According to T.S. Eliot, April is the cruelest month. But had Eliot been an American, he no doubt would have written something equally poetic about just how cruel November can be when in the country is in the throws of an election.

In years past, the nation seemed to be able to keep at least a semblance of its wits and sanity during such times. Now with our snowflake culture, our agitating press, and our super-sensitivity that triggers anger at the fall of a leaf, election season is indeed very trying.

We at Blog Wyrm respectfully point out that while voting is a civic duty and a privilege, one’s life is shaped by more by one’s individual choices than by the choices of our elected officials. Something to think about.

Thankfully, we can end November with a collective, cleansed palate, enjoying family company around the Thanksgiving table with the promise of holidays to come.

Now onto the posts.

About Comics finishes its two-part examination of the Coyote series by Steve Engelhart. From it Desert Noir beginnings to its Cold War conclusion, the highs and low of this of the short-lived but influential comics run is a slice of comics history worth pondering.

Fractals are amazing things. Part mathematical theory part art, they appear in many guises, from natural phenomena to computer generated imagery. This month, Aristotle To Digital begins a playful, rambling exploration of these amazing objects produced by flights of computer fancy.

The College Bowl season is almost among us. Whether you are a devoted follower of the SEC or a Big 10 fanatic or a die hard Notre Dame supporter, you have to admit that the NCAA leaves much to be desired. Common Cents takes a long look at how the NCAA keeps an uneven playing field for the economics of college football.

Young’s modulus here, bulk modulus there, shear modulus everywhere. Under The Hood untangles the wide world of elastic moduli and describes the generalized Hooke’s law that relates stress to strain.

Enjoy!