Being the reasonable adult in 2012
Will the world end on December 21, 2012? No. No. NO. A thousand times NO. I find myself frustrated with those who would even entertain the truth of such a thing. Seriously, it does not take much to figure out that this is just nonsensical ravings that the media has taken to new heights of pervasiveness. Sigh. This happens so frequently. Yet, I’m even sadder that I have to listen to this for another 3 years. I worry that the 3 years will allow for more people or certain unstable people to really internalize this idea and take drastic action against themselves, their family or the larg

No Fraud, No God – Drinking Skeptically
In February 2009, I organized Harrisburg’s outlet for Drinking Skeptically – a casual, social meetup for those who value science and critical thinking. Drinking Skeptically has meetups all over the country (including Philadelphia and Pittsburgh) with the numbers growing every month. Originally begun in the UK as Skeptics in the Pub, it served as a new way to get like-minded individuals together in a comfortable setting. It’s been a great success as part of what I view as a growing skeptical movement. There is plenty of overlapping territory between skepticism and atheism. Several

New PA bigfoot sighting? Set your skeptical flags flying.
Oh, dear. Out of the news loop for a day or two and another Bigfoot sighting comes along. This time, it was reported very close to me. I don’t know exactly where because the location is not revealed except to generally say "Appalachian Trail". The Appalachian Trail cuts through the center of Dauphin county along the mountains north of Harrisburg. It’s quite beautiful and wooded with an overabundance of white-tailed deer and a healthy supply of black bear (maybe even a stray mountain lion or two but odds are long for that). Most of the PA Bigfoot sightings have been in the southwest portion of the state, more than 100 miles away from the capital area, beyond

Scholarly Saturday night: Singing ’bout Darwin
Last night was the Concert for Darwin – a special event presented by Jefferson Pepper, Lauri Lebo and folks from the Central PA ACLU. PA Nonbelievers helped with ticket sales. It was held at the incredible Midtown Scholar bookstore in Harri

Intermission – Idea for new kids site
That creepy picture of JesusJayZombie is creeping me out so I needed a post to bump it down. I should be reading some papers for school but I’m not. They are BOR-ING. Why is academic writing so boring? I can read some long-haired stuff but, man, this crap puts me to sleep. I’m in the process of starting yet another blog. But, it’s not very bloggy just yet. I am constructing a web site for kids (middle readers) about monsters