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.
I am cooling my heels at Midway Airport, with 45 minutes until boarding (I wasn’t groped), and am adding a few items that you might want to read. In the news, Henry Kissinger died at 100. Only the good die young. I won’t celebrate his death, as he had people who loved him (a mystery!), … Continue reading Some more Hili news from Jerry
Greetings on the ultimate day of May, and the cruelest day of the week: My 31, 2022. It’s National Macaroon Day, a hoity-toity cookie now popular among Francophiles (“macaron”). I’m not a big fan, as they are not substantial cookies. Avoid these: It’s also World No Tobacco Day. I have a long-postponed tooth-cleaning appointment today … Continue reading Tuesday: Hili dialogue
Good morning on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023: 22 years from the demise of the Twin Towers. Meanwhile in Dobrzyn, I suspect the “previous excuses” came from me. Hili: Do you really not have a cat? Sarah: I can’t. I’m travelling a lot. Hili: I’ve heard such excuses before. (Photo: Sarah Lawson) In Polish: Hili: Naprawdę … Continue reading Monday: Hili dialogue
Good morning on Friday, April 9, 2021: National Chinese Almond Cookie Day. I’m home after my jaunt to Texas, and am starting my kale juice cleanse! (Only kidding—but I’m going vegetarian for at least a week.) Yes, I am home, and the anxiety is already creeping in, much of it related to ducks. News of … Continue reading Friday: Hili dialogue
We have reached the tail end of April; it’s Sunday, April 30, 2023, and National Raisin Day. Let us thank Ceiling Cat for the gift of the grape, for without it we wouldn’t only lack raisins, but wine. It’s also the same days I touted yesterday, because I put up yesterday’s Days assuming it was … Continue reading Sunday: Hili dialogue
It’s Monday, December 26: the day after Christmas and time to return those ugly gifts. It’s also the second day of Coynezaa and National Candy Cane Day. Here’s how they make them: Below: these are the best candy canes, which are not hard, like the regular ones, but have a softer, toothy texture and a … Continue reading Monday: Hili dialogue
Welcome to a Hump Day (“మూపురం రోజు” in Telugu), Wednesday, February 8, 2023: National Potato Lover’s Day. The apostrophe implies that the day is for only one person who loves potatoes, but that’s not true. Look: here are at least two people who love potatoes: It’s also National Molasses Bar Day, Opera Day, National Kite … Continue reading Wednesday: Hili dialogue
I put up an earlier post on the launching of the Orion module; go check here to see if the launch is still on. When I looked a while back they were having leakage problems with the hydrogen. Top o’ the week to you; it’s Monday, August 29, 2022, and National Chop Suey Day, celebrating … Continue reading Monday: Hili dialogue
