This is what we talk about over dinner in my house.
“Which came first, the chicken or the egg?”
If you’re a Creationist, the chicken obviously came first, because God created the first chickens, which subsequently laid eggs.
If you’re an Evolutionist, the egg obviously came first, since a genetic mutation in an offspring somewhere along the line [...]

Posted on May 13th, 2006 by Lee
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I’ve given up on being a shrill dissenter. After all, most of us are dissenters these days, aren’t we? The more time you spend with shrill dissenters, the more you realize that most of them are just intolerable. They’re opportunistic, they oversimplify, they mischaracterize; in short, they’ll say anything to put down [...]

Posted on May 12th, 2006 by Lee
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Graduation is 30 days from today. 32 days from today I will be driving myself home, belongings in tow, preparing myself for the so-called real world. 34 days from today and 1000 miles away, I’ll unload my stuff temporarily, drive down to Washington D.C., and start hunting–apartment hunting.
That is, of course, if I [...]

Posted on May 11th, 2006 by Lee
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This weekend I finally realized just how close I am to graduation.
When I go dancing on Thursday nights in Minneapolis, there’s one song that often gets played. It’s called “I’m Gonna Miss Minneapolis” and it’s by Vic Volare. I’ve never liked that song. In fact, I distinctly dislike it. It’s just [...]

Posted on May 9th, 2006 by Lee
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I’ve been quite enamored of the Environmental Economics blog of late. John and Tim have great things to say–especially regarding the recent spike in gas prices and all the hubbub it’s caused. If you’re the type of person that has an interest in energy issues (and who doesn’t these days), this is a [...]

Posted on May 4th, 2006 by Lee
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