A museum in Milwaukee just finished erecting a woolly mammoth skeleton, complete except for a rib and a few tail and foot bones. The bones are plenty cool, but I’m just blown away that they find entire animals preserved from time to time (the hair, the meat—everything). One of the most dramatic was a baby … Read more
Both of my co-hosts have done this one, and I like it, so I’ll do it too. ‘Sides, it gives me another chance to shamelessly pimp Dark and Stormy. Heh! 1. Who are your favorite authors? I tend to be work-centric and not author-centric when considering favorites, but I’ll say George Orwell and Isaac Asimov. … Read more
The New York Times Magazine just published an engaging profile of Rush Limbaugh. Check it out. I don’t listen to talk radio much anymore, though when I do, it’s usually Rush. Despite large swathes of disagreement, I find him consistently entertaining. Moreover, I appreciate his articulate cases for areas where we do agree, such as … Read more