If anybody would like to get me a present… might I suggest this? PARIS (Reuters) – The skeleton of a Triceratops dinosaur that roamed the earth some 65 million years ago goes under the hammer in Paris on Wednesday as part of a collection of prehistoric bones and fossils, auctioneers Christie’s said. [From Triceratops skeleton … Read more
Is Rose the fourth series’ Bad Wolf? David Tennant is back for the fourth series of the revival Doctor Who…
What can I say? Three cheers for Dick’s Sporting Goods. Recently, Dick’s, a mega-sports store, has opened a couple of outlets in Phoenix. (And when I say Phoenix, I actually mean in the desolate wastelands of Phoenix’s suburbs.) Not too long ago, we stopped in the one just past the Hawaiian BBQ place and just … Read more
Ashes to Ashes just finished airing and, while not worthy of an episode by episode review, it’s worth a few comments. Ashes to Ashes is the sequel to the successful Life on Mars. Life on Mars told of modern Manchester Detective Chief inspector Sam Tyler who, through a car accident, is transported by to 1973 … Read more
The week before last was Michelle’s spring break, so I took a day off to take her down to the Mesa Southwest Museum (AKA Arizona Museum of Natural History) to see the traveling “Feathered Dinosaurs” exhibit. There is a province in Northeastern China called Liaoning, where, 120-odd million years ago a lake and a volcano … Read more
From Reuters… Officials found the fossil of a giant dinosaur jawbone while investigating a suspicious package on a bus in the mountains of Peru on Tuesday. [From Dinosaur fossil found on bus in Peru | Science & Health | Reuters] There’s no good fossil-bearing formations in Phoenix, so I’ve never found one… I never thought … Read more
I’m sure I’ve mentioned I dislike Easter. It’s literally the worst day of the year. Why? Oh, it’s not so much the Jesus freaks, it’s the fact that most business shut down on behalf of the Jesus freaks. And it’s the fact that it’s usually a glorious day in Arizona. It’s not the kind of … Read more
This is too priceless not to pass on. Because there’s a twist ending, I won’t summarize, suffice to say that a crackpot creationist movie is coming out soon, called “Expelled! No Intelligence Allowed.” It’s a creationist PR hatchet job piece and they engaged several prominent evolutionary biologists – under less than honest circumstances – to … Read more
In light of this link from the Guardian (Thank you, One-Ten for the link), there might be trouble a-brewin’ for Fresh & Easy. Tesco suffered a double blow yesterday as City analysts claimed the group’s new US chain is in deep trouble, while its core UK business is being battered by the economy and losing … Read more
Where does the time go?