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So here’s the deal: I have one Linky Friday post ready and I need two. So you are invited to provide the second! 1) Send an email to my gmail account (trumwill at). Include the link and between one and… Continue Reading →

Since people are talking about self-driving cars in the previous Linky Friday thread, I thought I would share a post I wrote from a couple years ago that explores a potential future and the tradeoffs: I have a hypothetical scenario… Continue Reading →

Fun fact: 32 is one of the most popular jersey numbers in sports… Shelter: [S1] Here’s a cool interactive map where you can watch housing prices rise and fall. [S2] Floating buildings! I dig it. Technology: [T1] According to some,… Continue Reading →

I had to write a check for $166.34 for Lain’s latest visit to the hospital for her hip dysplasia treatment. The $166.34 itself doesn’t bother me as much as the fact that our insurance provider apparently does not believe that… Continue Reading →

I end up reading a lot of reviews for new smartphones because I am a geek and that is the sort of thing that interests me despite the fact that I am not really in the market for a new… Continue Reading →

Dave Schuler makes the following observation about violent crime in Chicago: What there is is more like internecine warfare. I know that some believe that the underlying problem is the War on Drugs but my own view is that the… Continue Reading →

There is a question as to whether inequality matters or not. We’re not dealing with that here. Let’s go ahead and assume for the purposes of this post that it does, action is justified, and we are in charge of… Continue Reading →

1 oz. gin 1 oz. Campari 2 oz. squeezed grapefruit juice (pref. ruby red) 2 oz. tonic water (or club soda with a bit of simple syrup) dash of bitters ice, ice baby Serve in highball glass. Garnish, if so… Continue Reading →