Monthly Archives: May 2015

A Science Prof’s Take on Trigger Warnings

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Pat Bowne

Brute Reason has an interesting post this morning about how people use trigger warnings. However, it becomes less convincing when it discusses the academic setting. Here’s where I started to shake my head: When people condescendingly claim that college students … Continue reading →

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Use this word: Haze-fire

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Pat Bowne

“haze-fire luminous morning mist through which the dawn sun is shining poetic” from Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane George Orwell wrote some good stuff about the project of controlling what people think by controlling their use of language, what words they’re taught … Continue reading →

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Useful Pets, get ’em now!

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Pat Bowne

A couple of fantastic commercials, featuring multi-purpose Pet Dog and Pet Cat! No home should be without them. http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/pets-are-exciting-multi-use-tools-these-fantastic-infomercials-animal-shelter-163663 TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Moderating my position

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Pat Bowne

It’s official, I’m a lefty! I take these political position quizzes every few years, and my position on the issues has barely changed. Yet every year I find myself more and more disaffected with the progressive side of the nation … Continue reading →