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.
Well, it’s the Sabbath, but not for cats: it’s Sunday, July 24, 2022: National Jellybeans Day ( Ronald Reagan’s favorite, he ate them to reduce his craving for smoking his pipe ). It’s also National Drive-Thru Day (I refuse to order food this way), National Tequila Day , Pioneer Day , and Amelia Earhart Day … Continue reading Sunday: Hili dialogue
Good morning on Friday, July 2, 2021: National Anisette Day. It’s also World UFO Day, Comic Sans Day, and Freedom from Fear of Speaking Day (see below, though the holiday isn’t really about Freedom of Speech, but about a phobia). Nevertheless, the man in the painting almost surely had to overcome his fear of speaking: … Continue reading Friday: Hili dialogue
Well, another damn work week is upon us. Greetings, brothers and sisters, comrades, ladies and gentlemen: it’s Monday, August 24, 2020: National Peach Pie Day, a summer treat I haven’t had for years. It’s also National Waffle Day, National Lobster Thermidor Day, National Peanut Butter Day, and National Eskimo Pie Day. You might be aware … Continue reading Monday: Hili dialogue
It’s the weekend! Welcome to Cat Shabbos: July 2, 2022, and National Anisette Day (make mine an ouzo and a plate of mezedes by the sea). It’s also World UFO Day, and International Cherry Pit Spitting Day. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, here’s the pit-spitting record: The longest spit of a cherry stone in … Continue reading Saturday: Hili dialogue
Welcome to Friday, June 18, 2021: International Picnic Day. It’s also International Sushi Day, National Flip Flop Day (I’m with the plan), Ugliest Dog Day, and, in the UK, Waterloo Day. The World’s Ugliest Dog Contest was cancelled in 2020, but here’s the 2019 winner, Scamp the Tramp. He doesn’t look so bad to me! … Continue reading Friday: Hili dialogue
It’s damn Monday again: January 11, 2021: National Hot Toddy Day. It’s also National Milk Day, National Gluten-Free Day, National Clean off your Desk Day (do it!), Girl Hug Boy Day (not this year), and National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. News of the day: Weather news first: There was a huge snowfall in Spain, with … Continue reading Monday: Hili dialogue
Welcome to Tuesday, May 12, 2020, National Nutty Fudge Day (sounds like a holiday named after Jerry Lewis). Kudos to nurses on International Nurses’ Day (with the apostrophe properly placed), Odometer Day, and Limerick Day. I’ve written only one limerick in my life, and it’s a geeky one, addressed to a professor who thought that … Continue reading Tuesday: Hili dialogue (and Szaron monologue)
