Link: A New Meme, Please Get One

From the progressive feminist site, Shakesville, a link dump with commentary on the recent spate of blaming immigrants for swine flu.
In short, Media Matters and other conservatives have started blaming the epidemic on filthy Mexicans and other undesirables. I wish the tactic was novel or surprising, but as Shakesville points out, the [...]

It’s really not the same.

I knew editors made a difference. I really did. But I didn’t know how much difference on editor could make.
I’ve had a subscription to PC Gamer Magazine for years. Our house has enjoyed the magazines and bought our games largely according to their recommendations. We especially enjoyed the magazine during the [...]

Key 2 Time: A Few Remarks

I’m working my way through the Big Finish “Key 2 Time” Doctor Who original audio productions. The first part is called “The Judgment of Isskar.” And I have to say, it’s not my favorite Doctor Who audio production.
There are too many funny aliens.
I mean, it’s an audio production. Full cast, special effects, [...]

Five-Inch Onagers

Onagers 09
My kids recently built onagers. It was cool.
Photos follow!

Living in the future: a guest link

Wiredferret blogs about life here in the future.

Reading and Book meme

Courtesy of Caroline, aka Madmarvelgirl.
Reading and book meme
1. What author do you own the most books by?
Um. Tamora Pierce? Or maybe Stephen Ambrose? Or Anne Perry? Or maybe Lois Bujold? I’d have to look. I own very nearly everything Tamora Pierce has written. And I still own it. At various points [...]

Uncanny X-Men brings the gay

Contains SPOILERS for Uncanny X-Men #508! SPOILERS.

Sunday afternoon

I get more done when I don’t check LiveJournal all day. Somebody tell me if I’m missing something important.
Also, I’ve skipped my Google Reader for two days. I expect I’ll be paying for this when I finally get to it.
Big Finish put up their April audio production, and it is a Seventh Doctor, [...]

It’s not about you.

My son is going through a phase.
When something happens — when the dog’s tail wags against his face, when his sister walks in front of him down the hallway, when I turn and unexpectedly find him behind me and bump into him — my son yells. “The dog hit me!” he cries out. [...]

TMU 2K+9

This is a really nice overview of my job. It includes videos, even.
Every two weeks my whole facility gets a briefing on an item of facility interest. We only get them every two weeks because it takes that long to cycle 400 or so employees through the briefings. After all, [...]