army team, there were very few Jamaicans playing. Hopefully the Cayman Islands will also do well (I was there from 1979 to … Read more
Can you see the Sleeping Indian? Across the river, to the left …
In the journal Mercatornet. Takes about ten minutes to read. An Oxford professor refutes the "new atheist" claim that religion and science are incompatible. Here's the first of several questions from the interview – Aceprensa: In your recent book Inventing the Universe: Why We Can't Stop Talking About Science, Faith and God, you say that … Read more
It's in the NY Times Style section! Your EDC (every day carry) things like the small flashlight, the swiss army knife, the fire starter, a leatherman wave, even the Israeli trauma bandage – you're in with the in-crowd if you carry them! in fact, you are groovy. Article below (FULL DISCLOSURE: Everything I linked to … Read more