This is a big day for our coutry and I am willing to bet that there will be a record number of people out voting today (or have already done so by absentee). Those that have read my blog before will know my political leanings and will know who I am voting for. […]
Read more of this post: Election Day! Go Vote!I noticed that I was seeing a lot more traffic to my blog today. I couldn’t figure out what would cause that. I am used to getting search results for “Matt Jones” (even though there are some millions of us out there!), but today I was seeing more. Then I noticed that […]
Read more of this post: My NamesakeThe so called “energy crisis” may in fact be solved by simple math; specifically the math of money. The idealist in me would rather people live environmentally sound lives and be good stewards of the Earth because it’s the right thing to do. I am sure there are a number of people who […]
Read more of this post: The Solution to Global Warming and Peak Oil? MathSeriously, Killer Whales are the thugs of the ocean. I just watched the first episode of The Blue Planet on the Discovery Channel, and it was pretty interesting, as most things are on the Discovery Channel. I think that Planet Earth was better (well it is newer so that makes some sense), but […]
Read more of this post: Killer Whales Are JerksMark Steyn posted a column that is getting a lot of attention around the blogosphere: A Culture of Passivity - “Protecting” our “children” at Virginia Tech. It is worth reading and mulling over. There are two additional posts worth reading at Ace that both comment on Steyn’s article: Steyn’s Controversial Column On Cowardice […]
Read more of this post: Mark Steyn: A Culture of Passivitywww.planet-earth.com
I caught a few of the Discovery Channel’s premiere of Planet Earth, an eleven part documentary mini-series that looks at the many wonders of nature around our globe. Originally produced and shown on the BBC, it made its way across the Atlantic to provide some amazing views of our planet. Both the BBC […]
Just finished my ninth week of teaching and things are going extremely well!! How is time passing so quickly?
I got rid of the shoutbox (for now) because it wasn't working right. Hopefully I will get that fixed soon. You may have noticed that I have been changing things around a bit. Hopefully this theme looks good and works well. If you notice any bugs or things that need to be fixed or just look better, just let me know (or leave a comment)! The header images (there are 34 in rotation right now!) are pictures that I have taken over the last few years.
