My letter to Inhofe:
I am utterly appalled by your remarks concerning Abu Ghraib prison. America’s grasp of the moral high ground in this war has been shaky at best; abusing prisoners is against the tenets of just war, not to mention basic legal and human ethics. Condoning such abuse is beneath contempt. If America is to be able to make any claim to be conducting a just war in Iraq, all of its actions must be ethically above reproach. I fear that we will never be able to recover from this, even if the perpetrators are punished. I am ashamed to be represented by someone who approves of these actions, even while claiming to be a Christian.
Makes me ashamed I moved to Oklahoma, on top of everything else. The man needs de-elected.
THAT's what I forgot about my physics -- specifying my parameters! (Bad Janet, no biscuit.) Cool demo, btw -- an excellent use of my tax dollars. And just the sort of corrective "coyoteverse" thinking needs!
CHip, unless I've totally forgotten my physics, which is entirely possible, a ton of feathers and a ton of lead would fall at the same rate, IF there was no air resistance. I suppose if you compressed the feathers into an object of the same size and smoothness of a lead ball, or conversely made feathers out of the lead, the air resistance would be moot.
Feathers or lead? Because the earth sucks, a ton of each acts the same way.
But in a nice serving of wild turkey, I'd prefer to find neither.
Zopher said "In case you're interested, the Egg represents Life Renewed Through Life, while the Fish represents Life Renewed Through Death. The correct choice between them is always "both." Thus your response of "Caviar!" makes you the Hero Enlightened, because it not only chooses both, but unites them in one."
Well, now I feel all sort of zen and mystical! And I was just discussing Joseph Campbell today, too. "Caviar" seems the sort of response Roger Zelazny's Sam would have given to that question in "Lord of Light", though it's been a long time since I read it. (And since today is the official release date for my very first book, knowing I am also an Enlightened Hero is just icing on the cake!)
Xopher, I abase myself -- I do not get the reference. I just like caviar! But Splenda and Lime, definitely. And Tolkien and Dark, too.
Congrats, Bill! Academic conferences are actually rather fun, once you've gotten over the first one and if you don't get conference crud. I mentioned Ms. Mentor above, and her book has a valuable chapter on conferences (even if some of her advice is aimed just at women). Some of her best advice -- a paper should contain at least two of the following: New Information, Humor, or Gossip. (Ms. Mentor is channelled by Emily Toth.)
And, pace Miss Mentor's Impeccible Advice for Women in Academia, the first questioner must be a man "peacocking"...
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