Air Quotes

Air Quotes were born from sarcasm. Raise both hands up in the air. Make the sign of the rabbit, or the vee, or peace with two fingers up on each hand. Curl the raised fingers down half way, then raise them up again. You just made air quotes. Air quotes tell the person you’re talking …

Is it too bold to fisk NASA?

Fisking NASA’s take on Climate Change in the year 2017 A.D.: If you want to see what NASA has to offer:  https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ I see a good effort at collecting data. The first thing they show is a graph about carbon dioxide. Apparently that perfect little combination of carbon and oxygen is on the rise. In …

Fisking National Geographic

First, let me unveil my intentions. I’m not against maintaining the environment on planet Earth. I am against false and misleading information. If someone has good ways to be stewards of our environment, then by all means, let’s use those ways. My intention with this fisking is to show the inconsistencies in the logic, the …

Saturday Morning Cartoon Time

When you’re  a child, time is divided into categories: breakfast time, school, recess, dinner time, bed time. Time is this nebulous concept, because there seems to be no standard for the divisions. It’s only when we learn about hours, minutes, etc. that we start to develop a sense of length in time. There’s time enough …

Isms

Neoplatonism: Supposed to be new. It’s ancient. Supposed to be about Plato. He’s ancient too. An ism in antiquity. Infused with the idea that trance will connect one to a higher power. Solipsism: Selfism. Like a child who won’t share, this ism is for those who think they’re the center of the universe. Cronyism: Friend …