Since the President announced his intention to put forth his SCOTUS pick this evening, rumors that Edith Clement was the nominee had been flying about in many political circles. However, Bush passed over Clement and nominated John Roberts instead (a…
My wife and I just concluded two weeks of dog-sitting for my parents yesterday and I have to say it really made us miss having a dog. We’re both “dog people” at heart, with little time for cats. I’m not…
I was absolutely appalled the first time I read this story: PITTSBURGH (AP) — A T-ball coach allegedly paid one of his players $25 to hurt an 8-year-old mentally disabled teammate so he wouldn’t have to put the boy in…
Those two statements, while not necessarily related on a daily basis certainly became closely intertwined this afternoon, for you see, I dropped my Powerbook not once but twice from a height of at least three feet. The first incident ocurred…
I’ve been looking to reorganize things around here for a while and so I’ve just started to implement some long-needed changes this week. I moved the “Plugins Used” output to the About page and will be making further changes in…
In the wake of the July 7th bombings in London, some enterprising Londoners interested in sticking a finger in the eyes of Islamist terrorists everywhere created We’re Not Afraid and solicited users to send in photos of themselves displaying defiance…
The Volokh Conspiracy has rounded up several amusing examples of what they call “oral argument meltdowns”, incluing this gem: Plaintiff appealed, arguing that the district court’s deadline was unreasonable. But more than that, he claimed in his brief and oral…
This really takes me back: Mildly Interesting ’80s Print Ads presented by X-Entertainment, featuring Pogo Balls, WWF ice cream bars, Battle Beasts, Photon and more. LANGUAGE WARNING: Naughty, naughty words and concepts contained within linked article. Author’s mother never employed…
I sincerely apologize to all of my splenectomized readers who, as Brad kindly pointed out, are incapable of venting something they don’t have. No offense was intended. You may, in lieu of your spleen, vent your appendix, tonsils, gallbladder or…
“Sexual Healing” by Marvin Gaye. Thanks, WJJZ.
