Author: BooMan

Happy Halloween, Everybody!

It’s been a day of yardwork, grocery shopping, cleaning gutters, and celebrating Finn’s first teeth. Happy Halloween, everybody. I hope you have a fun evening. Who is your favorite scary goblin, ghost, or ghoul? (our...

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A Grumpy Reminder

Jon Stewart and Frank Rich both spent the weekend before the midterms telling us that the Tea Party is really not reality. They tell us it is a mirage created with funhouse mirrors and Koch Brothers’ money. If we could...

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Not a Happy Thought

Nate Silver says we have a 16% chance of holding the House of Representatives and will most likely lose 53 seats. How do you feel about that? How do you feel about this? Forget Olbermann’s commentary. Just focus on his...

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Thoughts on Jon Stewart

I watched Jon Stewart’s speech at the end of the Sanity/Fear event in Washington DC. I didn’t really disagree with anything Stewart was saying. But, then, I didn’t disagree with Rodney King when he asked why we...

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Barcoding DNA

Okay, barcoding every species’ DNA is just kind of creepy. I’m not sure exactly why this creeps me out, but it does. Every species, from extinct to thriving, is set to get its own DNA barcode in an attempt to better...

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