I think what you're saying makes a lot of sense. However, I don't think banning flights is as simple as it seems. I don't think it's the preventative it seems, especially the longer ebola is multiplying in west Africa. I was sent a newscast from Arkansas talking about flights from Dallas. We have already reached a…

The most interesting room in the house.

Mine is fat detector. If she's interested in something on my plate, I know it has a significant fat content.

How to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome: work with a cat buddy.

One word: Rubella.

Why aren't flights being banned? The reasoning is that this virus is a threat so long as it exists and every effort needs to be made to eradicate it in Africa. Anything else is just allowing it to grow and pose a greater threat to all countries, including the West. Banning flights is just political theater, I think is…

I often think the fairy blood has something to do with their sturdiness.

I would like to see what he says about all the other harmful crap (arsenic, lead, etc) that's put out, poisoning people and the land when coal is burned.
Would he be happy living downwind of a coal-burning facility?

The Rakk Hive from Borderlands

Walked into the doors of Walmart today and noticed an ad for a Mavel game product that featured a bunch of characters on it. Groot, Rocket Raccoon, The Hulk, and 2-3 others, one of which I didn't immediately recognize. None of them were female.

My favorite is Reaper Man, though the Tiffany Aching books are the ones I've read the most. I've read Wee Free Men aloud to my mom, my mother-in-law and my grandmother. The use of stereotype is annoying, but it is used in such a way that it skewers the stereotype (mostly). The Klatchians annoy me because I think he…

The two Discworld novels that really strike me as angry are Small Gods and Monstrous Regiment. But I think because those two really satirize religion. A god that finds his only true believer is an idiot and a god that's gone insane—that pretty much captures two of the primary arguments people have about religion.

I imagine that if ebola came over, we'd figure it out... or maybe not.

Thinking perhaps Bioshock and Dishonored video games would count. Plus anime Fullmetal Alchemist and Last Exile off the top of my head.

Just like in Castle Roogna!

A fully-loaded Kindle (not a Kindle Fire) with (this may be cheating a bit) a solar charger. Laptops & smartphones might suck too much energy to be recharged at a decent rate, and people might be less inclined to burn a magic book than a horrible box that has people trapped inside.

If price is no object, I would put a…

As was said about the turtles, it sounds like it was nutjobs all the way down.

I'm curious what the arguments are that get repeated widely. Surely it's not the simple position of the Earth being flat, but supporting arguments. Do you have any links or examples that you might share?

Played first one and my cat got up from her bed and immediately came over to complain. Didn't recognize any of the sounds as being from the bird (she likes internet videos, especially of otters). Buzzsaw birds might have an evolutionary advantage.

As in all things, balance is key.

And I thought of the same thing. New Scientist recently ran an article about Vitamin D deficiency. The article did point out that milk in the UK typically isn't fortified with Vitamin D whereas it is in the US. Still, I try to make sure I spend at least some time in the sunshine every…