People who know me know that I have been a Star Trek fan since the very first series. And that my favorite characters have been Spock and Data–coolly logical beings who respected science and evidence and were leery of beliefs and/or conclusions based upon emotion rather than reason.
Mike Pence
is an ongoing embarrassment to our state. (And given our state legislators, that's a real achievement.)
A Real Puzzler
The legislature in Maine has passed a bill that–when signed by the governor, as expected–will legalize same-sex marriages in that state.
This is a real problem: what will the rightwingers do without “activist judges” to blame? First Iowa, of all places, and now Maine!
Somehow, “activist legislatures” doesn’t have the same ring to it…
Glen Greenwald Writes a Letter
Glenn Greenwald responds to a letter from the absurdly mis-named Accuracy in Media.
It's worth a read.
On Aging……
From a friend of mine:
“I spent the weekend w/ friends of my age (actually, a bit younger) and we kept not remembering words and names. Finally, I said: ‘It takes a village to finish a sentence.'”
If truer words were ever spoken, I don’t remember them!