Borepatch

With the resignation of Sir Kier "Two Tier" Starmer, the UK is poised for its seventh Prime Minister in ten years.  That's wh...

Tomorrow is Father's Day here in the States.  I don't know where you are but this is what's Top Of Mind here. From a musical per...

Next week this blog turns 18 (!).  That's a milestone that makes you think back on the journey. This journey began in the lead up to the...

Divemedic has a must-read post about what science is and is not .  Quite frankly, it is a brital - and much needed - takedown of "Trust...

Dad Joke: If a cow doesn't produce milk, is it a Milk Dud?   Mom Joke (Courtesy of The Queen Of The World): No, it's just lactose-fr...

Deuce, our Grand-dog.  10 weeks old, so he's still a baby.  We're going to do some training. I'm not a fan of his name.  I have ...

May as well have a really cool boat :    Most boats are a carefully considered compromise designed to cover as many bases as possible: float...

It seems like this is something being pushed by the Boston.Gov: I'm afraid I don't even understand what they're talking about.  ...

This weekend is Memorial Day, the traditional BBQ kickoff to summer.  But on these shores, it's the day to remember the fallen from past...

Blogging 19 (!) years . 

Wolfgang would welcome the outcome, but would want to bite the old owners. The breeder lost his license but likely won't go to jail . An...

I don't know if this is on everyone's Top Ten list of great blues songs.  I suspect it is on everyone's list of Top Ten Blues So...

Via Insty, here's proof of the utter futility of gun control : A man named Tyler Brown opened fire on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Mass....

Friend Burt emails me to say that the U.N. Climate Panel Quietly admits Its Doomsday Climate Scenarios were completely "Implausible...

Via Chris Lynch , this is a very interesting post :  You’ve probably heard of the PayPal Mafia. When eBay bought PayPal in 2002 its founder...

The horse on the left is Golden Tempo, a 23-1 long shot who won the Kentucky Derby.  The jockey is Jose Ortiz who won the Kentucky Oaks race...

danielbarger left a comment to yesterday's post about Starship : As long as we are limited to chemical rockets where 90% of the weight ...

The Silicon Graybeard (among others) links to a really interesting video from SpaceX about Starship: Something that needs to be shared is a...

I would have something to say about this nonsense but The Silicon Graybeard has it pretty much covered . Miguel, too . 

Sixteen (!) years ago I posted about how the climate databases did not show any warming since 1850 : So what does the raw data look like for...