Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats.
Welcome to the last day of the month, Tuesday, January 31, 2023: National Hot Chocolate Day, and not a moment too soon given Chicago’s freezing temperatures (it was 2ºF [-17ºC] when I walked to work today). Here’s some of the world’s best hot chocolate, thick and with whipped cream on the side, served with pastries … Continue reading Tuesday: Hili dialogue
Welcome to Sunday, February 26, 2023, the sabbath for all the goyische felids. It’s National Pistachio Day, celebrating one of the three Luxury Nuts (pistachos, cashews, and macadamia nuts). Here’s an 11-minute video about growing and harvesting the nuts. The variety of complex machines involved, including those that can separated the opened from the unopened … Continue reading Sunday: Hili dialogue
Welcome to a chilly Chicago Thursday; it’s November 4, 2021: National Candy Day. I thought that was supposed to be the day after Halloween! It’s also Diwali in India, a festival of lights and, of course, many sweets. And it’s International Stout Day (as in Guinness), National Chicken Lady Day (celebrating “Dr. Marthenia ‘Tina’ Dupree, … Continue reading Thursday: Hili dialogue
Good morning on yet another chilly Chicago Thursday, February 10, 2022: National “Have a Brownie Day.” But I don’t have one! It’s also National Cream Cheese Brownie Day, National Flannel Day, Umbrella Day, International Cribbage Day, and Teddy Day. Here’s Toasty, my own teddy bear, who’s as old as I am! Like me, he’s battered … Continue reading Thursday: Hili dialogue
Good morning on a Hump Day: Wednesday, August 25, 2021: National Whiskey Sour Day. It’s also National Banana Split Day and Kiss and Make Up Day. It was a hot one in Chicago yesterday, with a high of 95°F (35°C ), which felt like 103°F (39.4°C) with the humidity. It was brutal News of the … Continue reading Wednesday: Hili dialogue
Welcome to Sunday, February 5, 2023: National Frozen Yogurt Day (I mistakenly said yesterday was Frozen Yogurt Day, but it was really National Homemade Soup Day). But today is World Nutella Day, National Chocolate Fondue Day, California Western Monarch Day, Dump Your Significant Jerk Day, but also National Shower with a Friend Day, National Fart Day, and, … Continue reading Sunday: Hili dialogue
Welcome to Friday, February 10, 2023, and “Have a Brownie Day!” (they are very excited about this). It’s also a subset of the day: National Cream Cheese Brownie Day, International Cribbage Day, National Flannel Day, International Winter Bike to Work Day, and Teddy Day, during which you’re supposed to give your loved one a teddy … Continue reading Friday: Hili dialogue
Good morning on cat shabbos: February 12, 2022: National Biscotti Day, a day of cultural appropriation, but I do love them so! The ones below are fancy ones, but for coffee-dunking I like the plain ones. But, more important, it’s DARWIN DAY, for the great man (still not canceled) was born on this day in … Continue reading Saturday: Hili dialogue
Welcome to Christmas Eve: Saturday, December 24, 2021: National Eggnog Day. I’ve never had a version I’ve liked: this is the libation equivalent of Christmas fruitcake. Nobody likes them, but they are proffered anyway. Don’t forget to send me one good photo (and a few words) showing your cat or cats with a Christmas theme. … Continue reading Friday: Hili dialogue
It’s September at last: Tuesday, September 1, 2020. Will this month bring better news? Probably not, but one can hope. September is a multiple food month: National Chicken Month National Honey Month National Mushroom Month National Papaya Month National Potato Month National Rice Month and today in particular is National Gyro Day, celebrating our cultural … Continue reading Tuesday: Hili dialogue
