Six Types Of Atheists?
A group of academics---and in a happy shock, they used their own money to show this---discovered that there were six types of atheists. Which type are you? Christopher Silver, of…
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From Claude Shannon To Demonic Mosquitoes To Bluegill
Here's some information for you: this is a statue of Claude Shannon, tucked in-between two unfrequented buildings in tiny Gaylord, Michigan (most buildings are unfrequented here). Shannon's the guy who…
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Good Gnus—PG Wodehouse Hunting Poem
A northern Michigan summer! Time to venture forth out onto the waters and kill something to eat. I'm thinking pike. Wodehouse had gnus in mind. When cares attack and life…
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Happy 50th Bill & Marilyn!
We made rather merry at the party yesterday. So much so that there might not be any fresh posts for days.
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Two New Dice Games: Animosity & Disdain
Summer and time for doing plenty of nothing. Like playing a rousing game of 10,000, sometimes called Farkle, Dix Mille, or "Didn't we just play that yesterday?" There are many…
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A True Hat Story
So I'm in Detroit Metro in line, folks edging closer to the gate hoping they'll score an early board and have room for their three carry ons. It's supposed to…
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Sharks. Tornadoes. SHARKNADOES!
Looks like the Vatican picked the right week to announce the upcoming canonizations of Saints-to-be John Paul II and John XXIII. All their holiness and more will be required to…
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New Theme Ideas?
If you have any, let me know. I'm running an old version of Weaver now, and I dread updating it because it means sacrificing all the tweaks I made. But…