Thanks to Marathon Pundit for linking again to my eminent domain articles. Meanwhile, Brian Nadig is reporting in Chicago's Northwest Side Press that Chicago's Department of Planning and Development is revising the plan for development around the Sportif Importer bike shop. Instead of one big condo building, they're talking about two smaller buildings on either side of the … [Read more...] about Bits of News
Lisa Ramaci-Vincent
Back in August, I blogged about Lisa Ramaci-Vincent's response to Professor Juan Cole's suggestion that her late husband, journalist Steven Vincent, had been killed in Iraq because he was having an affair with his translator. She explained what her husband was really up to, and if you don't know the story, you ought to read it. In additional to blogging the story, I also … [Read more...] about Lisa Ramaci-Vincent
Buffy In Her Favorite Place
I missed catblogging last week, so here's a whole time-series of Buffy in her favorite hiding place on the shelves behind my computer desk. Some of you out there may enjoy them, but really, they're mostly for my wife. … [Read more...] about Buffy In Her Favorite Place
Pamphleteers of the Cyber Age
I'm not a real believer in blogger triumphalism: I don't believe bloggers are the new movers and shakers of the media world. It's true that some of the bloggers at the top of the ecosystem can influence the daily news cycle, but even then the story becomes big only when the mainstream media catches on. Nevertheless, this from Eric's Grumbles Before the Grave seems about right … [Read more...] about Pamphleteers of the Cyber Age
Stupid Score
I found this via Doug Petch. Click the image to take the test and get your score. … [Read more...] about Stupid Score