Last Night, I heard a recording of Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy talking at the JFK Library Forum about Whitey Bulger on the WBUR program "Boston University's World of Ideas". I listened to it specifically because I had never heard of … [Read more...]
Caption contest for this photo
While I was fruitlessly feeding a Troll (Sorry) trying to make the point that infrastructure projects such as fixing our the crumbling bridges in America would create jobs, just as much if not more than the claim of jobs from the pathetic … [Read more...]
U.S. crude oil production on track to surpass imports for first time since 1995
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the U.S. crude oil production on track to surpass imports for first time since 1995. This information contradicts the Verbal Diarrhea about the Keystone Pipeline coming from the Koch … [Read more...]
Happy Vernal Equinox (First Day of Spring)
Today the Earth is at the point in its orbit, where because of the tilt in its axis, the sun shines on both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres equally. If you haven't seen the comet yet, it is not going to be visible for too much … [Read more...]
Happy PI Day
Happy PI 3.14 Day. Also, Albert Einstein's Birthday. Also, "Samwise finds Frodo in the tower [of Cirith Ungul]" (see Appendix). … [Read more...]
New Zealand (Middle Earth) approves Marriage Equality
New Zealand's Parliament approves Marriage Equality by a vote of 77-44. Woo Hoo. Yet another reason to visit New Zealand someday soon. … [Read more...]
John Connolly is running for Mayor of Boston
I just got an email from John Connolly, stating that he is running for Mayor of Boston. This pleases me very much. I have known John for several years, going back to his first "At-Large" run, and although I am not a member of his campaign … [Read more...]
Should Supreme Court “Justice” Scalia recuse himself?
George Takai is publicly calling on Supreme Court "Justice" Scalia to recuse himself from hearing the California Prop 8 case and the DOMA case, next year. Given that Scalia has compared simply being gay to murder, I agree that this is … [Read more...]
Cool Image for today
The following can be found at Nate Silver's Five Thirty Eight Blog. It is tremendous, both for post-election analysis, but also for the fact, that I did not know until today, that President Obama won Rhodes Island, Vermont and New … [Read more...]
State of Marriage Equality Worldwide (from The Economist)
A cool image for the day, IMHO, as I prepare to travel into the heart of the Red section of New Hampshire for the holidays at the home of a Romney Precinct Captain. For some reason, I cannot get the link to The Economist to work, so here … [Read more...]