Friday, December 28, 2007

And this is my birthday present. A cold. So, to give my foggy brain something to do..

There is amongst most Americans ignorance of anything that was here before Europeans came, except for horror stories of Iroquois or noble savage pictures of Lakota Horsemen. There were many here, and they built large cities and enormous structures. Here are a few examples.

This is the Serpent Mound in Southern Ohio. It is 1330 feet Long. A quarter mile.

Next we have Poverty Point in Louisiana. To show its reach, trade goods from as far as the Great Lakes have been found here:
Then we have Cahokia, with at one time a population in the thousands. This is a picture of the mound, over 1000 feet long, 790 feet wide, and 100 feet tall.

Then there is something closer to home, the Grand Mound of the Rainy River.Thank you to MPR for the picture:
This tells us someone has been here a long time. There was no wild place waiting for human cultivation; People had already had been here for a long, long time. They had agriculture. Learning. Medicine.Music. Cities were built. Large cities. And we know where these people went. Nowhere.They are still here. But many Americans do not like being reminded of that fact, because it says what the history of this place actually is. It also says things are temporary. what is known as America will someday no longer exist. Good Morning. ( All other pictures are from wiki)

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Finals are done. Now, what do I do with myself other than process data and work. The world wide waste of time can call forth, but I know where that leads; article upon article as my endless, Adhd fueled curiosity drives me into late-night reading oblivion. Anger at right-wing nutballs and theocrats. No this cannot be. I must enjoy this winter and its riches of early snow. Views for miles, followed by coffee. This looks like heaven to me:


Or there is this a wonderful species, both in appearance and taste
http://www.superiortrips.com/video/eelpout.wmv


Ahh winter...!!!

Saturday, December 15, 2007




Cool pics from work:
This week on Challenges to Evolution, the results of a debate between William Dembski and a Tiger


A great discussion in two parts