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Caturday felid trifecta: Towser the distillery cat and his mousing record; Operation Cat Drop; cat can groom another to annoy it; and lagniappe
16+ hour, 2+ min ago (851+ words) We have three cat-related items today, and a bit of lagniappe. From Facebook’s F’d Up Facts (note that the image is AI): And the information attached to it: The site adds that “even though Towswer had had several successors, none…...
Marco Rubio, the DSA, and Communism
18+ hour, 18+ min ago (190+ words) Why Evolution Is True Here’s a 2½-minute video of Secretary of State Marco Rubio talking about socialism, communism, and his vision of America. It’s a bit Ayn Rand-ish, and I ignored the bit about God. (I don’t know the narrator,…...
Saturday: Hili dialogue
20+ hour, 49+ min ago (1330+ words) And there’s a feature-length documentary on the subject, which I haven’t seen: It’s also Culinarians Day, National Hot Fudge Sundae Day, and National Wine and Cheese Day. Readers are welcome to mark notable events, births, or deaths on this day…...
Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ science
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (44+ words) Why Evolution Is True Today’s Jesus and Mo post, called “Cern2,” is a repost from 14 years ago, for the artist is on hols. But I digress; here the boys attempt (but fail) to reconcile science and religion....
Readers’ wildlife video
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (310+ words) We have another short video from Tara Tanaka in Florida, whose property is a wetlands and also a wildlife sanctuary. Tara's notes are indented below: There is a large church property directly across the truck route from our wildlife sanctuary,…...
Thursday: Hili dialogue – Why Evolution Is True
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (1785+ words) Welcome to Thursday, July 23, 2026 and National Refreshment Day. Honoring that, I give you below the best beer I ever had, procured by a friend in Amsterdam—with difficulty (see below). It’s a Belgian beer made by actual monks in an…...
The Gang of Four (and mom) are doing great!
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (161+ words) Here’s a video of the ducklings eating. The big pellets are for Miss Duck, the little ones for the babies. Everyone gets crushed-up mealworms. More lunching with the family. People love to come by at feeding time. It’s at 1:30 pm…...
Wednesday: Hili dialogue
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (1789+ words) It’s mango season in Pakistan, which is said to produce the world’s best mangos. This man is trying the King of Mangos (note that they’re expensive!): It’s also National BLT Sandwich Day, National Penuche Fudge Day, and Pi Approximation Day…...
The gang’s still here!
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (172+ words) Why Evolution Is True My degree of anxiety about the new ducklings decreases asymptotically as they age. The first week I get nervous, for they are at their most vulnerable, but as they age over the next several weeks I…...
The shameful reaction of “humanitarians” to to the war in Gaza
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (423+ words) I woke up this morning to find this Substack commentary written by my friend the philosopher Maarten Boudry. I will never, ever, ever donate to any of these organizations again—even though I supported many of them regularly in the…...