As you may have perhaps gathered, the Better Half and I like to watch a certain amount of television. While I also enjoy more solitary pursuits like running and reading, when it comes to how we like to unwind at… Continue Reading
So it seems they’ve decided to give Project Runway All Stars another try. I was never more than a tepid fan of their first go-round, but I’d warmed a little to it by the end and I love the Project… Continue Reading
Republican candidate for United States Senate from Missouri Todd Akin: “First of all, from what I understand from doctors [pregnancy from rape] is really rare,” Akin told KTVI-TV in an interview posted Sunday. “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has… Continue Reading
[This is cross-posted at the main page, and I’d appreciate comments there.] Although I like my “job” (grad student and lecturer in philosophy) enormously, it has its downsides. Ann Coulter’s “job” has many advantages over mine: she makes a lot more… Continue Reading
I hate the way I look in photographs. It is the rare photo indeed where I can look at it and be happy with how I appear. Part of it is that I have an uncontrollable blink reflex, so I… Continue Reading
I’ve been a little bit busy lately, so I’m still catching up on some things. I am thus a few days late in mentioning this: On Mix It Up at Lunch Day, schoolchildren around the country are encouraged to hang… Continue Reading
UPDATE: Decided to post this on the main page. I was never quite sure about what might be the cause of the extreme disparity of males to females in philosophy. Women make up 21% of professional philosophers. This is nowhere… Continue Reading
John McCain and Mitt Romney have much in common. There is, of course, the obvious: both were nominated by the Republican Party as its candidate for the Presidency of the United States. Both come from families with a legacy of… Continue Reading
I know about as much about professional cycling as I do about Riemannian manifolds. That is to say, not a lot. But I don’t understand something that seems perfectly obvious to most people who are fans of the sport: why… Continue Reading
The period of greatest legal risk having passed, the Better Half and I are pleased to announce the addition of a daughter to our family. She was born on October 2nd, is very beautiful, and has been keeping me awake… Continue Reading