“Earth Day” *sigh*

Anyone who knows me well, knows that I am a dedicated conservationist.  I do not “Earth Day.”  One part of being a true conservationist–someone dedicated to maintaining a healthy ecosystem to pass on to our descendants–that most people don’t know: I LOATHE environmentalists. But wait, aren’t those the same thing?  No, they bloody well are …

Why I Don’t Support Ron Paul

Some people wonder why, if I am supporter of more-limited government, I never supported Ron Paul.  The short answer: his foreign policy is bunch of conspiracy-theory inspired COO-COO. Here’s Dr. Paul in 2008.  There had just been an incident in which small Iranian boats threatened to blow up US Navy warships, and then started dropping …

Penn, Science and Religion

Originally posted on Home of the Little-Known Blogger:
“If every trace of any single religion were wiped out and nothing were passed on, it would never be created exactly that way again. There might be some other nonsense in its place, but not that exact nonsense. If all of science were wiped out, it would…

Worst Practices in American Cinema

When I first started blogging (and actually, I was blogging before blogging even existed, by sending a weekly update by e-mail to a list of friends while I was overseas), I used to like to write the occasional movie review.  Anymore, however, it seems that it can be years before a movie comes out that …