Open note to female jaywalker I sort-of-almost hit with my car

If you are going to jaywalk at night, please wear an outfit other than your black miniskirt and your black tank top. That made you difficult to see, so you are fortunate that I was staring at able to see your legs (and your arms and head.)

Quebec is now a nanny state

A 12 year old girl in Canada was grounded by her father for chatting on websites that he attempted to block and for posting pictures of herself.  The girl used a lawyer involved in her parents’ custody battle, took him to court, and had her punishment overturned!
I’m sure any parent (and pretty much anyone without [...]

Water on Mars

NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander discovered small clumps of bright material 4 days ago. Scientists have now concluded that this material must have been frozen water that vaporized when dug up. There was some thought that this material was salt, but clumps of salt do not disappear over time.