Ken Livingston is an ass and David Irving is a fool, but that doesn’t mean that one should be kicked out as Mayor of London and the other thrown in jail. Ken Livingstone was suspended as Mayor of London for four weeks today for saying a jewish reporter was like a concentration camp guard. That [...]
Einstein Truths Originally uploaded by Tancread. Wile E Coyote taught me some important things in life, here Einstein works with some of the Coyote’s lessons. Made with www.hetemeel.com/einsteinform.php
February 24th: Today in 1803 the Supreme Court decided the case of Marbury Vs. Madison, which set the precedent that the courts would be the final arbitrator of what laws were constitutional. Essentially Congress can pass any laws it wants to, but because of Marbury Vs. Madison the courts have the final say whether the [...]
I have no real fear of flying, it is the falling and the crashing that bothers me. Ok, really even that doesn’t really scare me much; the odds are pretty much on my side there too. What really bothers me when I travel is the runs thru security at the airport. I used to say [...]
February 23rd: Today in 1778 Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge to train the continental army in a new drill manual to fight the British Army. His introduction of Prussian style drill and organization provided a huge morale boost to the army the army came out of winter camp better prepared to [...]
This exciting web quiz determines which Sci-Fi Crew you belong on. I had a three way tie with Babylon 5, the X-Files and Battlestar Galactica but my tie breaker put me into the Babylon 5 crew. I don’t know if that is a good thing or not as I haven’t seen much of the show [...]