Paleo Errata Retires.

I began Paleo Errata during a time when I was in bad need of constructive distractions, and had a variety of science and religion-related things to talk and think about that I didn't really have another available forum for. I really enjoyed the creative process of blogging, and I have produced a few posts over the past two and a half years that may actually be worth reading. However, over time, my focus wavered quite a bit. There was no real core theme to Paleo Errata, and a result, I tended to ramble quite a bit. I had a lot of fun posting random shit which amused me, but that is really the domain of Facebook.

When I was invited to participate over at Labspaces.net, I initially had no idea what I was going to blog about. I named the blog House of Bones because it sounded cool. I eventually decided I wanted to do a post about transitional fossils in the archosaur family tree, but I quickly realized that I was going to have to give a lot of geology and biology background to get non-paleontological readers to the point where they could understand it. At that point, the blogs pretty much started writing themselves. The structure provided by House of Bones as a blog with a theme was invaluable for me finding a point in blogging again. As a result, I have made two decisions regarding my blogging.

The first is that I'm starting up a new one called "Flying Blind", which will deal with specifically with my self-education on antievolutionism, something I've wanted to get serious about for a while now. The other is that it is time for Paleo Errata to retire. I have two main focuses for my blogging now, and any other biographical posts on my traveling or whatnot can get thrown into Flying Blind. The only subjects that I might post on Paleo Errata from time to time are commentaries on particular paleontology papers and subjects which are a little too technical for House of Bones; in this case, the name "Paleo Errata" will actually reflect something on the content.

I have provided an organized list of my favorite posts and links over the past two and a half years below. Scattered amongst the bullshit are a handful of posts which have actual content and that I am actually a bit proud of, and a few things I wrote which made me laugh; I honestly couldn't give too much of a shit if anyone else finds the same things funny that I do, but if you did, I'm glad. It's been a lot of fun, but time to move on.
(p.s.: This is not an April Fool's Day joke)
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Advice for Aspiring Researchers in Vertebrate Paleontology
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8

Science and Religion
What Science Is.
What Does "Supernatural" Mean?
Open Letter To Supporters of Teaching Intelligent Design
Why is God Better Than Evolution?
The Reality Fish
Darwin Worship
The Limits of Science
Agnostic Secular Humanist Morality
Thoughts on 9/11
The "WTC Mosque"
The Difference Between Persistent Rationality And Dogma
Talking To Creationists
Being An Atheist Is Easy
Answering Michael Ruse
Why It Matters.

Jeff Reads Genesis!
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Genesis Synopsis
Part 3: The Creation Story
Part 4: The Old Testament God
Part 5: Sex! (originally a two-parter, but I accidentally deleted part 2; that still pisses me off).

Actual Stuff About Paleontology
The Future of Upper Triassic Biostratigraphy and Biochronology
William Smith's Bitchin' Map
Red Canyon
Phytosaurs and Evolution
Late Triassic Dispersal And Endemism
The JVP Typothorax Paper
Don't Impose Personal Style When Reviewing A Paper
My Interview on Dave Hone's Blog
My Dinosaur Origins Lecture at 21st Floor
Stereopairs Are Cool
The Curse Of Big Picture Study Bias

Hee Hee
We Like Janet
Spencer Was Like An Angel
Our Official Disclaimer
Heh.

Miscellaneous
Today is the Day That Music Dies
The Food Was Good In the Faraway Land of Connecticut
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Bristol Has Been Fun (The England Trip Part 1)
We Are Now In London (The England Trip Part 2)
More On London And Bristol (The England Trip Part 3)
Why I Am Basically An Optimist
Don McLeroy Is (A Little Bit) Right
The Science And Art Of Banagma
Too Many Stars
The True Story Of How Jurassic Park Made Everything O.K.
And oh yeah, remember this?

Other People's Shit That Amused, Astonished, or Touched Me
Tim Minchin's "Storm" and "White Wine In The Sun"
Holy shit, did you know that bats can screw and fellate at the same time? And Walruses can fellate themselves. Biology fascinates me.
Ian Murphy Visits the Creation Museum
Peer Review Circa 1945
The Evolution of Homer Simpson
Sumerians Look On In Confusion As Christian God Creates World (Onion)
Dinosaurs Sadly Extinct Before Invention of the Bazooka (Onion)
Dog Hates Me On The Power of Prayer
Dog Hates Me On Drugs and Alchohol
The Known Universe
The OK-Go Video With The Treadmills
The OK-Go Video With The Rube Goldberg Machine
The OK-Go Video With The Dogs
BRING ME THE LAST DODO BIRD!
Jon Stewart On The WTC Mosque
George Carlin On America
Dr. Tran!
The Furious Little Cinnamin Bun
DA NA NA NA DA NA NA NA NA NA!
Conan O'Brien Drives an Explosive-Packed Car Off A Cliff

Two Things So Awesome That They Need Their Own Section
A Universe Not Made For Us (Carl Sagan)
Science Save My Soul (Philhellenes)