Sixteen people who have never met before somehow spend the weekend feeling and acting like old friends. Extraordinary. Planning for a large group, especially in an environment like Las Vegas so full of distractions, needs a light touch. People are… Continue Reading
Both Will and I will be at Leaguefest this weekend. Expect posts to be short, like this, since I’ll be leaving my computer behind. Monday trivia is teed up as usual. Follow the action on Twitter using #leaguefest. I’m still not sure I… Continue Reading
I filled out my absentee ballot to vote in California’s June primary yesterday. California has recently adopted a “jungle primary” law, in which all candidates from all parties appear on the primary ballot for most political offices. The two top… Continue Reading
I’ll be leaving a day early since I am making the 12-hour drive rather than flying.
There was an article in the Redstone Gazette the other day about Ryersen Gas Stations donating $1,000,000 to St Matthews. Redstone is the blue collar town where I substitute teach. Ryersen is a very large chain of gas stations in… Continue Reading
I have various friends through whom I follow on Facebook closely due in part to politics. The most obvious reason to do so is that they have something insightful to say, and sometimes that’s why, but there’s another subset I… Continue Reading
Florida has the most with five. Texas has four. California and Michigan have three. Arizona, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Utah have two. Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin all have one. The data… Continue Reading
I thought about writing a (more significant) post, but there’s not much I can touch upon that James Joyner didn’t here. There’s no single snippit that I want to excerpt, so I would recommend going over and reading the whole… Continue Reading
Morat20 makes the following observation: Are whites being discriminated against? Are they likely to be in the future? It wasn’t skin color that led to affirmative action — it was a legacy of racism and flat-out denied oppurtunity. Offhand, should… Continue Reading
Apparently, we have *a lot* of Isabellas on the way. Quite a few Sophias, Avas, and Olivias. What’s really interesting about this list is how much naming is apparently a national phenomenon. I would not at all have been surprised… Continue Reading