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    I read through the above and I think "ignorant," I think "unrealistic view of the ability of charitable giving to…
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  • Will a slight turn and slight weakening save the city?  Where just a couple of hours ago, NO's fate seemed…
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  • It is always water.  Always the storm and tide and choking brown deluge that mingles earth and water into mud…
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  • The mayor announced that "they won't be putting out a banquet table or opening up the soda machines," so those…
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  • Oh, man, I'm going to take that as a compliment, but heck, go read Absalom, Absalom or something.  At least…
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  • I'd be more than happy to do so. Thanks.
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  • For what it's worth, the Missouri Conservationist is still around, and still one of the great sources of good nature…
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  • Oh, and I should mention, I don't like Horner.  Not because he doesn't write well, but because I've found him…
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  • I used to love his "Natural Acts" column in Outside magazine.  His comments on the actions of everything from insects…
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  • I've been lucky enough to meet Baker several times and even spend a little time with him on a dig.…
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  • Longman actually addresses the medical ideas in his article.  When moving from the 1900's to the 1950's, you see an…
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  • That this diary -- which contains no recent news articles, nothing but indirect references to current events, no personal information,…
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  • Ethanol has about 65% as much BTU per gallon as gasoline.  I normally drive with gas that's 10% ethanol and…
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  • My understanding is that the diesel engines currently in cars are not suited to hybrids because they can't be easily…
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  • Yes, darn it. The child of light and the child of darkness shuffle off into the dusty shadows.  And we…
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  • I'm still mourning the fact that I'll never know if Sophie really raised the preacher, or see how the troop…
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  • I've always thought that it's China the neocons most admire. A single party in power.  Unbridled robber baron capitalism.  No…
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  • Simply put, they tried to minimize use of the electric motor. Sounds counter-intuitive, doesn't it?  But by accelerating at just…
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  • Actually, the current Prius is a "midsize," about the same length and interior capacity of many American sedans.  But you're…
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  • I'm rereading the Horatio Hornblower novels for about the 20th?... 30th? time.  On next year's vacation, I'm going to find…
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