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So, today we drove out to Umatilla to have the baby’s hip checked. While on the table at the ultrasound room, she pooped all over the sheets. As the ultrasound tech put the dirty laundry in the laundry heap, I… Continue Reading →

One way we define a “state” here in the USA is as a unit of regional government. But states are also ways that we define ourselves as local communities and from which we take shared identities. And overlapping between the… Continue Reading →

It was a big week in the Himmelreich-Truman household. And in the city of Callie, Arapaho. After exactly three years of service, my wife gave her ninety-day notice to Baxter Hospital. The following day, she received a Letter of Intent… Continue Reading →

The fishing Padres Only know how to bring it Against the Dodgers.

Unsurprisingly, my nomination for 2013 will be going to Ken at Popehat: Rep. Jon Lundberg views his position as an elected representative the way a 13-year-old boy views a tube sock. Truly, I am awed.

Several years ago, when we were living in Deseret, I was proud of my ingenuity. You see, it was April 15th. We were living in an apartment we were about to move out of. And that was when the Mormon… Continue Reading →

The courts conduct the nation’s business. The public’s business.  The courts stand apart from the rest of the government so that they can pass judgment over the government when need be. And the public has a right to see what… Continue Reading →

Trumwill: How long is… [Somethingsomething] good for? Himmclan: I don’t know. A while? Trumwill: Six years? Himmclan: Six years? Trumwill: Six years.

Science & Religion: [S1] Looking for alien life in unexpected places. [S2] Funny letters to God. [S3] Nate Silver explains, statistically, why your relationship is failing. Remember, to doubt him is to hate science. Entertainment: [E1] In retrospect, Captain Power… Continue Reading →

All this week on the front page, the League of Ordinary Gentlemen has been running a symposium on higher education. I’ve contributed five (!) 2,000-3,000 word posts on legal education. Necessarily this involves some exploration of the interplay between the practice of… Continue Reading →