From Above Contest
The rules are simple. I show you a picture of a location along with a vague sense of where it is (nothing more specific than the country/continent). You leave a…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
Okay, the premise of the Red Dawn remake is that North Korea invaded us? North Korea, the country that can't feed itself because it blows all its dough on missiles that…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
Ray Kurzweil asks how many brain implants a person could receive before they cease to be human. I'm not sure of the answer to that, because all I want to…
My Favorite Spy Movies
The release of Skyfall, which I haven't seen yet, prompted me to reflect on my favorite spy movies. They are, in no particular order... North By Northwest: A couple of weeks…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
Vote, damn you. What to look for, and ignore, on election day. Considering that most airlines are an inch away from charging passengers a $50 not-getting-kicked-in-the-head-with-an-iron-boot fee, I'm sad to…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
In one sense, it's unlikely. My Dad's health has declined still further, which, though expected, is proceeding faster than I anticipated. I see him again this weekend. Ordinarily I could…
Dudes and Doubitability
Reading Rebecca Watson's Slate article on sexism and sexual harassment in the skeptical community depressed me this morning. (And with a cold coming on and a car in the shop,…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
Apparently at least five states have tried to solve redistricting problems by placing all their crazy people in one district, thus allowing them to elect the best crazy person they…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
The disruption of a dead fuel pump and fuel relay put a huge dent in the pondering end of my business. But though I'm certain that there's another giant car…
Are you Pondering What I’m Pondering–Late Edition
Two days and just over six hundred dollars later, my car has returned. Of course, there's still more work to be done, so I'll be doing a lot of saving…