The Supreme Court has spoken: Court rules for gun rights, strikes Chicago handgun ban. In another dramatic victory for firearm owners, the Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional Chicago, Illinois' 28-year-old strict ban on handgun ownership, a potentially far-reaching case over the ability of state and local governments to enforce limits on weapons. So, anyone know how soon … [Read more...] about Where Can I Get Me a Gun?
A Scientific Digression About Inductive Cooking
I had a frustrating science discussion with a friend the other day. Somehow, our conversation had turned to the subject of cooking -- about which I know nearly nothing -- and my friend mentioned that someday he'd like to have an induction cooktop. He told me that when you place a pan on an induction cooker and turn it on, the food will begin to sizzle almost immediately. To me … [Read more...] about A Scientific Digression About Inductive Cooking
There’s Dancing and There’s Dancing
Hey, does everybody remember those viral dance videos from OK Go? They did them for songs like "A Million Ways" (the one in the back yard) and "Here It Goes Again" (the one with the treadmills). If not, you might want to follow those links to take a look (they won't let me embed them). Those are great fun, and I have a lot of respect for the amount of work OK Go puts into … [Read more...] about There’s Dancing and There’s Dancing
Dozer Meets the Cat Pillow
A little while ago, my wife and I noticed that our ragdoll cat, Dozer, had taken to sleeping on the floor right in front of our china cabinet. We wanted to make him more comfortable, so we put down a cat pillow for him, right in the spot where he liked to sleep. Anyone who owns a cat could've predicted how that would turn out: … [Read more...] about Dozer Meets the Cat Pillow
What’s The Real Bob Etheridge Story?
People complain about reporters asking asking crazy questions, but those are sometimes the ones that get the most interesting results. For example, in the video below, the reporter goes through the trouble of setting up an ambush interview on a Congressman, and then asks him a really dumb generic question: "Do you fully support the Obama agenda?" I mean, seriously, couldn't he … [Read more...] about What’s The Real Bob Etheridge Story?