Wanderlust
I’ve been thinking a little bit about travel and getaways. We’ve got a friend who would likely watch our dogs for us over the weekend if The Wife and I wanted to get away again, so that’s handy. I’ve been… Continue Reading
Month: October 2006
Hawaiian Earthquake
We mainlanders don’t often think of Hawaii as an earthquake zone; perhaps we think of the spectacular but generally benign eruptions of the volcanos on the Big Island, with red-hot flows of lava tumbling into the sea. But where there… Continue Reading
Dinner With The Monk
Saturday night was supposed to be the big dinner party — our friend the Buddhist monk and one of Becky’s friends, the Area Governor for Toastmasters. The Toastmaster friend fell ill and could not join us, so we wound up… Continue Reading
Writing Gives Under Stress
An interruption in the blogosophere took place last week, as TL was up to his eyebrows in life. Two classes online, a faculty meeting for a live class, heavy workload at the office, and a busy home life with many… Continue Reading
One Way To Find A Job Right Out Of Law School
Great. Twelve years of practice and I’m resigned to the fact that my own political views and lack of religious belief have condemned me to never take a seat on the bench. A price I’m willing to pay to be… Continue Reading
Local Wisdom
One of our weekly dinner companions is the editor of the local paper. I see his fingerprints all over this one. And you’ve got to admit — the guy has a point.
Updated Blog
I’ve migrated my blog to the “beta” model of Blogger. The best new feature is the ability to have keyword search. I’ve updated about fifty past posts for keywords. You can search the blog for entries by subject; the keyword… Continue Reading
If You Don’t Think This Is A Worst-Case Scenario, You Haven’t Been Paying Attention
A friend asked “How is it that North Korea has adopted such an ‘us-against-the-world’ mentality?” At the risk (read: certainty) of sounding shrill, I have to protest that this is nothing new and nothing that we in the West have… Continue Reading
Pompeii
Tonight, The Wife and I watched a History Channel program about Pompeii. It brought the story to life in a way I hadn’t seen before. You know the story — on August 24, in the year 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius… Continue Reading
The Show Returns
I couldn’t be more pleased with the return of Battlestar Galactica. The 2-hour season premiere was everything I could have hoped for — narratively rich, complex, obviously within a large and well-thought out story arc, emotionally compelling, morally ambiguous, and… Continue Reading