Blogging (well, writing) then and now

Herbert Spencer (1820 - 1903) wrote every day for fifty years. He created a ‘bookshelf’ of titles on cultural evolution according to Rodney Stark in his book Discovering God, and was the originator of the Ghost Theory of primitive religion ’spelled out and illustrated in massive detail.’
Spencer’s theory was eventually dismissed as ‘nonsense’ by scholars. […]

Last Blush

Linda’s blog, First Blush features, as usual, a picture taken in the morning light. Here is a picture taken from almost the same place on Tomales Bay, as the sun was setting. Hence, ‘Last Blush’… and, yes, we’re on a weekend getaway…

Very pretty picture

…on Linda’s blog this A.M. I love Linda’s blog and pix…

Latest global warming threat: biofuels

“Almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing these “green” fuels are taken into account, two studies being published Thursday have concluded.” This according to Elisabeth Rosenthal writing in the New York Times. Previous studies left out the carbon costs of land use, […]

Leopard contact info tip

So, I recently received an email with updated info from one of my contacts. As I moused over it, gray dashed lines appeared around the address, email and phone info, along with a small white triangle in a gray box. Right clicking produced a menu of options, as pictured.
Clicking ‘Add to Existing Contact…’ brought up […]

More on ‘Liberals are born that way’

From this week’s New Scientist:
“In 2003, John Jost, a psychologist at New York University, and colleagues surveyed 88 studies, involving more than 20,000 people in 12 countries, that looked for a correlation between personality traits and political orientation (American Psychologist, vol 61, p 651). Some traits are obviously going to be linked to politics, such […]

Exhausted

Today was UCSF ‘workout Wednesday’ with a twist…  I’m starting a Cybex machine regimen to help strengthen my right (’normal’) side. As my natural steroid production returns, my therapist wants to increase my strength - so now I have programs for both the left, neuronally-challenged and right, steroid-weakened sides. I took a nap afterwards and […]

The downside of green tech

Green tech is just not sexy, says CNET’s Michael Kanellos in an amusing article. Greenies are nerdy in their own, sustainable way…

Vote, please

Record turnouts are predicted in California, but it won’t happen unless we get out and make it happen. If I can vote YOU can vote…

Liberals are born that way

Conservatives, too, according to this week’s New Scientist. There’s mounting evidence, including twin studies, that a liberal or conservative bent is a genetic trait. While there’s probably no gene for disliking long-haired hippies, genes do shape personality traits and these can influence political opinion. Hmmm. .. we may have to rethink political campaigns….

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