I just found out why we English speakers use apostrophe-ess ( 's ) to indicate the Saxon Genitive Case. "Huh?" I can hear you gasp. I've been using it for 40 years to indicate the possessions of an object by a subject. It just always was this way, like mountains…
Today, my daughters and I had the opportunity to observe two male langurs fighting and then reconciling at the St. Louis Zoo today. First of all, here's the fight (this is the tale end of a rough play session that turned noticeably unpleasant--the entire episode lasted about 3 minutes): [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfilzJkHtBo[/youtube]…
This is a most unusual opening to a dance, involving precision moves. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uh1eH0pt2M[/youtube]
Apparently the Pacific Justice Institute is suing a couple of Berkeley professors for putting up a website that explains evolution. The PJI apparently sues anyone who might constrain Christian evangelism in America, including in public schools. I read about this current suit here, on CitizenLink.org. CitizenLink is a newsletter for…
McCain's honesty problem has been condensed into this short YouTube video by Robert Greenwald. The mainstream media needs to focus on what McCain himself has claimed. This is not character assassination, but forcing McCain to deal with his own statements. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c[/youtube]