Intelligent Design Vs. Evolution: Letters to an Atheist

Intelligent Design Vs. Evolution: Letters to an Atheist by Ray Comfort After a somewhat lively and candid discussion regarding my own atheism, a friend dropped by with this book asking if I’d give it a look see and we could discuss. Before I even begin reading this book I must note that I’m starting from … Continue reading Intelligent Design Vs. Evolution: Letters to an Atheist

Wine and Chocolate Pairing Gathering

Thanks in no small part to Bob Cochran who led our event, this tasting was an unqualified success. The idea this time was to pair up various chocolates with wines and then explore how they interacted with one another. You can also do standalone chocolate tastings but we liked the idea of the combination. We … Continue reading Wine and Chocolate Pairing Gathering

To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight

To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for FlightI received this audiobook as a gift for Christmas and it took me a little while before I screwed up the desire to listen to it. I have a lot of podcasts and other audiobooks vying for my attention and don’t want to … Continue reading To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight

Congress looking to ban incandescent light bulbs

If we could reinstate a body to advise congress on matters scientific, so that our lawmakers could have some other point of view besides those provided by pollsters and special interest lobbyists, I believe we would have far fewer of this kind of ill-conceived bill winding its way through congress The Office of Technology Assessment … Continue reading Congress looking to ban incandescent light bulbs