When it was announced that Ray Nagin had been indicted for corruption, the response included a lot of “it figures” or “When was the last time a New Orleans mayor wasn’t indicted?” The answer is Nagin’s predecessor, actually. And his… Continue Reading
I’ve been instructed to report for jury duty this morning. No, lawyers aren’t automatically exempted from jury duty. We’re just like everybody else. Now, unlike a lot of other potential jurors, I want to serve. I can not think of a better… Continue Reading
Our new place is ready! We saw it today. Clancy and I may be pulling the trigger on our month-to-month rental agreement one month earlier than the landlords demanded us out. The question I had was whether or not I… Continue Reading
Yesterday I read the Senate Gang of Eight’s proposal on immigration reform. (Since when was Marco Rubio in this group, which first formed before he was elected to the Senate?) It promises a “tough but fair” path to citizenship for an… Continue Reading
And so are a number of other countries (perhaps every last one, in their own way). “I love my country so much, man, like an exasperating friend.” -M. Doughty Steven Taylor* posts excerpts from and a link to an interview… Continue Reading
Wyoming, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Arkansas, Oklahoma, South Carolina, West Virginia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Alabama, New Mexico, South Dakota, Tennessee, Missouri, Idaho, North Carolina, Florida, Kansas, Georgia, Delaware, Texas, Iowa, Nebraska, Arizona, Maine, Vermont, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Oregon, Virginia, Maryland, Colorado,… Continue Reading
This is sort of a response (though not really a rebuttal) to Burt’s front-page post, and sort of my own meanderings. Burt writes: Forgive me if I’m less than impressed with the notion that this would completely de-legitimize any Presidential… Continue Reading
[A] The University of Phoenix’s accreditation is under review. Also, Grand Canyon University is joining the Western Athletic Conference, becoming the first for-profit school in NCAA Division I sports. [B] The land of foreclosures has opened up a market for… Continue Reading
The 2013 Python Challenge is pretty much what you think it is. The state of Florida has bounties out on pythons in the Everglades. I heard about it tonight on Colbert. And when real life imitates The Simpsons, I’m thinking… Continue Reading
As proof and exemplar of my love for you, dear Readers, I offer the above video. Perhaps you were aware of it before today; I was not and I feel compelled to share. See, way back in the early 1980’s,… Continue Reading