It’s that time again. New Year’s Eve. Around the world, 2011 is ticking away, if not already gone. For some it’s a celebration of having survived the old year; for others it’s the joy of a new year, fresh and unsullied. A chance to start over. Or to carry on. Whatever it means to … Continue reading Wishing everyone a Happy New Year
The New York Times is providing an interesting presentation of recent U.S. census data. The reader can choose “any city, any block” in the country and view a map showing ethnic distributions for the area, represented by colored dots. There are options to zoom in and out and/or to view separate overlays for each ethnicity … Continue reading Mapping the census
Apparently I’m the last person in the world to hear about an outfit called Reverse Robocall. But it seems it provides a way for you to place your own robocalls to supporters of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA). A story on Ars Technica has all the details and links. … Continue reading At last: Reverse robocalls
Today is “Target International Nurse-In Day” at Target stores. Why? Because an employee had the unmitigated gall to ask a customer to move to a changing room to nurse her baby. The nerve of that employee — asking someone to stop doing something that might make others uncomfortable. Where do stores get off trying to … Continue reading Today’s ridiculous Target ‘nurse-in’
There are guns in approximately 40% of U.S. homes. Approximately 34% of American children live in homes with at least one gun. But this week in Colorado, those numbers sound way too low. Two 5-year-olds have died here this week in gun accidents. In one case, a 3-year-old shot an older brother. In the other, a little … Continue reading Kids will be kids
This blog probably won’t be getting much love this week. In what apparently seems hilarious to the non-family members who hear about it, my son and I gave each other “Skyrim” for Christmas. It’s an Xbox video game. And no, I don’t think they’re so much amused by the coincidence of the mutual gifting as … Continue reading A Skyrim situation
