Being one of the few D&D nerd chicks in the world, this post at The Volokh Conspiracy discussing the Wisconsin court decision to not allow inmates to play D&D (ht Insty) really tickled my funny bone.  Makes me wonder how many bloggers are former (or are still) D&D players??  I haven’t picked up my twelve… Continue reading

Mr. B is on a roll with this one!  My favorite part: It appears that my predecessors’ policies are not actually that bad. We will, however, do our best to send a muddled and unclear message to the world in the future in order to keep them off balance and prevent any significant changes or… Continue reading

Apparently there is a group, Focus on the Family, who is paying to run an ad that celebrates life.  From what I’ve heard, because no one has actually SEEN the ad, that it is pro-life, pro-family, etc.  Now, as a full-disclosure, I am pro-choice.  I personally would never get an abortion and I’ve always tried… Continue reading

Aside from the other ills about academia that I have catalogued ad nausiem in previous posts is the surprising myopia that many academics seem to have.  It’s almost like having to do all of the (what seems to me to be pointless) work, politics (kowtowing to senior faculty, especially those on your dissertation committee), addtional… Continue reading

Check out this article at Investors.com regarding the fact that Even Bayh is lagging on a hypothetical matchup with Mike Pence (who hasn’t decided to run yet, but may after seeing the results of this poll).  I said last week that Bayh’s finger pointing at the lefter-leaning folks in his party isn’t going to do… Continue reading

It turns out that the faulty data about the Himalyan glaciers disappearing in 2035, was admitted to have been included in the UN report for clearly political, self-interested reasons *gasp*.  In a fit of irony, the Intergovernmental Panal on Climate Change (IPCC) Chair, Rajendra Pachauri, called dissenting reports about the glaciers ‘voodoo science’.  What makes… Continue reading

Apparently the pack, not herd mentality is taking root for American airline passengers (ht, Insty). It’s unfortunate that it has to, but I really think that this is symbolic of a higher awakening of the American people. Before 9/11 we were being ‘trained’ for lack of a better word to be victims–sit still and let… Continue reading

For your viewing pleasure…. And just because… The entire original Mos Eisley scene, Jedi mind tricks and all…. Continue reading

The first one is, of course, The Diva Dance.  Love the juxtaposition of the blue Diva and the very orange Leeloo doing what they do best. Water and fire as my friend’s son put it one time. And the next one is Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod… Saw an interview with him and he said… Continue reading

Via Drudge, New York Times Op-Ed commentator Nicholas Kristof is talking about Haiti and the fact that a lot  of folks feel that the amount of aid going there is eventually going to be money wasted once the country is back to pre-earthquake conditions.  He does make some good points about starting factories there instead… Continue reading