“Bond Helmer Busted for Prostitution”
When I saw the above title on a Yahoo story, I assumed that some producer or director of the James Bond series was busted for soliciting a prostitute, and the headline writer was in a hurry and got the grammar wrong. But it turns out the headline is accurate: Lee Tamahori, the New Zealand filmmaker… Read more
Date Night
Woman of the Law recently went on a date: As for the date: Originally he was going to pick me up from my place, but then thought it would be better if I took public transportation. I took a bus quite a ways out, and he picked me up at the bus station. He honked… Read more
2006 State of the Union
I didn’t watch the State of the Union live, but I watched the streaming video and read along with the transcript at the Whitehouse web site. I noticed Bush hands Cheney and the speaker two big manilla envelopes. I’m sure I could look it up somewhere, but I wonder what’s in them? Written copies of… Read more
Photo Clearance Sale: Naperville Riverwalk
While I’m trying to learn how to use my new Nikon D200, I’m going to publish a lot of my photos from earlier this year. It’s sort of a clearance sale to empty my inventory. Here are some nice ones from the Naperville Riverwalk. Passing Along the Riverwalk Follow this link for about two dozen… Read more
Knowing About Rape
Eugene Volokh catches an apparent problem in an article in Oregon State’s Daily Barometer: According to a press release issued by the Women’s Center, 2,000 rapes occur every five minutes. This amounts to the claim that, on average, every woman in the United States is raped once every 9 months, which is absurd. Eugene tracks… Read more
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