It’s end of September, and a thoroughly disgusting season for Dodger fans draws to a close. Congratulations to the San Diego Padres for clinching the National League West pennant, and breaking above the .500 record. They finish their regular season… Continue Reading
No, the title of this post is not a euphemism. It describes a real event in my life. Yesterday, I was dragged out of my office where I wanted to spend all day writing motions and taken to a judicial… Continue Reading
So I have a job offer in California, which is somewhat open-ended. This means I have some time to think about what I want to do. Different people have been giving me different advice. The best advice I’ve got has… Continue Reading
The Packers are off to a rather depressing start. 0-3 for the first time since 1978. Let’s begin with our #1 receiver out for the season, and a statistcially mediocre defense incapable of executing its complex strategies. The offensive coordinator… Continue Reading
…And no one cares.
Apparently, there is now a cottage industry of creationists leading tours through natural history museums, explaining why all of the preserved evidence of evolution on display there is simply false. For those of you checking in on the flowchart to… Continue Reading
Wine-tasting in Virginia is quite pleasant, even if not all the wines are. Virginia wineries are doing pretty well, all things considered, although they’ve got a long way to go before they catch up to Australia or Chile, much less… Continue Reading
The Wife and I took yesterday and today off. Yesterday may have been one of the more stressfull days off I have taken in a long time. See, the air conditioner is broken (again) and the HVAC repair guy was… Continue Reading
I told you in July, my Loyal Readers, that Google Earth was da shiznit. Now, the Beeb reports that it has proven its scientific value. A computer programmer browsing near his home in north-central Italy found evidence of an ancient… Continue Reading
Last Friday, I had to appear in Federal court at a hearing on a motion for summary judgment. The motion involved some complex issues of civil procedure as well as some technical issues of scientific fact. I loved it. I… Continue Reading