Jamestown St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest permanent city in the United States; the Spanish established the first European settlement there in 1565. St. Augustine was founded 42 years before Jamestown, Virginia, and 55 years before the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts. (ref. Reference.com) Was your history class as Anglo-centric as mine? I’ve [...]

I wonder if someone publishes Why Daddy is a Republican, and what about Relationship Counseling for Mixed Marriages?

There’s quite a bit of profanity. Penn & Teller on PETA and medical research

Gun Control and Free Psychiatric Services Emily Keyes was my bestfriend’s neice. Please, support gun control and public psychiatric services. Not Really News For Better or For Worse is my favorite comic strip. Elly’s father had a stroke, yesterday, and today’s comic sums up one of my greatest fears. Science How ‘Manic’ Thinking Makes Us [...]

Politics Americans are stupid Did I mention that Americans are stupid? Suck it up An interesting use for nukes: In 1959, Arthur Summerfield, Postmaster General of the United States, said, “Before man reaches the moon, mail will be delivered within hours from New York to California, to Britain, to India or Australia by guided missiles. [...]

I’ve always been of the opinion that the Israelis were a “bunch of white folk” who came in and took the land and “to hell with the people who are already there”. Sure, the Jews have suffered from antisemiticism throughout their history (what minority hasn’t suffered from prejudice?), and what the Nazis did to several [...]

Today is Pan American Day. What a lovely dream that idea was. Too bad we (the USA) have turned it into a nightmare for some of our neighbors.

I believe that marriage and other civil rights protections are essential to making all families safer and more secure.

Livermore Pedestrian killed on I-580 in Livermore and CHP Probes Pedestrian Death on I-580 Not Really News Adjusted for IQ, quantitative skills, and working hours, jobs in science are the lowest paid in the United States., and guess which government research lab is chosen as representative for not paying well. Eating Disorder How to spot [...]

The ban on abortion in South Dakota pisses me off. From PBS Online News Hour: FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Napoli says most abortions are performed for what he calls “convenience.” He insists that exceptions can be made for rape or incest under the provision that protects the mother’s life. I asked him for a scenario [...]