West?
What American accent do you have? Your Result: The West. Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at
Democratic Rule
Now that the Democrats appear to control both the House and the Senate (as well as a majority of state governments), I expect that we will see a much more fiscally responsible federal budget in the future. The explosion in pork given to
I Voted
I voted in my first North Carolina election today. The most exciting part was getting to vote via optical scan technology, which is considered the most reliable method available. Much better than the corrupt Diebold machines that
Ken Miller's Talk
Tonight, Prof. Steve Steve and I went to see Dr. Ken Miller give the RL Rabb Lecture. We met up the Coturnix and Big Dumb Chimp at the lecture. Interestingly, Big Dumb Chimp is actually the grandson of RL Rabb. Anyway, Prof.
Bible Stories as Fact
Ed has already mentioned that the Texas Freedom Network (TFN) has released its report on teaching the Bible in Texas’s public schools: Reading, Writing, and Religion. The author of the report is a Biblical Studies professor at Southern
De Rerum Natura Changes
I’ve made some layout changes to my personal blog. Why am I telling PT readers about it? Well, depending on how the new layout works on my blog, I’m going to update the layout of PT. So let me
Borat Kills
According to the AP, Borat took in a surprising $26.4 million this weekend. "Borat" played in only 837 theaters, fewer than one-fourth the count for "The Santa Clause 3" and "Flushed Away." Averaging a whopping $31511 a theater,
Freethought Symbology
PZ is having a discussion on a new symbol for Freethought. He has taken the suggestions from a previous post and put them side by side: Freethought symbology. My two favorite are "a period" and "affinity"
Vote the Bums Out
The Republicans need to be voted out of power this Tuesday. They've controlled all three branches of government for years now and have made a mess of our country. Government spending is out of control; our country is sinking into debt;
Georgia and Borat
Well my football team isn't doing that hot this season. We're 6-4, with last minute losses to Vandy and Kentucky. Teams that we should beat every year. I think the coach gave up on this season several games ago and is concentrating on