Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens...

It's been more than a week since I last posted, but I just haven't had much to say, so here's a list of my favorite web sites in no particular order: Bad Astronomy Science-Base Medicine Pharyngula Respectful Insolence Science Blogs XKCD… more »

My one non-Do-It-Yourself project

Final updates here and here. Final thoughts? I went with a contractor who came in on the lower end of the bid spectrum. The highest bid was more than double the bid I chose. They did an adequate job, but I wouldn't call it exemplary. The important… more »

La La La La La!!! I can't hear you!!!

Orac over at Repectful Insolence has an interesting piece about the mindset of the hard-core anti-vaccination crowd. What it boils down to is similar to the title of this post. Regardless of the amount of data that are presented to these people, the… more »

Jenny McCarthy Wants Your Children Dead

...or at least seriously maimed by allowing them to catch Polio or Measles. She's been at this for a while, but today Time has an article online where they quote a couple of her gems that are worse than usual: I do believe sadly it's going to take some… more »