a little of this, a little of that

Of course the immigration bill being discussed in the Senate has been put off. This is an election year, and the theme is hot to explore, in the most awful ways I suppose. The guys on Capitol Hill know that and are just doing their song and dance.

Ann Althouse:

People blog for lots of different reasons, and blogging is still burgeoning and developing. Don't cave into nostalgia for a Golden Age, especially one that got its golden glow from the horror that was 9/11. Things were bound to change and shake around, and some bloggers that you liked then may put you off now. But there are always a million new bloggers, and blogging is a beautifully fruitful format. The great power of blogging is the way it releases the creativity of the individual mind.

A great interview of Rebecca Blood of Rebecca's pocket, my blogging heroine.

SPECULATIONS ON THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE By Kevin Kelly