I’ll begin by saying that I doubt there’s ever going to be a truly artistic license plate. Maybe better, then, not to let Georgians vote on this. But, since we can vote on it, I’ll present your choices here. The…
Earlier today, I posted a couple of maps about a new study of life expectancy trends from 1987 to 2007. Here I’m reposting those two maps along with a county-by-county map of obesity rates in 2007, according to the CDC.…
A new study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation — “Life expectancy in most US counties falls behind world’s healthiest nations” — is sobering and disturbing. The Washington Post has a piece about the study here, and it…
I’ve always been fascinated by cryptids (animals that have not been proven to exist), so how did I live in South Georgia for 15 years without hearing of Altamaha-ha (known as Altie), the legendary creature down near Darien? Altie is…
Ever since I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by cryptozoology, which can be defined I guess as the study of animals whose existence has never been proven. “Study” being a pretty loose word here, since, in the absences of physical…
I’ve been a huge fan of modern dance for many years — and I’m sorry that one consequence of living in Savannah is the relative rarity with which major companies are anywhere in the vicinity. So it was really nice…
I’m not sure when Facebook’s new friend browser went live, but I just looked at it today for the first time. I couldn’t help immediately limiting my search to my hometown Frankfort, Kentucky, and my high school Western Hills. And…
I admit to being totally fascinated the last few days by accounts of the espionage work (the nearby house used to stakeout the compound, the methods used to track down the courier, etc.) that ultimately brought down Osama Bin Laden…
So this is my second post in a new category on this blog: Odd & Random. I’ve run across a lot of things lately that I think my readers will want to check out, and plan to use a minimum…
This is sort of an amazing photo from the White House Flicker stream of Obama, Biden, Clinton, Gates, and others watching the live feed of the attempt to capture Osama Bin Laden. The intensity of the gazes and the viewers’…
