Random shots around the web: Still not too late to send in your nomination for Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year 2007. One more reason why it must suck to live in France: It's illegal for Amazon to deliver books for free. In old New England, if your neighbor's sheep seemed disturbed, it was a sign that you were a witch. In modern America, if a dog barks at your car, it's a … [Read more...] about Criminal Lawyers, France, Dogs, Navy to the Rescue
Archives for December 2007
The Profession of Journalism?
Kip links with some derision to an op-ed by journalism professor David Hazinski about the trend toward citizen journalism. Kip, who has other unkind things to say about the piece, quotes this bit: Advocates argue that the acts of collecting and distributing makes these people "journalists." This is like saying someone who carries a scalpel is a "citizen surgeon" or someone who … [Read more...] about The Profession of Journalism?
Evolution, Faith Rainbows, and Eminent Domain
Random shots around the web: Some scientists think the invention of agriculture was so revolutionary that it made us humans start evolving really really fast. For example (if I understand correctly) lactose intolerance is not a defect. Rather, the ability to digest milk long after infancy is a recent mutation that hasn't spread to the entire species yet. You … [Read more...] about Evolution, Faith Rainbows, and Eminent Domain
Something For Me To Ponder…
A couple of weeks ago, Windypundit was getting about 300 visits per day. I just checked, and now it's getting about 400 visits per day. Apparently, the less I post, the more popular I become. … [Read more...] about Something For Me To Ponder…
No Enjoyment of Life
It must be a week or three since Norm Pattis blogged this, but I've been meaning to say something, and it might as well be now. Norm starts with a hypothetical call about a wrongful death suit from a potential client: He had bronchitis. The doctors failed to diagnose it on time. As a result, he died; his heart just gave out. The decedent was only 47 years old. You … [Read more...] about No Enjoyment of Life