Year: 2008
Last Night’s Fireworks
I was out last night taking pictures of the fireworks in the neighborhood. Click here to see the whole fireworks slideshow. Read more
Lives, Fortunes, Sacred Honor
Other people are doing this, and I think it’s a good idea. Read at least a little of it: IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected… Read more
The Relative Importance of DUI and National Security
Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer Mark Bennett just put up a post about Harris County’s plans for what they call a “No-Refusal Weekend” over the holiday: A no-refusal weekend is a weekend in which local law enforcement, prosecutors, and…judges team up to ensure that anyone who is arrested for DUI…who refuses to blow in the breathalyzer… Read more
Followup On Sony Vegas Problems
When I figured out that my Sony Vegas video editing software was crashing because of a bogus file date, I filed a detailed problem report with Sony Creative Software, and I emailed a short description of the problem to Premiumbeat, the suppliers of the music files—created by a guy names Styve—that had bad dates on them. I… Read more
What Media Consolidation?
My editor at the Chi-Town Daily News (I promise I’ll write something for you soon, Geoff!) is sounding off on his blog about foolish protests against media consolidation. This line pretty much sums it up: [A]dvocating for media reform seems like campaigning against scurvy. It’s energy spent solving a problem that no longer exists. These… Read more