Hey, does everybody remember those viral dance videos from OK Go? They did them for songs like "A Million Ways" (the one in the back yard) and "Here It Goes Again" (the one with the treadmills). If not, you might want to follow those links to take a look (they won't let me embed them). Those are great fun, and I have a lot of respect for the amount of work OK Go puts into … [Read more...] about There’s Dancing and There’s Dancing
Dozer Meets the Cat Pillow
A little while ago, my wife and I noticed that our ragdoll cat, Dozer, had taken to sleeping on the floor right in front of our china cabinet. We wanted to make him more comfortable, so we put down a cat pillow for him, right in the spot where he liked to sleep. Anyone who owns a cat could've predicted how that would turn out: … [Read more...] about Dozer Meets the Cat Pillow
What’s The Real Bob Etheridge Story?
People complain about reporters asking asking crazy questions, but those are sometimes the ones that get the most interesting results. For example, in the video below, the reporter goes through the trouble of setting up an ambush interview on a Congressman, and then asks him a really dumb generic question: "Do you fully support the Obama agenda?" I mean, seriously, couldn't he … [Read more...] about What’s The Real Bob Etheridge Story?
Peter McWilliams, Ten Years Gone
Nick Gillespie notes that Peter McWilliams died ten years ago today. McWilliams was a resister of the War On Drugs. He was also one of its casualties. McWilliams was very sick with AIDS and cancer, and the medicines he used made him nauseated, which he was able to ameliorate by smoking marijuana. The DEA charged McWilliams with various crimes in connection with a medical … [Read more...] about Peter McWilliams, Ten Years Gone
Trial Lawyers and the Winner’s Curse
Chances are, you don't enjoy movies as much as you think you will. That's because movie tickets present us consumers with a tricky problem of incomplete knowledge. We want to buy tickets to movies we'll enjoy, but the only sure way to know how much we'll enjoy a movie is to watch it, and we can't do that unless we've already bought a ticket. So we try to make an educated guess. … [Read more...] about Trial Lawyers and the Winner’s Curse