The Usual

A) I hate Wake Forest and Gonzaga. Win a damn game.

B) I have been looking in to global warming over the past few days to see what I think about it. This investigation was spurred on by an article that appeared in my college newspaper, the Colligate Times. It's a lot more complicated than it sounds. I thought that carbon dioxide went in to the air and the temperature went up. Wrong. All kinds of crazy stuff happens, clouds move and form, the ocean absorbs some of the CO2 and lots of people get up in arms. Including lots of people who have no frickin idea about what's really going on.

That, I think, may be one of my biggest pet peeves. If you don't have a damn clue and you are unwilling to examine both sides of a senario, shut the hell up. There are people, a lot of people, who judge complex situations (global warming, evolution, right to die cases, famous potential criminals, etc.) without having the faintest idea about the underlying structure of the problem. These same people will go to great lengths to convince you that they are right without having any comprehension of or respect for opposing views. I hate that. Also my computer is dying a slow death. Back to Dell she goes.

On a lighter note, Bill Nye is coming back on the air. He has a new series aimed at a slightly older audience but with the same premise: make science fun and it will be easy. I think it's called The Eye of Nye but I'm too lazy to check that right now. But you should. It's made by the lovely folks at PBS. Check it out and, if you have 5 spare bucks, donate some money. I love those guys.