What the heck is that? Who cares!?!? Just go look at the totally rad graphics Matt has invented out of pure theory.
Daily Archives: August 22, 2009
Skepchick Karen Totally Sokalizes Haunted America Tours Blog!!!
Karen Stollznow Soks the Haunted America Tours Blog. Karen came up with a totally lame (yet nonetheless titillating) explanation for sexual arousal, wet dreams, and AM erections, made up a totally fake academic cover, and sent a writeup of this explanation to the ghost blog which, in turn, took the bait hook line and sinker. (Am I still en metaphor? OK, good, I think so.)
You must visit her blog post and read the details and explore the link.
Brilliant! I will sleep easy tonight.
Change of plans. We’ll be at Crane Meadows Looking for Cranes
I had responded to the general in query “Where are you going to look for birds this weekend” by simply noting that we’d be going to “The Lake” (Minnesotan for a particular lake, the exact lake determined by context). But on the way up Amanda had the idea of going into Crane Meadow National Wildlife Refuge. This is a small refuge consisting of a swampy lake or two and the Platte River (no, not THAT Platte River), that is apparently famous for its cranes.
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Nature Blogging Info
Don’t forget to make use of the Nature Blog Network’s blog, which recently posted a list of new nature blogs, and a community bulletin board. Also on NBN you’ll find a list of upcoming carnivals and an interview/highlight of a featured blog (currently, Southern Fried Science).
When the big cat eats the black man
It was important that this man was thrown in jail. It is very bad that he is not spending more time there. Let me tell you why.
The South African man convicted of feeding one of his ex-workers to the lions is due to be freed on parole shortly, after three years in jail.
Mark Scott-Crossley was originally given a life sentence for murder but this was reduced after a judge said there was no proof the man was alive. [at the time the victim was thrown into the lion cage]
The remains of Nelson Chisale’s body were found in the lion enclosure, causing a national outcry.
The case highlighted the racial tensions in rural South Africa.
I’ll been chastised (by white South Africans) for what I’m about to say, but I’m sticking to my guns. (Metaphorical guns, that is.) I have a story you need to hear, though there is a bit of an introduction:
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Rachel Maddow Does Michele Bachmann
It’s a quickie. Below the fold.