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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Praying for health
This is pretty much the only way prayer can work.
Blissful Blight Books
As a response to my recent post on Melanie’s Marvellous Measles, I received a comment from a Halifax Skeptic. He has created the perfect response. Blissful Blight Books with 3 new titles. And last but not least: Terrific. Thank you.
Happy Solstice
The daylight hours increase.
Necrotising Fasciitis and Varicella
In the research I did while writing my previous post about the ‘miraculous’ cure of Jake Finkbonner, I learned about a connection between necrotising fasciitis and chicken pox. Many of the people who are anti-vaccine, or who promote themselves as … Continue reading
Necrotizing Fasciitis and Kateri Tekakwitha
Necrotizing Fasciitis is a rare bacterial infection, one that can have severe consequences if not diagnosed early. Untreated necrotizing fasciitis has a poor prognosis; death or severe morbidity (for example, limb loss) is the frequent outcome. Data on the number … Continue reading
Jesus in Melted Crayons
The latest Jesus appearance is in melted crayons. Tara Gomez and her son put a few colourful sticks in the oven as part of an arts and crafts project they wanted to try out. After cooling the mixture in the … Continue reading
Science Mnemonics
xkcd has some new takes on some traditional mnemonics with some creative additions. With a special addition for the holidays.
Cthulhu Solstice
This year, the Winter Solstice will occur at 05:30 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on December 22, and the Old Ones are coming. You can celebrate by singing (or screaming) some of your favourite Cthulhu Carols such as It’s Beginning to … Continue reading
Saturday Morning Existentialism
How do we know things?
Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens died yesterday of the oesophageal cancer that had plagued him for the past year and a half. Hitchens was a remarkable thinker and writer, considered by many to be the best essayist in recent times. I’m not going … Continue reading
