Is it just me, or is our society/culture becoming less scientifically literate?

These people were always there, it's just that they were blinvisible before there were internets.

Sure, they were always there, but I think that there are more of them now.

I just think the internet makes it easier for the scientifically illiterate to compete for bandwidth.

And it makes scientifically illiterate ideas more accessible to people who want "proof" of what they want to believe.

Gud, you should have congratulated them on their vote for Ron Paul.

oh Gud, I wish you could have added the bumper sticker my brother really wanted to manufacture a few years back..

Someone in the Saudi Royal family loves me

He wanted to put them on giant gas guzzlers when he saw them.

Seriously, I do blame it on inadequate science education over the past several generations.

The good news is that as a society we've become better at Questioning Authority. The bad news is that we don't authoritatively question those who Question Authority, which is the next step.

Oh, great glowing orb in the sky, why have you forsaken me?

Didn't you move to the Pacific Northwest? I'd say you did the foraking.

I am so sick of being expensively shaped.

I've had good luck at Marshalls and TJ Maxx on occasion. Last time I just did Nordie's, to the tune of $176. OUCH.

but god help your ass if you fart around Loki.

Bwahahaha!

It's easier to have schadenfreude when you don't know the schadenee personally.

So true.

I want to take the week off to prepare for Halloween. Is that wrong?

Apple pie and hot chocolate coffee with bonus ghost Peep:

Speaking of Halloween, check out these awesomely geeky jack-o-lanterns. [link]

They need nerd speed dating in Chicago.

There is nerd dating in Chicago: [link]

Those jack-o-lanterns are great. The Shining one - WOW!

I did an simple owl last night for the Twin Peaks party - you can see it on FB - and it exhausted me. I cannot *imagine* how long it took to do the scoring for R2D2 or the Wizard of Oz ones.