Insert a Trite Metaphor for a Corral #112

Posted on August 28, 2011 in Roundup

Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature. Cicero

• Concerns about the Religious Right are not Overblown — It seems that the Washington Post has been caught employing a clueless religion reporter
• Skeptics issue $1 million psychic challenge — Real money if you can prove that you have psychic abilities
• Official details on the Virginia earthquake — No reason for folks back East to feel ashamed for their panic. This is large enough to be scary and do a little damage. Amusing, though, that it happened in the middle of Eric Cantor’s congressional district. See Ezra Klein’s list of his favorite earthquake tweets.
• Is Steve Jobs Bipolar? — An illustration of what can happen if you surround someone living with bipolar with supportive friends and associates.
• Economic equality is linked to biased self-perception — In our desperation, we inflate our sense of who we are. Sad.