Windypundit

Classical liberalism, criminal laws, the war on drugs, economics, free speech, technology, photography, sex work, cats, and whatever else comes to mind.

  • Whew.

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050809/ap_on_sc/space_shuttle Read more

  • Yesterday I Couldn’t Spell Mathematishun…

    I just heard a radio ad for Harper College that was…surprising. The ad lists off a bunch of pairs of things where one is greater than the other and eventually suggests that I’d be greater with a Harper education than without one. What caught my attention, however, was the very first pair of things listed,… Read more

  • Exciting Mail

    I’ve just been reading through the last few days of snail mail. I get lots of stuff purporting to be “great opportunities” or “exciting promotions.” Here’s one telling me how to “get the most” out of something. There are lots of exclamation points. The thing is, all these letters ultimately want me to pay them… Read more

  • Lake Shore Drive

    My friend Ken used Google Earth to make this little movie of one of Chicago’s more famous streets: LSD.wmv (Warning! Hi-Res 41.6 MB download!) It’s all pretty basic, but I like it. Read more

  • One To Beam Up

    Oh No. Scotty died. 5:30 this morning. James Doohan, the burly chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise in the original “Star Trek” TV series and movies who responded to the command “Beam me up, Scotty,” died Wednesday. He was 85. Doohan died at 5:30 a.m. at his Redmond, Wash., home with his wife of 28… Read more