So, Obama finally has a health care bill he can sign. I confess, I was certain the whole affair was doomed after Scott Brown was sworn in an...

I came home from work today and built a fire in the backyard. Cheryl has one of those little steel fire-bowls. She's had some pretty big...

Recently in Wake County, a republican majority was elected on a plank of wanting to eliminate the bussing programs that helped ensure divers...

I've been an atheist for all my adult life, and believe strongly that my view of the world is correct and that the understanding of the ...

So, I used to have a " Darwin fish" logo on my car (s). I finally stopped because they kept getting stolen. I suspect it wasn...

I played around with an iPod touch a few weeks ago. It was an unsatisfying experience. I navigated to a few of my favorite webpages, or trie...

Recently, the Supreme Court threw out about a hundred years worth of restrictions on political speach by corporations and opened the door to...

Anyone who's read my blog knows I'm a godless heathen who never misses an opportunity to make fun of religion. This week, Pat Robert...

Despite my vow last year to cut back on my news consumption, I fear I'm in deeper than ever, listening to talk radio and NPR non-stop wh...

I was invited to speak at Greg's memorial service yesterday. I had originally written about five hundred words to read, avoiding the sub...

Back in 2004 I posted an entry called " Entropy and Death ," in which Greg played an important role in helping me define my world ...

I just learned that the memorial service will be held Tuesday. 3pm at Burroughs Funeral Home 1382 Hwy 65 West Walnut Cove 27052 336 591-4341...

First, for friends checking in for funeral information, I still don't have any firm dates or times as of Christmas night. I promise I...

My best friend passed away last night. He'd been admitted to the hospital on Sunday after fainting with his pulse and blood pressure at ...

Last year, before the whole collapse of the housing market, I wrote a column called "Will things get better or worse?" As a scien...

So, if you are even moderately paying attention, you've probably heard two bits of news lately: 1: There's a conference in Copenhage...

Several weeks ago, I wrote a post critical of Obama dragging his feet on deciding what to do in Afghanistan. Now that he's made a decisi...

One argument for for God is that, even if he's merely a creation of human imagination, he still serves some useful functions. First, by ...

In a perfect world, everyone would be prepared for death. You'd have the funeral arrangements made in advance, the headstone selected an...

When Dad passed away earlier this month, I did what I could to help with the expenses by buying the coffin. I had to put it on a credit card...