Blogging was a bit slow last week because my wife was on vacation and we were out doing stuff together. For a couple of years running, we've gone to the Bead&Button Show in Milwaukee. The deal is, she has fun at the convention, while I try to get some interesting pictures. Last year, I posted pictures of some of the sights along the way. This year, I have a few shots … [Read more...] about Bead and Button Show Intrigue
Paris Hilton Getting Screwed
(Not that I'm fishing for traffic with that title by implying that this is about Paris Hilton's sex life—oh drat! I did it again! Mentioning Paris Hilton and sex in the same sentence. Bad blogger! Bad!) I think this comment at Public Defender Dude is the best answer I've encountered to the question of whether Paris Hilton is being treated better or worse than an … [Read more...] about Paris Hilton Getting Screwed
Still Gay at eHarmony
Heh. Play the commercial, it's pretty direct. … [Read more...] about Still Gay at eHarmony
Why People Don’t Believe Economics
Kip has a few thoughts about why so many people don't know basic economics: The problem of economic illiteracy — which at this point is indeed a dangerous, sometimes lethal, epidemic in America — derives not from failed economics instruction, but from failed philosophy instruction. For example, we can (and do) show essentially every college freshman — even most high school … [Read more...] about Why People Don’t Believe Economics
Invasion!
They're baaaaaaaaack! Meet one of the Chicago area's least favorite forms of animal life, the cicada, Magicicada septendecim, also known as the 17-year locust. John Ruberry reports he's just beginning to see signs of them around his neighborhood, which is a few miles from where I live. However, when I went to visit my parents in the southwest suburbs, they were all over the … [Read more...] about Invasion!