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.
We’re at Hump Day now: July 7, 2020: National Chocolate with Almonds Day. It’s also National Ice Cream Sundae Day (much preferable to chocolate with almonds). I prefer mine at Margie’s Candies, an establishment that is exactly like it was in the 1930s, including the treats. Like the old days, when you order a hot … Continue reading Wednesday: Hili dialogue
It’s Thursday, August 8, 2019, and it’s National Frozen Custard Day. It’s also Happiness Happens Day, also known as Admit You’re Happy Day (for us Jews, though, it would be”Admit You’re Complacent Day”). And it’s the best day ever: INTERNATIONAL CAT DAY! (The Twitter site is #internationalcatday). If you send me a picture of your … Continue reading Thursday: Hili dialogue
I’m writing this at 5 a.m. on my birthday (yesterday) so I can post early and spend the rest of the day having fun (I’m getting a special meal and a trip to the botanical gardens). It’s Monday, December 31, 2018: New Year’s Eve and one day after the end of Coynezaa. It should be … Continue reading Monday: Hili dialogue
by Grania Good morning, and happy birthday to Barbra Streisand (1942) who gave us the Streisand Effect as well as a lot of music and movies. On Twitter today: Dogs & Cats So there was a crises this weekend….it was tragic. pic.twitter.com/LHCZdbeRM8 — @anniecat12 (@anniecat12) April 23, 2018 https://twitter.com/DAILYKlTTEN/status/988152345900081153 If you enjoy falcons you have … Continue reading Tuesday: Hili dialogue
Well, we’re into the first full day of winter, which started around 4:23 p.m. yesterday, Chicago time. It’s December 22, 2018, and National Date Nut Bread Day. (I’d rather have a date shake, a delicious milkshake with date crystals that is indigenous to the area around Indio, California). And it’s National Mathematics Day, but that … Continue reading Saturday: Hili dialogue
It’s Hump Day: Wednesday, September 5, 2018, and National Cheese Pizza Day, best consumed in Chicago in the stuffed or deep-dish form. It’s also a UN-decreed day, International Day of Charity. I am leaving this afternoon for California, where I hope to see elephant seals, peregrines, and whales, but I have come to work to write … Continue reading Wednesday: Hili dialogue
Professor Ceiling Cat (Emeritus) has returned from his peregrinations, though peregrines were thin on the ground. Here’s a big shout-out to Grania for keeping the Hili and Caturday felids going in my absence! It’s Monday again, August 20, 2018, and National Bacon Lovers’ Day, a day that we can all get behind—save Muslims, kosher-keeping Jews, … Continue reading Monday: Hili dialogue
It’s Sunday, June 3, 2018: National Egg Day (but whose eggs?) It’s also both World Clubfoot Day and the first official World Bicycle Day. The ducklings are still eight, and look healthy, but now when they see me walk by, they come peeping up to the bank with Honey. I think they now recognize me. Despite this, … Continue reading Sunday: Hili dialogue (and Leon monologue)
