Buffy has a special (and slightly disturbing) relationship with my shoes, especially right after I take them off...Shoe FetishSerious Shoe Fetish … [Read more...] about Shoe Fetish
Finding Truth
Earlier this week I blogged about the retesting of DNA evidence in the murder of Wanda McCoy. Roger Keith Coleman was executed for the crime 13 years ago, but various people have been insisting he was innocent and asking for the evidence to be re-tested. Now it has, and the results were about what I predicted: The DNA matched with 19-million-to-one odds against an accidental … [Read more...] about Finding Truth
A Judge Who Hasn’t Met My Mother
Lawrence Taylor posts an excerpt from a story about a man who was convicted of DUI for a drunken ride on a pocket bike—a small bike that sits less than a foot off the ground. It doesn't sound like operating a pocket bike under the influcence constitutes much of a risk to innocent bystanders, but I don't really know enough to have a firm opinion. What struck me, however, … [Read more...] about A Judge Who Hasn’t Met My Mother
Best Marathon Pundit Photos
I meant to link to this earlier, but here's John Ruberry's favorite photo of 2005, from one of his trips to Nebraska. Click the picture for a larger image. I like his photo of a church near Milford, Nebraska better. That one would be worth printing on 8x10 matte paper just to see how it looks. … [Read more...] about Best Marathon Pundit Photos
Books of the Dead
Some people think that disturbing elements in our culture—goths, gangstas, and violent video games—are signs of declining morality. Declining from what? Brown University's library boasts an anatomy book that combines form and function in macabre fashion. Its cover — tanned and polished to a smooth golden brown, like fine leather — is made of human skin. In fact, … [Read more...] about Books of the Dead