Category Archives: General

Eastwood does Oprah

Invictus: in what appears to be a concerted effort to win a couple of Oscars, Eastwood lays on the cheese to such an extent that at one point the Doctor remarked "this is more than cheesy - it's an entire fondue!".
Also posted in External World, Politics | Tagged Damon, Freeman, Invictus, Mandela, race, rugby, south africa | 1 Comment

Travels in the hyperreal

It's good to be home - nothing reminds you more of what a great place this is to live than being away from it.
Also posted in External World | Tagged Birmingham, Cape Town, Las Vegas, travels | 3 Comments

The Frontline Fellowship wants your kids

The most recent newsletter from Dr. Paintball Hammond recycles one of his articles from 2004, which claims that universities are “hijacking our youth“. At the end of another long year of teaching, involving having to confront plenty of mindless prejudice, fundamentalism of various sorts, and deep confusion on how to reach justified conclusions, it’s really [...]
Also posted in Religion, Teaching | Tagged child abuse, Frontline Fellowship, homeschooling, Lenora Hammond, Peter Hammond | 1 Comment

Carnival of the Africans #12

Michael Meadon recently hosted the 12th Carnival of the Africans at Ionian Enchantment, and there are a number of pieces worth a look, and blogs worth supporting. Three posts that I’d recommend are Mike’s on the disturbingly common habit humans have of engaging in post-hoc reasoning with regard to medicine and the immune system, Tim [...]
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Passing the buck

Part of my routine, accompanying the second cup of coffee, is my morning browse through the 100 or so items that have accumulated in Google Reader overnight. As any of you who use it would know, it’s a very useful way to stay on top of peripheral interest areas, so long as you keep a [...]
Also posted in External World | Tagged attention, internet, reading | 3 Comments
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