Today The Wife and I took a trip to Azusa to witness a change of command ceremony for the California Army National Guard. My friend, and former law partner, was recently promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in the Guard and today… Continue Reading
This is kinda B.S. It’s the kind of B.S. that I would have expected to have found back in Tennessee. I’ve got nothing against parochial schools — I went to a parochial high school and I’m grateful for the good… Continue Reading
The 2006 Mexican election was decided by a margin of less than 100,000 votes, and the proclaimed “liberal” winner is contesting the results in a legal challenge. Huge rallies are taking place by supporters of the loser and counter-protests for… Continue Reading
The headline to the linked article says it all. It makes me feel a little bit better to see that a great many other people — particularly well-educated ones — are making the same choices that The Wife and I… Continue Reading
I’m not complaining that I’m busy at work. I like having a full docket and a lot of things to do. I like the work I’m doing. But it’s amazing how, like my last three legal jobs, all the work… Continue Reading
Tonight, we looked at our finances and found a little money to spare. So it was date night. The Wife likes sushi, so we tried a sushi place in Palmdale. The service was not so good and the sushi, while… Continue Reading
The photograph to the right is copyrighted by the New York Times (and reprinted here under a claim of fair use). And the inherent contradiction it represents makes my blood boil. Not just for me as an atheist; how would… Continue Reading
The biggest game so far — and the Azzurri won, 2-0, at the very end of overtime. This is, I believe, the game-winning goal in the 119th minute. I sat down and watched the whole game — I was as… Continue Reading
Bit by bit, I’m putting together the important revisions to the laws that will come into effect after the revolution comes and our democracy collapses into dictatorship. When that happens, I intend to find myself on top and I will… Continue Reading
My so-far failsafe way of predicting World Cup outcomes has been stymied. The Wife advises that the guys on the German team are pretty much equally as cute as the guys on the Italian team. This means that if you… Continue Reading