It’s been too long since we’ve shared cocktail recipes. Today, Mrs. Likko said she wanted something new, something sweet, and something refreshing. So I looked up things to make, and found the Iguana. It happened that I had no jalapeno-infused tequila left, and my wife… Continue Reading
As part of my continuing intermittent series of posts publicly worrying about California lighting its money on fire with a high-speed rail construction project, I offer yet another post publicly worrying about California lighting its money on fire with a high-speed rail… Continue Reading
Entertainment: [E1] Are we reaching the end of product placement? I wouldn’t guess it from how characters seem to have a new smartphone every episode. [E2] Reading fiction can make us more empathetic. Fettleness: [F1] When I find myself worrying… Continue Reading
Let’s put to rest the trope that the Ninth Circuit is a court where out-of-control liberal activist judges run amok on all that is legal, just, and true. That notion is simply false. A case from the Ninth Circuit yesterday… Continue Reading
I spent this evening scrubbing the door of the garage they’re tearing down. I also got a bill from the cleaners for $1700. Lastly, the cleaners activated a pipe that sprung a leak and so there’s dirty water all over… Continue Reading
Sonny Bunch and Liam Julian take issue with the recent Facebook campaign of folks changing their profiles to a pink-on-red equals sign. From Julian: Let’s be real: the broad majority of those who adopted HRC’s photo had, theretofore, not lifted… Continue Reading
Oliver Burkeman from The Guardian has a piece about how trying to work smart can backfire: When it comes to “working smarter”, the same kind of problem arises: what if doing things more “efficiently”, in a superficial sense, results in… Continue Reading
It’s no real surprise to regular readers of this space that the leader, by far, in winning Monday Trivia contests is Randy Harris. He has 21.5 wins (shared win on Monday Trivia No. 40) out of the 106 trivia puzzles Will… Continue Reading
Four different people, five times, got treated to this phrase (or a variant thereof) from me, between 8:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.: “I will answer your question, if you don’t interrupt me.”
Having been acquitted on the merits, an accused defendant ought not to have to stand trial twice for the same crime. This is as true in the United States as it is anywhere else in the world. Like say, Italy,… Continue Reading