Four bricks.
Ed Brown Four bricks. Four typical, standard sized bricks. That’s how much more weight I was carrying around with me at the start of the year. I weighed 113kg. This morning, I…
I’m Too Damn Sweet
When talking about everyday words that, given context, can also be rude, George Carlin once observed: “You can prick your finger, but don’t finger your prick!” This is a story…
That Puppy Episode
Twenty years ago a young comedian made an announcement on her slumping TV show. She received death threats, lost her job and fell into depression. For three years she couldn't…
The US Government poses the greatest threat to US trade, all for the illusion of increased security
Lucas nails it on the head. This is why the US – a fantastic, wonderful country – is now on my No Go list for at least four more years.
So, It’s Trump.
There’s no way to sugar-coat this. Ignorance, fear, racism and misinformation have put a tiny-fingered, misogynist, bigoted, fact-fearing child in the White House. And next to him an evil, homophobic,…
McConnelling
Oh gods I found this funny. I was watching The Daily Show with Jon Stewart this morning, which started off with a depressing look at Fox News’ vilification of poor…
The Future of Skepticism: More. Positive. Stuff.
Dr. Paul Willis called for "More Positive Stuff" from skeptics in the future. We need to be doing more, it needs to be positive, and we need to broaden the…
Steltzner vs Fox: Curiosity Comes Cheap
Today I stumbled across this cute little meme: So I shared it, and before long was asked: did this actually happen? I didn’t know, so I looked around. As best…
Meanwhile, In America
Safe to say that since the election, Australia’s going to poo. We no longer have a Science ministry but we have a Minister for Sport. The Communications Minister has sacked…