So far, I’ve had a pretty good birthday. Linette and Clementine made me panna cotta and presented me with a new, smaller, faster computer. Lots of friends and family called and wrote. And, most importantly, I haven’t been visited by the death bear. Oh, and I had lunch with my friend Pete at my favorite […]
Former child actor Kirk Cameron, has, in recent years, made a name for himself in the world of evangelical Christianity as a staunch defender of what non-scientists on the outer fringes of reality call Creation Science. In this role, he generally appears alongside a fellow named Ray Comfort, who operates something known as Living Waters […]
A few days ago, I asked my friend Doug how I should celebrate Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday. As Doug is an interesting fellow who often lectures on such things, I was expecting some kind of brilliant, inspired answer in return. All he said, though, was simply “Read what he wrote.” It’s not terribly witty, but […]
