Don’t get me wrong. I love Rebecca. But then she does something like this, and I hate her. Why? Because this is brilliant and I wish I had thought of it myself!
There are lots of smart, creative, sciencey BABloggees out there, so think up something and send it in to her!
I was interviewed on the EZHelp radio show yesterday, and the interview is now online. I had a fun time. It was a little odd knowing that my mom was listening in on her computer, but also kinda fun too. Hi Mom!
It’s not often I get to post a good news follow-up to an earlier story. Regular BABloggees will no doubt remember the saga of Shannon Malloy, a young woman who was in a nasty car accident which nearly killed her. Her harrowing story was written up in a local newspaper, and I took some exception to the article’s reliance on superstition.
A relatively nasty dust-up followed as peoples’ emotions flared. Shannon herself as well as her friends and family got involved. I took some time to think through the situation, and decided to apologize, post a followup (which got a modicum of attention), and then, in an effort to turn a negative into a positive, set up a donation button on the blog here to collect money for Shannon’s extremely expensive recuperation.
This all happened in May, but with my move to Colorado, I couldn’t pursue this until my bank account got set up, I got PayPal to acknowledge I had moved, blah blah blah. But anyway, it’s now all done. I tallied up the donations, and I am very, very pleased to announce that $2250 has been sent to the Shannon Malloy Recovery Fund!
I’m still a little embarrassed about the whole situation, but I’m also incredibly uplifted to see so many people take the time to toss in a few bucks to help Shannon out. I’m very proud of my readers. Ya done good.
I just discovered Shannon has a blog, where we can all keep track of her progress, too.
If you went to BadAstronomy.com and found yourself here, never fear: the BA Blog has moved to its new home at Discover Blogs. The original BA site (with the Moon Hoax debunking and all that) is still online, too.
Phil Plait, the creator of Bad Astronomy, is an astronomer, lecturer, and author. After ten years working on Hubble Space Telescope and six more working on astronomy education, he struck out on his own as a writer. He has written two books, dozens of magazine articles, and 12 bazillion blog articles. He is a skeptic, and fights misuses of science as well as praising the wonder of real science.
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