Category Archives: science

Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

I have often pondered the selection of books offered by the Blind Guy Library–sometimes there seems to be an obsession at work, as when Mr. Darcy, Vampire  and Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter were added in consecutive months. Sometimes I wonder if … Continue reading →

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Teenage mutant medieval pilgrims

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

I’ve been reading The Ancestor’s Tale by Richard Dawkins…well, just now I’ve been reading The Passage, which is mostly a ripoff of The Stand with vampires instead of the flu, but I want to talk about the Dawkins book. The … Continue reading →

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I still miss my cape, and those weekends in the hotel.

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

Like everyone else, I have watched an unreasonably large number of episodes of Star Trek in my life.  Though nominally science fiction, the show could assume a variety of genres…some ‘sodes seem to have been inspired by someone rummaging through … Continue reading →

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