May 25, 2004

Why don't we get together, and call ourselves an institute. Charles Kuffner reports that Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn (who, interestingly, turns out to be the mother of White House press secretary Scott McClellan) has reversed her department's ruling that a Denison Unitarian congregation isn't a real church.

In a related development, it has been brought to our attention that the state of Texas should probably not actually be "sawed off the mainland and pushed out to sea." Electrolite regrets the error.

Elsewhere, Electrolite is entertained to find itself included in a list of scholars who blog. Electrolite is now entertaining suggestions as to what we're a "scholar" in. Along with fellow scholar Avedon Carol, we will be setting up shop as a full-fledged academic movement just as soon as this question has been fully answered to our satisfaction. [09:59 PM]