Darwin returns in December
Expedition temporarily halts blog… ::
Easter Eggs and in-jokes
In homage to Bock's ode to the CBS, I thought I'd throw in a quick self-referential number myself. Computer manuals and how-to books are often littered with gems like this: 'recursive loop See recursive loop' from index of 'Borland Pascal…
LDS chumps get uber-pwned
Despite my bewilderment regarding people who think the bible was actually written by God, from time to time I still appreciate someone who can talk the talk. However bad regular Christians are, Mormons are much more dangerously deluded. Who would…
My invisible friend is better than yours
I'm not sure why I bothered writing that piece on McKenzie. Afterwards, I went from a contented state of righteous indignation to a deep and gloomy depression. I realised that no matter how many times these characters are outed as…
Addendum: Maureen Flynn is also full of it
Despite Randi's devastating effort in 1991, Maureen is still plugging away. Particularly enjoyed from 4m:30s ::
The McKenzie 'Psychic' Challenge
Following my post 'Twisted mind comes to Limerick, RANT' I've decided to expand on why Dennis McKenzie is a fraud. If I could perform the miracles claimed by Dennis, I would want to test my power for myself, while also…
Twisted mind comes to Limerick, RANT
My recent and timely post about the 'paranormal' (Now, I've seen a lot of bullcrap, but this…) , discussed the ghoulish phenomenon of the predatory 'psychics' who swoop in after the disappearance of a child, trumpeting their snake-oil skills and…
Boy racers
I never understood why adding a spoiler to something like your sister's Punto makes you cool in the world of boy racers. Go-faster stripes on an Atoz? Whale tail on a Clio? If driving around in Mom's shopping lawnmower is…
Zzz…er, whassat, Captain?
BEWARE, TREKKER TRIVIA BELOW! Years ago I picked up a copy of The Nitpickers Guide for Classic Trekkers by Phil Ferrand, the fourth book in his very successful series. This is a blow-by-blow guide to Star Trek TOS (The Original…
No, Johnny, 'You're-Not-A-Star'
A drummer with whom I sometimes work, caught the flu a while back and found himself bedridden for a couple of days. He's been around the block a few (thousand) times and figured he's just about seen it all. Then…
