Author: Mark Draughn
A Strange But Familiar Logic
Rogier van Bakel posts a bit of a horror story about trying to adopt a dog from a shelter. Oddly, the attendant don’t want to let him visit the kennels, instead asking him to look through a binder and pick a dog for her to bring out. Even after he finds a dog, a big… Read more
Making New Friends With Cell Phones
A few nights ago I was getting ready to go to bed when I heard my cellphone buzzing away in the pocket of my jacket. It does that periodically when I’ve missed a call, so I pulled it out to see I had missed anything important. It wasn’t a missed call. It was an instant… Read more
Friday Catblogging
Here’s a picture of Dozer doing what he does best: Dozer And here’s a special guest cat, spotted on a neighbor’s balcony: Neighbor Cat Read more
Second Thoughts on Hate Crimes
(My discussion of hate crimes arises against the background of Bush’s veto of a new federal hate crimes bill, but I’m not discussing that bill at all.) A few days ago I blogged about hate crime laws. These laws increase the punishment for “hate crimes,” which are crimes that are motivated by bigotry. Beat a… Read more
Meanwhile, In Other Embarassing Chicago Police News…
William Hanhardt wants a new trial. I guess if I were a 78-year-old former Chicago Police Chief of Detectives who got sent away for 12 years for running a jewelry theft ring, I’d want a new trial too. Although…I’m not sure “new trial” is the right term when you plead guilty the first time. I… Read more