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...] about Lake Shore Drive
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 years, Wende, at his side, Los Angeles agent and longtime friend … [Read more...] about One To Beam Up
The War on Drugs Claims Another Victim
John Tierney has a New York Times article about Richard Paey, sentenced to a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison for drug trafficking. Actually, the prosecutors in the case never proved that he was selling drugs. The law they used simply defines possession of an ounce or more of illegal drugs as trafficking. The police watched him for quite a while, but they … [Read more...] about The War on Drugs Claims Another Victim
The Humiliation Spreads
Looks like the Peoria Police Department has its own page of prostitution-related arrests. Apparently there were complaints, because this one comes with dating advice from the Chief of Police: If your wife is not meeting your needs, try meeting hers. It can do wonders. No wife at home? Try finding a decent woman whom you can love, cherish and respect and then make her … [Read more...] about The Humiliation Spreads
Fear In London?
As I write this, Britain has 40 dead from a series of bombings. The BBC found a note on an Islamist website that claims the attack for al-Qaeda: In the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate, may peace be upon the cheerful one and undaunted fighter, Prophet Muhammad, God's peace be upon him. Well isn't that a nice way to start a message claiming responsibility for a … [Read more...] about Fear In London?