Archive for November 2011
Good queries…
I would like to see someone — anyone — ask EVERY political candidate the questions Jack Abramoff poses here.
Moonshine on city time…
You hear about government workers not doing the work they are paid a salary for, but doing another job. This is the most creative I’ve ever heard of.
Camera-ready creatures…
I’m not an avid devotee of insects generally, although I do enjoy have the beneficial ones which keep my yard and gardens relatively free of the critters that want to eat my produce, but these photos are just gorgeous.
Bridge-building…
This column about the new San Francisco/Oakland Bay bridge is why I loathe politicians, and why I don’t trust government at any level.
Not sleepy…
Scientists have discovered the gene responsible for how long we sleep. It’s not necessarily a pure blessing, and not because we share the gene with fruit flies. Now if they could find a way to disconnect the gene from heart problems and diabetes, I could cut my sleep time down.