Fellow Scrogue Russ Wellen called our attention to an article in the New York Times, “A Cold War Fought by Women,” about research by Dr. Sarah Hrdy that quantifies female competition and […]
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A chili response: Cat & John’s Anniversary Chili
My esteemed colleague, Sam Smith, recently posted the recipe for his award-winning Doc Sammy’s Three-Meat, Three-Bean and Molasses Crock-Pot Chili. It sounds amazing. And if I’m ever in Seattle when 40 degrees and […]
A house divided: what happens after government shutdown ends?
“And we are looking for ways to reopen the portions of the government that we agree with.” Jenny Beth Martin, Tea Party Patriots There it is in a nutshell. The whole national […]
Watching my dad die
My dad, David White, died on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 10:10 PM. I found out the time later–I didn’t think to look at the clock when it happened. He died after […]
Should the US military be promoting Humanism and Atheism?
Contrary to common wisdom, there are atheists in foxholes. Humanists, too. Granted, not a lot of them. But they exist. But do they need a chaplain? NPR recently did a story about […]
HobbyWeek: Digging up the Dead
The central figure here is not an idiot or moron. The idiotic expression was produced by a sudden poke in the middle of my back by Uncle Will’s thumb and the reaction […]
ReligionWeek: Will organized religion destroy your religious freedom?
On July 2, America’s real Independence Day, by the way, leaders of a number of churches that doctrinally and theologically do not usually see eye-to-eye gathered at the National Press Club for […]
Ted Nugent for President?
The slippery slope of American ignorance has just been greased: Ted Nugent wants to be president. His claims to fame: He’s got seven baby-mamas who’ve given him nine kids (wonder if he’s […]
Corporate contraception: the religious freedom of Hobby Lobby
How much discrimination, in the name of exercising one’s religious freedom, is acceptable? Hobby Lobby, an Oklahoma-based arts and crafts supply store with 500+ establishments across the US, along with its sister […]
The George Zimmerman case: 12 ignorant people
Okay, make that six in the Trayvon Martin George Zimmerman case. For a long time, at least since the OJ Simpson trial, I’ve had the sinking feeling that, in the age of […]
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