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.
It’s the terminus of October: Sunday, October 31, 2021: National Caramel Apple Day (caution: beware of dental work!). And it’s HALLOWEEN (see below). It’s also National Carve a Pumpkin Day, Books for Treats Day (very bad idea!), Girl Scouts Founders Day, Knock Knock Jokes Day, National Increase Your Psychic Powers Day (oy!), and Trick or … Continue reading Sunday: Hili dialogue (and Leon and Mietek monologues)
by Matthew Cobb The monologues (or monologs, if you prefer) are flying in thick and fast: Leon: I think that even the mice have got cold feet. Mietek is on the mend! Mietek: I’ve sat down only to to think about the strategy of action. Leon: Again an interloper on my territory! A note from … Continue reading Leon and Mietek monologues
It’s Tuesday, the Cruelest day: December 29, 2020: the fifth day of Coynezaa, the fifth day of Christmas, and the fourth day of Kwanzaa (United States). It’s not a food holiday but the end of one: National “Get on the Scales Day”. (Hili is going to the vet soon as she’s gotten too fat.) It’s … Continue reading Tuesday: Hili dialogue (and Leon monologue)
Saturday is here already: due to the holiday, the week seems to have flown by. It’s November 28, 2020, and National French Toast Day (this is cultural appropriation in both name and object). I love French toast with sausages on the side and real maple syrup; my mom used to make it for me if … Continue reading Saturday: Hili dialogue
Welcome to Thursday, February 25, 2021: National Chocolate Covered Nut Day. Lots of food celebrations today: it’s also National Chili Day, National Clam Chowder Day, National Toast Day (in Britain, and they could have at least had “Beans on Toast” Day), and “Let’s all Eat Right” Day. It’s also Digital Learning Day, but who wants … Continue reading Thursday: Hili dialogue (and all the Polish cats)
It’s our first Hump Day in September: Wednesday, September 2, 2020, and National “Grits for Breakfast” Day. Why the scare quotes, though? Don’t be scared of grits! You either love grits with breakfast or you hate them, and I’m in the first class—the right class. You can’t beat a good Southern breakfast of grits, fried … Continue reading Wednesday: Hili dialogue (and Leon monologue)
We’ve reached the week’s end, as it’s Friday, January 24, 2020, with light snow and just-about-freezing temperatures predicted for Chicago this weekend. Although wretched January is waning, it’s still gray, slushy, and soul-eroding. It’s National Peanut Butter Day, a peculiarly American comestible, and National Lobster Thermidor Day, a dish I’ve never had. And don’t forget … Continue reading Friday: Hili dialogue (and Leon and Mietek monologue)
by Matthew Cobb Good morning! This is the ultimate Cobb morning post – The Boss will be back at the controls tomorrow, full of penguins. In Poland, Hili is pen-sive (sorry not sorry): A: Hili, where is my pen? Hili: Under your desk. In Polish: Ja: Hili, gdzie jest mój długopis? Hili: Pod biurkiem. … Continue reading Sunday: Hili dialogue, Mietek and Leon monologue, farm rush hour and some winter morning tweets
