I haven't been posting anything because I've been having a rough week. My car's oil light lit up on Saturday just as I pulled up at a friend's house. There was plenty of oil according to the dipstick, so I decided to leave the car there until Monday then have it towed to the shop. The tow charge plus the repairs plus a new set of tires before winter added up to $800 that I … [Read more...] about One of Those Weeks…
Get Yourself Killed
Got a few dollars to spare? Here's one way to spend it. … [Read more...] about Get Yourself Killed
The Police Nab a Looter
Public defense blogger David Feige notes that the police did manage to catch one looter: That's Merlene Maten, who's 73 years old. My immediate thought was that the police must have picked her up because she was easier to catch than all the younger looters. Apparently, that's what everyone else thinks, too: Family and eyewitnesses insisted Maten was an innocent woman who … [Read more...] about The Police Nab a Looter
Not Soon Enough
"I'm turning in my resignation today...I think it's in the best interest of the agency and the best interest of the president to do that and get the media focused on the good things that are going on, instead of me." That's Mike Brown resigning as the Director of FEMA. Man, I'll bet he'd like the media to focus on something else... (Hat Tip: Hit & Run.) … [Read more...] about Not Soon Enough
Fourth Anniversary
Reason magazine has an open comment thread for 9/11 thoughts. Here's mine: I remember watching the towers burn in real time as it was happening, and I remember wrestling with the fact that it was too late. No matter how rich and powerful and capable we are, we could never bring back all the people who were murdered by the crashing planes, by the roaring fireballs, and by the … [Read more...] about Fourth Anniversary