Re Scott Adams, I've been scornful of his opinions for many a year, since he announced that he sometimes makes predictions that have a way of coming true, and one of his predictions is that the theory of evolution will be overturned sometime in the 21st century.

This quote is of course plumbing far greater depths of what I would like to call the Gibson-Sheen Abyss.

Well, I managed to stay in bed until 7:30. But still up at 6. Loki playing dive bomber under the covers, MK poking me in the face and Devi sharpening her claws on the sheets didn't help...

I just read Wil Wheaton's post about the Stand By Me reunion, and aw. [link]

Portland keeps saying it is setting up a 311 system but it still hasn't materialized.

Oh good, I was wondering, since we have that here too. (Good to understand that I was right about what it's for, not good that you don't have it yet.)

Hil or someone, what makes those lemon cakes Game of Thronesy? They do look delish.

Fay linked to that Scott Adams thing yesterday. Disgusting, and I don't see any sign that it's a joke. And now the evolution stuff? Where does this even come from? I would not have expected that.

I wonder if we have a 311 system here. I looked up the non-emergency number when I freaked over CJ being missing. They were extremely helpful and the police showed up to take the report within an hour. As much as it felt like an emergency to me, I didn't want to tie up the 911 operators over the issue.

We talked about River in the interview, of course, and I think Richard put it best when he said that there is this monster in Hollywood that everyone knows about. It lurks just out of view, and occasionally it reaches up and snatches someone … and it got River.

Very apt, and very sad.

Wheaton grewed up good, didn't he? That is so worth reading.

And speaking of people we'll miss, Diana Wynne Jones died after a long illness yesterday, which I have to say guts me about 1000% worse than Liz T.

That's a really touching piece by Wil.

Somerville has a 311 number, and it's really useful, if only because you'll get directed to the right city department that CAN deal with a problem.

Tho' there was the time I saw an injured goose in Cambridge, and when I tried to call their Animal Control department, the off-hours recording said to call 911 for animal emergencies, which I did apologetically. I have to say the 911 operator didn't think I was out of line. The goose was right by the side of a busy road and could have provoked an accident, after all, and I know my brothers-the-cops are as worried about hurt animals as anyone.

And now the evolution stuff? Where does this even come from? I would not have expected that.

He was saying that back in the 90s, it's in one of his books. The Dilbert Future, possibly. It seems to be a special case of some problem he has with scientists and sceptics.