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Here’s the kitten!

July 7, 2016 – 2:00 pm

I hope somebody within an 8-hour drive of Chicago will adopt that gorgeous kitten, Xena, that reader Su Gould is fostering. Here’s her photo from this morning with the Korean bear. The position of the kitten isn’t too hard to see, but I’ve put it below the fold, both lightened and circled. First, the original: […]

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Spot the kitten (and adopt it!)

July 7, 2016 – 12:30 pm

Reader Su Gould is fostering a gorgeous, 7 week old black kitten named Xena. First I’ll do a “spot the kitten” feature, and then give details should you want to adopt her (Su lives in Park Forest, Illinois.) Su’s notes are indented: SPOT THE KITTEN!. . .  Which you can’t, as it’s Xena the adoptable kitten […]

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Google honors geneticist Nettie Stevens

July 7, 2016 – 11:30 am

I first heard of Nettie Stevens (1861-1912) when I was studying Mendelian genetics in college. She is well known to those of us who studied that branch of genetics (what I call “real” genetics!), but has been largely forgotten despite her immense contribution to the field. What was it? Nothing less than discovering that sex, at least in the […]

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NASA osculates religion again

July 7, 2016 – 9:45 am

Well, this ceremony—The Blessing of the Astronauts—took place in Kazakhstan, but it was still posted by NASA. Jebus—it’s the equivalent of Indian scientists going to the temple for blessings before they launch a satellite. And it’s sheer madness: the juxtaposition of a ludicrous medieval theology with a modern science that actually works. Note how the astronauts kiss […]

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Retribution

July 7, 2016 – 8:45 am

This cartoon, by editorial cartoonist Bruce Plante of the Tulsa World, isn’t too far from the truth these days. RIP: Philando Castile. Crime: Broken taillight, driving while black. RIP: Alton B. Sterling. Crime: Selling CDs while black. h/t: Jennifer Z.

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My last pair of boots. 11. Cleaning up and shipping: they’re done!

July 7, 2016 – 8:00 am

Well, my boots, made by Lee Miller of Austin, Texas, arrived yesterday, and they fit very well.  They’re a wee bit snug, but that’s normal since the leather has to stretch a bit on my feet. And they’re gorgeous: by far my favorite pair of boots. For those who want the whole sequence of photos from beginning […]

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Readers’ wildlife photographs

July 7, 2016 – 7:30 am

The first four photos today come from reader Stephen Barnard of Idaho.  The captions are his: This Barn Swallow [Hirundo rustica] is raising a brood over my porch and making a  mess of the deck. Hitch [the new border collie puppy] in a goofy pose. A garter snake photographed by Rick Longworth: I used to […]

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Thursday: Hili dialogue

July 7, 2016 – 6:30 am

The unrelenting heat in Chicago has now combined with humidity coming from sporadic rain, creating a soggy and energy=sapping miasma.. On the other hand, my new boots have arrived! (See below, and a post later today.) It is Thursday, July 7, or 7/7, and it’s World Chocolate Day. Celebrations are supposed to involve consuming chocolate, so […]

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The truth about creationism vs. evolution

July 6, 2016 – 2:45 pm

This “meme” came from reader Barry, and I don’t know where he got it. I hadn’t seen it before, either, but it’s so true. Which gets me wondering: if Intelligent Design is agnostic about the nature of the Designer, why are they always defending traditional religion, and attacking people like me who criticize Christianity and Judaism?

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Matcha: A good afternoon pickup

July 6, 2016 – 2:00 pm

For some time I’ve been having an afternoon pick-me-up in the form of matcha, or powdered Japanese green tea. Although when prepared in the ceremonial manner (I don’t do the ceremony proper) it makes only three sips of tea, I find it energizing, stimulating, and, most of all, tasty. (There are said to be numerous health […]

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