Gumballs I'm starting to get interested in photography. This Christmas my wife gave me a new digital camera that has all the features I need to practice my picture taking without being able to blame the camera for the bad ones. Yesterday, I was driving around and got caught at an intersection that was blocked by a funeral procession. That always peeves me, but it wasn't … [Read more...] about Ready For Action?
God Bless HIPAA
Glenn Reynolds' wife is home from the hospital six hours later than expected because of all the paperwork. Over at Three Men And A Blog The Doctor is using this as a reason to complain about all the paperwork too. As for me, I don't mind the paperwork so much. In fact, I kind of like it. You see, for the past few years I, my wife, and many of our friends have been earning … [Read more...] about God Bless HIPAA
Hunter S. Thompson, R.I.P.
I haven't read a lot of Hunter S. Thompson's work, but I enjoyed reading what I did. I'm not sure there was a point to it all, but it was fun along the way. So now he's gone and killed himself. Self-inflicted gunshot wound, right in the head. Anybody shocked by this turn of events? Well, I guess his son must have been pretty shocked. He's the one who had the … [Read more...] about Hunter S. Thompson, R.I.P.
The Pitter-Patter of Jackboots
So there I was, eastbound on Higgins Road, crossing Nagle Avenue, when out of the corner of my eye, just down Nagle at the Foster Avenue intersection, I see a flash. I circled around to take a look: I, for one, do not welcome our new robot overlords. UPDATE: Here are some shots showing the camera installations in context with the street: Here's a really … [Read more...] about The Pitter-Patter of Jackboots
Marriage Is an Institution
Wedding bells are in the air for Mary Kay LeTourneau and Vili Fualaau, and isn't it about time these two crazy kids got hitched? Get them a gift. People have often noted that society normally treats statutory rape differently depending on whether the older person is a man or a woman. A man is assumed to be exploiting the young girl, whereas an older woman is assumed to be … [Read more...] about Marriage Is an Institution