Posts by D. H. McKee

Moving with the times

Sesame Street will soon introduce its first HIV-positive Muppet character to children of South Africa, where one in nine people have the virus that can lead to Aids.

Code in my node

Came down with a bad cold last night, which kind of pisses me off because it’s SUMMER GODDAMIT! Actually, Summer’s...

Artifacts challenge evolution theories

Three distinct groups of early humans may have migrated from Africa and perhaps lived together in Eurasia about 1.7 million...

About the hoax, folks

The rumor, Mary Hausch says, should have sent up one red flag; its implausibility, another. http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/2002/07_03/news_upfront1.html

Testimony: Slaying tied to bad spiritual advice

Advice from a spiritual adviser and the Miss Cleo hot line helped convince an alleged drug dealer that a Newberry...

Hot Habs

Made a new batch of hot sauce tonight. Got some orders in, and ran out of stock, so it was...

“Miracle water” isn’t, police say.

Evangelist Leroy Jenkins has been charged with illegally selling contaminated bottled water from his Delaware church, according to the Ohio...

Rats blamed for mysterious cattle mutilations

Recent mutilations of cattle and horses in the Argentine countryside were the work of rodents, scientists said on Monday, not...

Beer = Strong Bones

Mineral In Ale May Help Prevent Osteoporosis

Neverwinter Down

Keen! “Watership Down” is on Space. I loved that book, and the film is just terrific. I especially love the...