The protist Naegleria fowleri, aka “the brain-eating amoeba,” is making unfortunate headlines again. “Rare…but super-tragic,” says Jonathan Yoder at the CDC. Agreed. Apparently not nearly enough people share my aversion to video that starts on a web page without my explicit request, because it seems like it’s becoming more common. I think it’s obnoxious. Is … Read more
“Don’t stop, believin’…hold onto that feelin’…” Oh, wait. That’s Texas governor Rick Perry who has recently entered the presidential race. Of course, he’s a racist. Let’s get that out of the way. Just ask MSNBC’s Ed Schultz. So I guess we’re set with this field now, except for She Who Shall Not Be Named. Really, … Read more
So we were taking in Aaron’s first soccer game of the season this past Saturday morning when the pronouncements from guys with their noses in phones much nicer than mine started flying. “SEC expanding!” one said. Another cried “Texas A&M done deal, along with Missouri, Clemson, Florida State, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Texas Tech, … Read more