November Letters to Discover: Author Information

The November issue of Discover only had letters regarding the September article on Richard Dawkins. Here's a breakdown of the opinions expressed by the authors:
Against creationism and for Dawkins - Dorothy Sutton, Stephen W. Gordon
Against creationism and against Dawkins - Robert Smith
For Creationism and against Dawkins - Paul E. Lyle
For both religion and evolution but against Dawkins - Stephanie Ferguson, Chris Norris
For religion and against Dawkins, but not clearly for or against evolution - Richard Showstack

Dorothy Sutton-Richmond, Kentucky
Heading: Richard Dawkins: Man's Best Friend?
Subject: "Darwin's Rottweiler" September 2005
Links to the Author: Dorothy M. Sutton's Homepage, Poetry And Evolution: "The Music of What Happens" presentation by Dr. Dorothy Sutton and Dr. Joe Pellegrino, Dorothy Sutton's Bio

Robert Smith
Heading: Richard Dawkins: Man's Best Friend?
Subject: "Darwin's Rottweiler" September 2005
Links to the Author: No definite links.

Stephen W. Gordon-West Valley City, Utah
Heading: Richard Dawkins: Man's Best Friend?
Subject: "Darwin's Rottweiler" September 2005
Links to the Author: Only books found, see below
Books By the Author: Samuel Reshevsky: A Compendium of 1768 Games With Diagrams, Crosstables, Some Annotations, and Indexes, Henrique Mecking: Latin Chess Genius, The chess columns of S.W. Gordon, the Anchorage Daily News

Stephanie Ferguson-Indianapolis, Indiana
Heading: Richard Dawkins: Man's Best Friend?
Subject: "Darwin's Rottweiler" September 2005
Links to the Author: Letter to FDA from the Center for Food Safety,

Richard Showstack-Newport Beach, California
Heading: Richard Dawkins: Man's Best Friend?
Subject: "Darwin's Rottweiler" September 2005
Links to the Author: Trafford Publishing TM Talent Pool, DrLaura.com - The Reading Corner
Books By the Author: A Horse Named Peggy, Epiffunnies: Humorous Reflections, Insights And Musings on Life, The Gift Of The Magic And Other Enchanting Character-building Stories For Smart Teenage Girls Who Want To Grow Up To Be Strong Women

Paul E. Lyle-Kingwood, Texas
Heading: Richard Dawkins: Man's Best Friend?
Subject: "Darwin's Rottweiler" September 2005
Links to the Author: Woodridge Baptist Church Staff Bio

Chris Norris-Guilford, Connecticut
Heading: Richard Dawkins: Man's Best Friend?
Subject: "Darwin's Rottweiler" September 2005
Links to the Author: No definite links.

Letters to Discover: Author information archives

Friday Insect Blogging: The Damselfly

This is a Damselfly I photographed a few months ago. It can easily be differentiated from a dragonfly by the fact that the wings of the damselfly narrow at the base whereas the dragonfly's wings do not. Also, damselflies hold their wings together or slightly divergent above the body when resting, while the wings of dragonflies project outward at right angles to the thorax. Both dragonflies and damselflies make up the order Odonata. Damselflies make up the suborder Zygoptera, and I believe that this specimen is a Narrowwinged Damselfly from the family Coenagrionidae.

Check out the Dragonflies of Texas for more information on damselflies and dragonflies; and for the very best in Odonata blogging, visit the Urban Dragon Hunters.

Also don't forget to check out Modulator's Friday Ark!

Here I am!

I am done with my caffeine, alcohol, blog fast. As I expected, I missed the caffeine the most, because it is generally a part of my daily routine. But I also missed out on a couple of great opportunities to enjoy some cold adult beverages. I attended the Memphis Grizzlies vs. Clevand Cavaliers game (my first NBA game ever), and I went to the Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars game which was my first NFL game. I really felt out of place there without a beer in hand. I am surprised to say that I didn't really miss the blogging that much. I did just like I said I would, I exercised more and spent more time with my family. I lost a few pounds (not a big deal because I was already skinny) and I gained a few points with my wife (who quickly found other reasons to subtract them). How will this affect my future blogging? I am not sure just yet. My activity was rare to begin with compared to the blogs I read. My focus has shifted a little for now but I am not ready to let it go yet. I currently have a couple of overriding activities aside from blogging that are beyond my control. Number 1 - Fantasy Football, I have no choice, I am a bad-ass. Number 2 - Now through March is harvest season for this family physician, my days are getting longer rather than shorter. The one thing that I definitely intend to keep up with is the posting of animal pics for the Friday Ark and my own personal photo gallery.