• Picture Your Pets

    I take a lot of pet pictures, mostly of our three cats, but I also get to take a few pictures of other people’s pets. Many of them look a lot better than I would ever have expected…I’m not known for my artistic streak. Some people, however, are so good they can do it professionally.… Read more

  • Is Something Going On?

    Military intelligence analysts have this saying: “Once is an accident, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action.” Even so, this is probably nothing… October 2 at the University of Oklahoma: Joel Hinrichs III dies in an explosion he set off about 100 yards from a stadium filled with 80,000 people. Police call it a… Read more

  • I’m Old Too

    Alex at Stillettos and Sneakers has a list of things that have changed during her lifetime. For this post I’m stealing her list of items and writing my own comments: The Remote Control All that fancy technology just to avoid getting up and walking across the room? It seemed extravagent. Nice to have, but not… Read more

  • People In Bars Arrested For Drunkenness

    I shit you not. Read more

  • International Plaza

    Photo Archive Google Earth Google Maps A few weeks ago, I started what I hope will be a continuing series of photoessays on eminent domain abuse. You might want to check out my first essay on the Sportif bike shop in Chicago, Illinois. Another local target of post-Kelo eminent domain abuse (and also pre-Kelo eminent… Read more