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robertg69 posted a blog entry
Dealing with high blood sugars!
Cover via AmazonDuring my last appointment with my GP when he told me that the next step was not more meds or exercise and...
Cover via AmazonDuring my last appointment with my GP when he told me that the next step was not more meds or exercise and...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
Now Olivia Judson is campaigning for “Other Life Forms”
Image via WikipediaShe is suggesting a Wild Celebration for the Year (2010) of Bio-diversity. In her usual way she is full...
Image via WikipediaShe is suggesting a Wild Celebration for the Year (2010) of Bio-diversity. In her usual way she is full...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
Men meet a seal on loosely packed ice
Image via WikipediaMembers of the crew of Clipper Stad Amsterdam are encountering all kinds of things and fauna during...
Image via WikipediaMembers of the crew of Clipper Stad Amsterdam are encountering all kinds of things and fauna during...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
Historical post-mortems can be fascinating “what ifs”!
Image via WikipediaFrom Slate:Roosevelt’s Last DaysDid cancer kill FDR?By Barron H. Lerner – Posted...
Image via WikipediaFrom Slate:Roosevelt’s Last DaysDid cancer kill FDR?By Barron H. Lerner – Posted...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
Books and libraries are something I care about
Image via CrunchBaseSo I speed read through this essay by Roger Darnton about the future of book in the age of Google Book...
Image via CrunchBaseSo I speed read through this essay by Roger Darnton about the future of book in the age of Google Book...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
Then there’s Olivia Judson reminding us about a deadly aspect of evolution by natural selection
Olivia Judson on the influence of science and biology on modern life.TAGS:‘ORIGIN OF SPECIES’,CHARLES...
Olivia Judson on the influence of science and biology on modern life.TAGS:‘ORIGIN OF SPECIES’,CHARLES...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
Origin of the Species published 150 years ago, 1859/11/24
On the Origin of Species was published on the 24th of November 1859. This means we are actually celebrating the 150th birthday...
On the Origin of Species was published on the 24th of November 1859. This means we are actually celebrating the 150th birthday...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
Sad truths uttered by real soldiers are the real cautionary tale
Image by Getty Images via DaylifeI can’t think of any other words from real US soldiers that all US citizens must ...
Image by Getty Images via DaylifeI can’t think of any other words from real US soldiers that all US citizens must ...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
It’s never too late to post about really cool thoughts
Image via WikipediaThis is from the NY Times 2009/6/15 or last Bloomsday! What pearls of wisdom from Colum McCann, who is...
Image via WikipediaThis is from the NY Times 2009/6/15 or last Bloomsday! What pearls of wisdom from Colum McCann, who is...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
It’s not likely that many readers of history will take much time
Image via Wikipediato think back 65 years to November 1944 when Allied forces seemed to be bogged down in Western Europe...
Image via Wikipediato think back 65 years to November 1944 when Allied forces seemed to be bogged down in Western Europe...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
I’m sure there are other caricutures of Sarah P, but this one caught my attention this AM in NY Times
Not exactly “news fit to print” but worthy of being printed I feel:Looks like a pretty effective way of...
Not exactly “news fit to print” but worthy of being printed I feel:Looks like a pretty effective way of...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
The NY Times reporter opines about the God Gene
Image via WikipediaHere is how he ends his essay:Religion was also harnessed to vital practical tasks such as agriculture,...
Image via WikipediaHere is how he ends his essay:Religion was also harnessed to vital practical tasks such as agriculture,...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
Here is my short term goal in my writers context
Image via WikipediaMy nephew Michael jarred me out of my writers block and I took back up my determination to get my family...
Image via WikipediaMy nephew Michael jarred me out of my writers block and I took back up my determination to get my family...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
Why did world democracies fail to help the Republican forces during the Spanish Civil War 1936-39?
Here’s some pithy historical analysis, which must have resonated for George Orwell!A Call to Arms Oct 16th 2008From...
Here’s some pithy historical analysis, which must have resonated for George Orwell!A Call to Arms Oct 16th 2008From...
RatuVictoria posted a blog entry
The Amulet of Samarkand
I am currently reading the Book One of the Bartimaeus Trilogy: The Amulet of Samarkand. My sister has been owning the book from...
I am currently reading the Book One of the Bartimaeus Trilogy: The Amulet of Samarkand. My sister has been owning the book from...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
With the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth Edge published this great image of Sunrise over Beagle Channel
This narrow slice of seawater is in the middle of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and on the eastern side of it. Go to...
This narrow slice of seawater is in the middle of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego and on the eastern side of it. Go to...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
In 1940 Hitler and Stalin were doing their very best to destroy Poland
Image via WikipediaI just viewed Andreaj Wajda’s film about the Katyn Forest Massacre. This event characterized...
Image via WikipediaI just viewed Andreaj Wajda’s film about the Katyn Forest Massacre. This event characterized...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
What will these Creationistas think of next?
Image via WikipediaBut never fear reasonable folk! As long as Pharyngula (read PZ Myers) lives the dastardly creations and...
Image via WikipediaBut never fear reasonable folk! As long as Pharyngula (read PZ Myers) lives the dastardly creations and...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
An unforgettable image of NYC’s Lower Manhattan more than 8 years ago
Image by Getty Images via DaylifeThis image comes from a Facebook album and has been Skitched (www.skitch.com) and dropped...
Image by Getty Images via DaylifeThis image comes from a Facebook album and has been Skitched (www.skitch.com) and dropped...
Amrit H posted a blog entry
Reading The Black Swan
Right now, frankly, I have no idea what is the theme of the book and what exactly the author wants to say (I just finished...
Right now, frankly, I have no idea what is the theme of the book and what exactly the author wants to say (I just finished...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
Alternative or Junk medicine
Image via WikipediaI wear a magnetics bracelet and magnetic insoles because I am somewhat convinced that there is somekind...
Image via WikipediaI wear a magnetics bracelet and magnetic insoles because I am somewhat convinced that there is somekind...
93 days ago
agnosticviews
| Topics: about books, better health, disease/accident..., thinking about...
agnosticviews
| Topics: about books, better health, disease/accident..., thinking about...robertg69 posted a blog entry
American culture is dumb and dumber
Image via WikipediaToday there is going to be a mad stampede in most large cities as American nitwits apparently want to...
Image via WikipediaToday there is going to be a mad stampede in most large cities as American nitwits apparently want to...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
They’ve made a movie about Darwin with an ironic title, “Creation”
Cover via AmazonOlivia Judson, who writes for NY Times Science section, discusses the many artifacts about Darwin during...
Cover via AmazonOlivia Judson, who writes for NY Times Science section, discusses the many artifacts about Darwin during...
robertg69 posted a blog entry
Background reading and viewing about Hitler-Stalin mutual support pact in 1939
The first is a review of a recent book by Richard Overy, who is a recognized historical expert about Hitler and Stalin. And...
The first is a review of a recent book by Richard Overy, who is a recognized historical expert about Hitler and Stalin. And...
