Three Hand Problem
I recently changed rooms within my office at work, relocating from the first to the second floor of the building. For the most part, I like it; my new office is roomier and I’ve been able to set it up… Continue Reading
Month: May 2008
Breakfast Bars
Breakfast these days usually consists of a cup of coffee, some yogurt and a breakfast bar as I write, followed by yoga and getting ready for work. I’d had some high-fiber bars that were good for, well, good for the… Continue Reading
Gardening Disaster
Sunday morning revealed a gardening disaster — some dog had come along and dug up all of the sprouting green beans. No more green beans in our garden. Damn dogs better stay away from my f’ing peppers, is all I… Continue Reading
Bear Invasion
A black bear wandered out of the mountains and through the busiest section of the commercial area of my city yesterday — his route, as reported here, took him right by my office before the authorities tranq’d him and took… Continue Reading
Romney Addresses Atheists
Now that Governor Mitt the Mormon isn’t running for President anymore, and doesn’t need to suck up to evangelical Christians, he can afford to be nice to atheists. Like apologizing for his remarks made during the campaign, which disaffected unbelieving… Continue Reading
Tow Surfing
I’m not a surfer. I’m a diver. Divers and surfers both know that the sea is full of animals, some of which are large and dangerous. The difference is, a diver would never do anything remotely like what this guy… Continue Reading
Super Threshold
According to ABC news, BHO now has more superdelegate endorsements than HRC. By every concievable measure — pledged delegates, superdelegates, popular votes, states won — BHO has now eclipsed HRC. It’s becoming increasingly unclear why she is pressing on —… Continue Reading
Bad Guys Moving Ahead
Remember that strange war between Israel and Hezbollah last year? The one that was pretty clearly a proxy conflict between the U.S. and Iran? Well, Israel’s goal was to stamp Hezbollah out of existence. It has obviously failed. Like the… Continue Reading
Odiferousness
I think I’ve just had another “blue pill” moment, one where a revelation of reality turns out to be not so very pleasant and makes me wish I’d opted to extend my ignorance. This time, it’s having a newly-activated sense… Continue Reading
Triumph of Policy
Finally. In a lot of looking around to research a continuing legal education class I did recently on the subject of U.S. courts enforcing Muslim law (left over from February’s kerfuffle on that same subject) I could not find a… Continue Reading