One of my more useful sources of things to blog about is Ethics Alarms, where professional ethicist Jack Marshall regularly blogs about a variety of current events from sports to politics to economics. This alarms some of the lawyers who read my blog, because they say that contrary to what he'd have you believe, Marshall knows nothing about legal ethics.My own opinion has … [Read more...] about The Non-Myth of the Innocent Civilian
Four Star Body Shop
By the way, the body shop that repaired my Toyota RAV4 after the goose strike incident is the Four Star Body Shop run by Loukas Pergantas. They've been repairing bits and pieces of my cars for about five years now, and they've always done a great job. And when it's something that I'm paying for out-of-pocket, they've been good about controlling the cost. Four Star Body Shop5424 … [Read more...] about Four Star Body Shop
When Geese Attack: The Butcher’s Bill
As I blogged about earlier, a few weeks ago I ended up driving the RAV4 through an unexpected flock of low-flying geese. I ended up taking out two of them, and they ended up taking out the RAV's grill and the left headlight. The bodyshop guy guessed it would cost at least $1000 to fix. Well, we just got the RAV back from the body shop, and it turned out to cost a lot more than … [Read more...] about When Geese Attack: The Butcher’s Bill
Sketchy “Writer” Posts Dumb Commentary
Over at Gizmodo, Jack Loftus (if that is his real name) is getting all alarmed about people taking pictures in downtown Boston: It's totally legal and entirely creepy. A gaggle of gentlemen, armed with cameras and an absence of shame, have taken residence in Boston's Downtown Crossing snapping what they claim are artful "street photography" pictures of everyday people. Right … [Read more...] about Sketchy “Writer” Posts Dumb Commentary
Shrugging
I think I have an idea how Jewish kids feel at Christmas time: Lots of people in the libertarian blogosphere are really excited about the new Atlas Shrugged movie, but I just can't bring myself to care. If you care why I don't care, and I'm not saying you should, you can read all about it in my latest post at the new Nobody's Business blog. … [Read more...] about Shrugging