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This weekend, The Wife and I went with our friends to go wine tasting in the beautiful Santa Ynez valley. I’ve long been a fan of this region and have grown familiar with the area’s geography and many of the… Continue Reading →

California has been in the midst of a heat wave. It got up to 119 degrees in Woodland Hills yesterday. A lot of heat means a lot of demand for electricity to keep buildings cool and, at that point, safe… Continue Reading →

Dogs are fun becasue their shame gene is so recessive. If a dog thinks it’s time to lick her crotch or roll around on her back like a fool on the floor, she just does it. After she has been… Continue Reading →

Last night, I put in for a job teaching a year-long Constitutional Law night class as an adjunct professor at a law school in Glendale. I would rather that my friend got the job so he could move to California,… Continue Reading →

I had a deposition today in Pasadena. Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, and Mapquest will all tell you that the way I should have gone was Highway 14 south to Interstate 5 south, and then to merge to eastbound Interstate 210.… Continue Reading →

President Bush used the first veto of his presidency to stop Congress from funding and encouraging research into stem cells. At the same time, he signed into law two other bills allowing other kinds of research into stem cells. What… Continue Reading →

Now Secretary General Annan is worried about a major humanitarian disaster. Thanks for paying attention, dude.

In medieval royal courts, the jester’s job was to amuse the courtiers, and to that end, the jester was given great license to speak truths that no one else would say. If the king had a gigantic wart on his… Continue Reading →

Today, a camera and microphone caught President Bush and Prime Minister Blair in a candid moment at the G8 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. The intelligible part of the conversation — since I’m not sure if the link in the… Continue Reading →

I’m feeling optimistic and confident today. So here’s a little bit of history and an allegory. Today in 64 (the year 64, I mean) was the beginning of the Great Fire of Rome. Two-thirds of the city burnt down and… Continue Reading →