From Stalingrad’s Madonna.
Christmas in the kettle
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Whose Birthday?
From Whose Christmas Is It Anyway?
….during the last years of paganism, the cult of Sol remained so popular that the Church Fathers could only neutralize its celebration on the [traditional] winter solstice of December 25th by setting the birthday of Christ on that very same day. In other words, they snatched the day and, sooner rather than later, Christ trumped Sol.
This view is now almost universally accepted; but is it true?
Dem PAC buys newtgingrich.com,
From Slashdot.
The family in 2011
Our Christmas Letter.
The people of the university lab
Not much has changed since my grad school days.
Linux Distributions
A family tree.
From the TCLUG mailing list.
“Need to prove something you already believe?”
Correlation may not imply causation, but it sure can help us insinuate it.
Fun graphs at Correlation or Causation?
From Ann Althouse.
How to make sure you are never invited to a potluck again
Ever.
A crowded holiday schedule …. 2000 years ago
A note on reenacting history
(From smuzikant)
Military History or Living History?
I don’t pretend to be a blacksmith I am one. We’re not pretending to bake bread we’re actually doing it. That’s not something you can say for the average martial persona which, by their very nature have inherent limitations. When was the last time Viking re-enactors actually stole, killed, and brought back plunder? They can’t. It’s the commoner portrayal that gets to actually live the life of our ancestors and that is not only fulfilling but keenly interests the public.
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 
