I’ve thought, since at least my college years, that we need more nuclear power plants in this country. Reading this week’s New York Times Freakonomics column – which cleverly blames Jane Fonda for global warming – only reinforces that belief.… Continue Reading
As it turns out, the U.S. and Britain almost went to war in the 1850’s. A few young hotheads in uniform, making undisciplined choices nearly brought the U.S. and Britain to war in the 1850’s, and cool heads were in… Continue Reading
North Korea agreed today, in exchange for a total of one million tons of fuel oil, to shut down its main nuclear reactor, account for the rest of its nuclear program, and permit IAEA inspectors to enter and verify their… Continue Reading
Skeptics are sometimes accused of being too critical of religion and not critical of other things. Not true — skeptics have been in the forefront of efforts to debunk multi-level marketing and other fraudulent advertising, junk science, phony psychics, and… Continue Reading
John McCain blatantly sucked up to the Religious Right yesterday, telling a group called Beliefnet that ”the Constitution established the United States of America as a Christian nation". I wonder, Senator, if you could point me to the section of… Continue Reading
The coolest city name, as determined by this week’s poll, is the city so nice, they named it twice: Walla Walla, Washington, the capital of Washington State’s wine country. I have to agree with the poll-takers — of all of… Continue Reading
Yesterday, I sat in the morning session of traffic court. Up here, they do arraignments in the morning and trials in the afternoon. The arraignment calendar is, predictably, very long. There are also a lot of preliminary matters that the… Continue Reading
Our check cleared. We get the keys tomorrow. That’s good, because we bought over $400 worth of painting supplies yesterday. I’m relieved, The Wife is ecstatic. As of tomorrow, we’re homeowners again!
In a blog I very much enjoy, the author take Rudy Giuliani to task for referencing 9/11 too much by putting that style in George Washington’s mouth. But what if Washington had faced opposition like there is today? What if… Continue Reading
A partner in the firm, who knows I’m interested in football, circulated this article about former NFL players becoming disabled. It contains a moving description of Brian DeMarco, an offensive lineman who was, among other things, on the inaugural team… Continue Reading