18 May 2011 pm

I am still groggy; I haven’t done much but nap this afternoon.

In fact, I am moving a bit like this fellow (or gal):

Evolutionary psychology is often used as a pinata. Some embrace it, though it appears that they don’t know what they are embracing.
Here, Jerry Coyne critiques David Brooks’ use of it and it isn’t pretty. Bottom line: some evolutionary concepts might sound easy to explain, but they really aren’t; it is best for non-experts to not draw conclusions on their own without consulting experts.

Social I’ve always scoffed at “multi-tasking”; evidently I am not the only one. Basically it is possible to “multi-task” if one wants to do a bunch of things poorly.

Politics
Dick Morris on Mitt Romney. Note: it appears as if he is trying to rally the Newsmax crowd to his candidacy because he is the best that the Republicans have.

Talk about flip-flopping; this is way different that what Mr. Morris said earlier.

Note that Mr. Gingrich is in the race and Ms. Bachmann has yet to declare. So it would appear that Mr. Huckabee deciding not to run would enhance either of their chances, no?

18 May 2011 (afternoon)

This is prior to the procedure. Note: my doctor, who is in the 60-64 age group, ran a 1:34 half marathon last weekend.
Oh yes, all clear…see them again in 10 years.

Workout notes Nothing, but maybe a yoga DVD later this afternoon?

Elections/Republican politics
Gov. Chis Christie got booed at Seton Hall (commencement exercises). Note: I don’t approve of shouting down a speaker, even if it is a speaker that I don’t like.

Republicans
Note the baby elephant and the mention of “voter fraud”.

Note: genuine voter fraud is extremely rare. These claims really mean “too many blacks are voting”.

The loony right did get into some conspiracy stuff:

They Republicans will have to choose a Presidential candidate; with many of the higher profile names out, Mr. Romney and Ms. Palin lead the field.

17 May 2011 all over

Yep; I’ll see you a bit later. I have some stuff though:

Yes, some on the hard left are upset with President Obama. The Nation (a leftist magazine that I subscribe to) carries this article about the rift between Cornell West (a scholar) and the President. I honestly think that many on the left:

1. Don’t understand how our country is set up to resist change; remember that the Senate gives two votes to every state therefore, in Senate calculus, 500,000 people not liking a policy in Wyoming carries equal weight with millions of people in California liking it.

2. Probably put too much hope that things would change quickly; also Obama has been a pragmatist from the very start. He never campaigned as anything else.

Sports
Overconfidence can be a killer:

Politics

Newt Gingrich had a bad weekend of interviews. He said that he wasn’t ready for “gotcha” questions (e. g., questions about positions that he pushed for). Please.

Republicans: backed subsidies for big oil (3 Democrats did too, though 2 Republicans voted “no”). Surprised?

Social: here is more fall-out over the “why are black women ugly” article. Remember the “attractiveness” was rated by THREE independent people….

Hey, had I been one of the attractiveness raters, women with big butts would have scored very well.

(click to see the full sized version at Girls in Yoga Pants)