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It’s a shame we have to leave Leaugefest 2013 early. But so it goes. We’ve taken a whole week and most of it was with family. Family time is important but not always relaxing. Neither, as it turns out, was… Continue Reading →

“We show, and the NSA confirms, there are no nuclear devices on the Canadian border. There are no nuclear devices in Albania. Albania has no nuclear capacity. Our spy satellites show no secret training camps in the Albanian hinterlands. The… Continue Reading →

So, a weird story out of Texas: The verdict came after almost 11 hours of deliberations that stretched over two days. The trial began May 17 but had a long hiatus after a juror unexpectedly had to leave town for… Continue Reading →

So Mrs. Likko and I are in Chicago. And I feel SUPER lame. On the one hand, we’ve already had some great food. If you follow my Yelp account you’ll see where we were. (Same name as my pseudonym.) But… Continue Reading →

The New York Times had an interesting article on the LDS Church’s relationship with Hollywood, and how they’re making inroads: The typical B.Y.U. student doesn’t seem like a natural fit for Hollywood. Mormon culture tends to see the entertainment industry… Continue Reading →

LiveScience explains why penguins stopped flying: To learn more about the energy costs that eventually grounded flighted penguin ancestors, researchers looked to penguinlike seabirds in the Northern Hemisphere that still use their wings to dive and to fly. The team… Continue Reading →

So Clancy and I are looking for places to live in Queenland. Stonebridge, where the job is, has a limited number of units available to rent. And it’s expensive. I want to save her from a commute, though. So we’ve… Continue Reading →

I was a little bit late getting to bed a couple nights ago. It was around 2am. I laid down, wrapped a scarf around my eyes, and then turned on my audiobook to relax before going to sleep. Clancy was… Continue Reading →

Antecedent to Leaguefest, Mrs. Likko and I are visiting with family in Wisconsin. Obviously, being on vacation presents a more relaxed sort of world view. A time when money and calories matter less than “real time.” A more relaxed pace… Continue Reading →

Education: [Ed1] Abel Keogh ponders the his third grade son being given a (closed) email address. [Ed2] Private schools are struggling. A lot of what people used to need private schools, they now have charter schools for. [Ed3] National Journal… Continue Reading →