This is strange and a little sad. From a Chicago Tribune report: Someone broke into the Sept. 11 memorial near Naperville City Hall and stole a piece of concrete that had been part of the Pentagon, police said.The theft occurred Wednesday, police said.Naperville CrimeStoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.The memorial honors victims of the … [Read more...] about Theft At the Shanower Memorial
What Little Girls Are Made Of
The second season starts on September 8. I can't wait. … [Read more...] about What Little Girls Are Made Of
Assessing My Character
According to Cory Doctorow at Boing Boing, Maya Angelou once said I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I don't know if she really said that, but I thought it would make a nice blog post to explain how I'd handle those three things, so you … [Read more...] about Assessing My Character
“…dreams have a nasty habit of going bad …”
The greatest noir video game of all time is coming to the silver screen. And Max Payne is going to relive his long vengeful night once again. Based on the 2001 video game from Remedy Entertainment, the Max Payne movie opens on October 17th and stars Mark Wahlberg in the title role as a cop out to avenge the murder of his wife and child. IMDB tells me that Vladimir Lem and … [Read more...] about “…dreams have a nasty habit of going bad …”
TSA Intrusions Endangering Passengers
One of the signs of emerging totalitarianism is the intrusion of the state security apparatus into areas where they don't belong, have nothing to contribute, or can cause serious harm by usurping the authority of true experts. For example, DEA agents have increasingly been interfering with medical decisions, first with painkillers and now with medical marijuana. Now Jim … [Read more...] about TSA Intrusions Endangering Passengers