BurningbirdJust a quick note to point something out that I will be talking more about this weekend. Michael Hanscom pointed out a House Resolution to allow Congress to override the Supreme Court when the Court indulges in what the family values folk term “judicial activism”. What are examples of ‘judicial activism’? Try the civil rights movement, the […]
Sometimes a picture finds me, and then I know I have to write a story to go with it. Well, in this case, it was three pictures; therefore I have to create a three-picture story: The Powderpuff Blogging Manifesto. However, the writing must wait, as I’m in the midst of preparing to head home tomorrow. […]
After the orchid photos last week, a friend recommended that I check out the The Orchid Thief, by Susan Orlean. As serendipity would have it, Mike Golby just wrote a fascinating essay on the movie version of the book, Adaption, and the topic of passion, Gibson and otherwise: We all have our desired Ghost Orchids and, damn it, we […]