Month: July 2005

Q: What do you do in the middle of July when your air conditioner gives out? A: Sweat. Swear. Wonder why the damn HVAC fails every three months.

President Bush announced today that he was nominating Judge John Roberts to replace Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme Court. I predicted he would do so two weeks ago. The right wing is beside itself with its throes of self-congratulation.… Continue Reading →

Well, I’m back from Connecticut. The trip gave me a lot to think about. Not the least of the issues raised for my consideration were, “How do you like Tennessee?” and “How do you like your job?” The true answers… Continue Reading →

Richard Posner sounds off on same-sex marriage from a Law and Economics perspective.

Today I discovered a great new toy. Download it and try it! The route from London to Pretoria is particularly picturesque. So is the Grand Canyon. The first time you run the program, it will be slow; after that it… Continue Reading →

It’s been too long since The Wife and I have been home. Don’t get me wrong, I like my parents, they’ve been very generous with their time and attention and resources, and we’ve been having fun. But staying here with… Continue Reading →

Today we took a trip to the Sharpe Hill Winery, where we had a wonderful lunch. Smaller wineries in non-traditional (that is, other than California) locales have come a long way in the past several years. I’m still dubious about… Continue Reading →

Yesterday I watched a two-hour long program on the History Channel about the French Revolution. Certainly one of the most significant events in modern history. Also one of the bloodiest, or so it seems. To commemorate the long and bloody… Continue Reading →

For the first time, the Transplanted Lawyer reviews a first-run movie. Granted, the movie’s been released for about two weeks now, but still this is pretty recent for the blog. The review contains minor plot spoilers, nothing you couldn’t have… Continue Reading →

Today, after eating breakfast, we travelled to Mystic. There, we saw two things of note — first, the Mystic Aquarium, and second, Mystic Seaport’s Museum of America and the Sea. I took lots of pictures. At the aquarium, I was… Continue Reading →