(EDITOR’S NOTE — The above data was compiled before the effects of the recent Russian tests began adding to the fallout level — and before the U.S. had decided to get back into the act. Since reports, both official and unofficial, are subject to human error, prejudice, political maneuvering, and hate propaganda, we think the [...]
Revision Posted on February 20, 2006
“A CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR NEMO”:
Q: Why did Leonardo da Vinci depict the Apostle John in his The Last Supper as feminine? Is Dan Brown right in suggesting in The Da Vinci Code that it represents a wifely Mary Magdalene? And why do we see so [...]
Human knowledge and human power meet in one; for where the cause is not known the effect cannot be produced. Nature to be commanded must be obeyed; and that which in contemplation is as the cause is in operation as the rule. –Francis Bacon, First Book of Aphorisms
Well, it seems this isn’t loading correctly in IE. I’ve been told the right side of the page, the main blog area, doesn’t show posts until after the sidebar ends — the posts are underneath the last WordPress. Hmmmmm. Everything is fine in Safari and Firefox even in Konqueror. Anyone else out there with IE [...]
As they did with Hurricane Katrina, the History News Network has set up a Rita blog for history students and faculty who may be displaced or for some reason need to communicate with each other. I can’t stand to watch any more TV coverage of Rita — the posturing by FEMA and other gov’t officials [...]
So, here I was, quietly doing my research on the Communist Menace, 1960s-style, and some good old conspiracy theories linking commies and aliens and *BLAMMO*, I stumble on this stuff. In case anyone ever doubted it, here’s proof that the Internet is filled with crap:
In the beginning of this article I declared that Satan’s [...]
Well… for those who know my situation as primary caregiver for my 88 year old mother and for those who have spoken with me on occasion as to the ups and downs of such a daily endeavor (both joyous and frustrating), today’s mood can be summed up in one sentence:
Ruth is constipated.
