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 another damn work week; welcome to Monday, October 5, 2020: Apple Betty Day, a dessert also called “Brown Betty”. As for who Betty was, Quora says this: The story behind this classic dessert is somewhat nebulous. The Oxford Companion to Food deduced that there was in fact a real “Betty” of African-American descent for which … Continue reading Monday: Hili dialogue
It’s Tuesday, the cruelest day: March 24, 2020: National Cake Pop Day, an overly small dessert rejected by all food mavens, as well as National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day, a snack that one of my friends used to call “rabbit turds”. It’s also National Cheesesteak Day, an indigenous and estimable American sandwich, National Cocktail Day, … Continue reading Tuesday: Hili dialogue (and Mietek monologue)
Good morning on the start of a new week (unless you’re west of the International Date Line): Monday, February 10, 2020. It’s National Cream Cheese Brownie Day as well as National “Have a Brownie” Day, but for the life of me I can’t figure out the scare quotes. Are you only supposed to pretend you had … Continue reading Monday: Hili dialogue
It’s Friday, October 5, 2018: one week before I depart for Zagreb, Croatia to give three lectures. It’s National Apple Betty Day, and the International Day of No Prostitution, which some people might dislike because they feel that sex work is respectable work. My ducks have not appeared for two days, so I’m marking October … Continue reading Friday: Hili dialogue
It’s the weekend: Saturday, March 24, 2018, and it’s National Cake Pop Day, an overpriced treat beloved by yuppies in fancy restaurants. It’s also WHO’s World Tuberculosis Day (see below for the date 1882). Some sad news from France: I don’t like the word hero. It’s overused. But my god is it applicable here. French gendarme … Continue reading Saturday: Hili dialogue
Good morning on the Ides of Junes (June 15, 2017); I’m absolutely certain that some reader will tell me that it’s not really the Ides of June and that reader will probably be correct. It’s National Lobster Day, and, even better, it’s National Beer Day in the UK, celebrating the day the Magna Carta was … Continue reading Thursday: Hili dialogue (and Leon monologue)
Yesterday on the “pet peeve” thread, which to my surprise got over 340 comments, a reader noted that one big pet peeve was someone greeting you with “Good morning.” But I have to do it here; the laws of physics decree it. So, good morning on Thursday, October 5, 2017. There’s a lot to write … Continue reading Thursday: Hili dialogue
Reminder: Starting tomorrow I’ll be in Pittsburgh for the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s annual convention, so posting will be light until Monday. If you’re going, see you there! It’s October 5, 2016, and also National Apple Betty Day (if you don’t know this arcane dessert, go here). The reason for the name “betty” is lost … Continue reading Wednesday: Hili dialogue
