The Wife is having her girls over for a stamping party. This is where they convene around a table and make greeting cards using a variety of stamps and other craft techniques. After helping out with the cleaning, I prepared… Continue Reading
Yesterday night, I accepted a friend’s invitation to go to a game of the Stanley Cup Quarterfinals. It was a night of big fun. Four guys at a hockey game, drinking beer, cheering at the action. Sounds pretty proletarian, doesn’t… Continue Reading
We’re in the fourth day of sustained high winds. For the past several hours, we’ve have sustained winds of 20-30 miles an hour with gusts up to 60; there is an anonometer on the roof of our building to let… Continue Reading
I woke up very early this morning to make an appearance on the morning calendar in Kern County Superior Court. To get there, I drove through several permutations of California’s amazingly varied topography. Sadly, I did not have my camera… Continue Reading
Since when did Mohawks become fashionable again? I’ve seen several dudes out and about sporting the ‘Hawk, some with the hair grown out into ponytails. Mostly white dudes and Latinos, not so much the Asians or African-Americans. Even more odd… Continue Reading
The Wife and I went to see a movie (Shooter, which we both enjoyed) and then with a little bit of extra time, we took a trip out to the Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve. Unfortunately, the rains came too late… Continue Reading
I’ve resisted the idea of English being the official language of the United States in the past. While it’s certainly the dominant language, this is a nation of immigrants and people bring their cultures with them here. Part of those… Continue Reading
Judge Schwarzenegger makes his ruling. I’m not sure I agree, although I admit I’m not unhappy with it.
Coming to a California primary near you soon! No disrespect to Iowans, New Hampshirites, and South Carolinans, but it’s nice to finally feel some degree of enfranchisement out here in the Salad Bar of the World.
Abuses of power are hardly the exclusive province of the Bush White House, and the Bush White House seems to be getting better about this now that there is meaningful political opposition. The same cannot be said of leaders of… Continue Reading