Author Archives: ttheobald

Sorry to be all doom-and-gloom…

…but I follow the study of microbes and viruses as an interest I’ve had for years.  They’re cool.  They’re the smallest things in the world you can still call “alive” and they often times make their living by hunting us.  … Continue reading

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Wow. Republicans and Foreign Policy.

What a bunch of cartoon characters.  Seriously. To sit around and listen to Michelle Bachmann bloviate about how nations we have “liberated” should compensate us must have drained every Republican on the planet of any extra neurons they had left.  … Continue reading

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I’m sooooo glad I didn’t see this…

…back when Predator 2 first came out.  As a film, it was a lot of fun and a nice add-on to the Predator franchise.  But this might have pulled something away from it.  As it is, today, I can laugh … Continue reading

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So, in the 21st Century, when technology and science are here to stay…

…the Republican Party considers Rick Perry to be one of their top minds to run the country? Here’s what the Republican Party is about, folks – like it or not, they are anti-science.  As anti as they come.  As an … Continue reading

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Back From Paradise

…and even though the weather’s crappy, Prague is a good place to be ). Meanwhile, I’m hitched now – Misa and I tied the knot while we were in Hawaii.  Feels weird, but in a good way.  We had a … Continue reading

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Heading out…

…on holiday, to return to live status on October 3rd!  I’ll be heading to Hawaii, and hope to post lots of good pics afterwards!  Meanwhile, enjoy your time and I’ll see you when I return!

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Coming up…

24 Hours of Reality – which should help anyone who still has “doubts” about climate change. Unless of course, that might shatter someone’s preciously-held fantasy that it isn’t happening…  

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If You Have Ever Used The Word Fascism In A Sentence

Then you need to watch this show. Seriously.  Watch it.  It’s an hour long, and it details the efforts of a single lawyer who attempted to stop Hitler from rising to power.  If you have the guts – and I … Continue reading

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Didn’t Think I’d Be Writing This

Today, here, it’s the 12th of September.  Yesterday, the 11th, ten years after the date of the attacks (and if you don’t know which ones I’m talking about, skip reading this), I specifically didn’t want to think about it. But … Continue reading

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The Color of Language

A really cool study was done recently, looking into the impact of linguistic definitions of color and how they affect our brains during the development of color vision. In summary, when we are born, we don’t have color vision – … Continue reading

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