Icarus Rants

" We should have more guns in schools ." " We should allow college students to carry guns on campus ." "We need t...

Until recently, I would have sworn that a "Hurdy-Gurdy" was one of those made up noises, like "Razzle Frazzle." Tu...

This video makes me happy.  I love classical instrumental rock songs.  (For example, The Harp Twins .) I'm torn which amuse me more...

The Internet reminds me that I'm not automagically special just because I'm fluent in English as my native tongue. Oh, I'm spe...

So, we've known since Reagan began the war on colleges and grade-schoolers that the GOP had figured out that the less educated are easie...

Language is important.  Word choice and grammar are important for clear communication . Weird Al is classic. He's been making fun of e...

Wow! Thank you all so much! When I launched this blog in September, 2014 , I really didn't know what I was going to do, let alo...

When the ZomPoc arrives, here is the order of priority of people to protect. Remember, the long-term goal is to save the human race, and t...

These guys blow me away. I love purely vocal music, and these guys are so talented it literally becomes impossible to tell they're no...

Science is cool. It's good to know, that despite the best efforts of the neo-feudalists, scientists press onward with discovering the t...

Religion is one of my favorite topics, because I studied it at University. Few things bring out human stupidity like religion - it's a...

Let's be honest: Running a University is all about the money. Mostly, it's about money for the top brass, and the football coache...