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Humor

Weekend blogging fluff: The kitten of doom

There’s only one thing to say about this little video clip: Doom, doom, doom, doom, doom….. Hat tip to my sister for e-mailing me this! Hmmm, maybe I’ll get serious again tomorrow and try to answer the latest Ask a Scienceblogger question or perhaps cover some other of my usual topics. Some alties have used […]

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Medicine

An ashtray that tells it like it is

Too bad I don’t smoke. Well, actually, no it isn’t, given the horrible health effects of smoking. Be that as it may, I wish I had a couple of these to have around the house for when relatives who smoke come over (photo below the fold):

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Sports

A sad day for Tiger fans

As I sit here marveling that, as of this writing, it’s almost the summer solstice and the Detroit Tigers still have the best record in baseball (with the New York Mets not far behind, yet!) I come across this depressing news. Tiger Stadium is going to be razed this fall: It’s official. After years of […]

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Humor

Who knew Bob Saget was such a badass?

I knew he wasn’t nearly as clean-cut as his televisioin persona implied, but who knew Bob Saget was such a badass. (Warning for if you’re at work: Much gratuituous use of the F-word is contained.) What I want to know is how they got George Lucas in the video.

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Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking

Bizarre treatments by a chiropracter in California

In Petaluma, California (the Bay area), as reported by ABC 7: June 14 – KGO – More former clients of a North Bay chiropractor are coming forward, echoing what we reported a month-and-a-half ago — that Daniel Marsh is making money off some bizarre treatments. State investigators are looking into Dr. Marsh, his treatments and […]