Carnival of the cats is up at When Cats Attack. … [Read more...] about Carnival of the Cats #89
450 Thousand
Via Scott Ott at the satirical Scrappleface comes an interesting bit of truth about the death penalty. As you may know (it's gotten some press), the United States is about to conduct its 1000th execution since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. However, based on this Department of Justice table (extrapolating for the last three years) there have been about 450,000 … [Read more...] about 450 Thousand
A Minor Shooting
Radley Balko has an article about the killing of Cheryl Lynn Noel, who died from gunshot wounds during an early morning SWAT raid of the house where she lived. When the officers burst into her bedroom, she pointed a gun at them and they shot her down. Given that the raid only found small personal-use quantities of marijuana, it seems likely that Noel, a wife and mother of … [Read more...] about A Minor Shooting
On Scholars and Warriors
"The nation that makes a great distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools." —usually attributed to Thucydides, but may have been General Sir William Francis Butler who may have been quoting Charles Napier. … [Read more...] about On Scholars and Warriors
Sorry, No Pictures
My first catblogging since joining the Catlover's Blogroll, and this is the cooperation I get?Sorry, No PicturesI have more pictures of the cats in my Catblogging Archive. … [Read more...] about Sorry, No Pictures