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  • Archive for April, 2008

    You’re an expert, so you’re clearly an idiot

    Published April 25th, 2008

    One of the things that drives me insane - and this is tangentially related to the last post - is the trend in this country to treat “elite” as a four-letter word - especially when coupled with “intellectual”. We talk about the importance of education in this country, the importance of a college education and […]

    Could there be a sanity outbreak in Idaho?

    Published April 25th, 2008

    Hopefully - Greenpeace founder supports Nuclear Power. Once the Ecofundies get on board and realize nuke power should be their best friend, maybe we can get something done. You want to end dependence on dirty power? Go clean AND efficient. Light the reactors people.

    Aagh! Not the eyes!

    Published April 25th, 2008

    So today CNN has a story on a subject I’m actually peripherally qualified to pontificate on - LASIK surgery. Apparently there’s a rising clamor for the FDA to look into so-called “success stories” that aren’t successes at all. Some people get their 20/20 vision, but they have such awful complications they are miserable - some […]

    I Need Pins….

    Published April 18th, 2008

    Summer Glau, Isla Fisher and Leslie Mann as 40’s style pin-up girls? Among many others? Be still my beating heart….seriously…before I have a heart attack….

    Afternoon Musical Interlude

    Published April 17th, 2008

    A blast from the past and a bit of humor about it - I guess they’re trying to bring it back….
    Utah Saints - Something good ‘08

    Take That, Scientology!

    Published April 16th, 2008

    Americans have long been conditioned - resigned, even - to vote for the lesser of two evils. It’s pretty much inevitable given our current electoral system. And people are more likely to vote against the greater evil instead of for the lesser evil. Because of this, political analysts often will not only look at favorability […]