BurningbirdToday the sun is out, and a morning dove just landed on my office window sill, giving my cat Zoe the thrill of her life. The dove coo’d and Zoe did her little meow-clack-meow-clack sound she makes when she spots Prey. This didn’t worry the dove terribly because even doves are smart enough to know […]
Hey! The thinking person’s chew toy has been getting all sorts of public strokes lately. First, there’s a new gig at MSNBC. And today, he’s profiled in the New York Times: I like to think of myself as a Renaissance dweeb,” Mr. Reynolds said. (thanks to Dave W for links.)
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I wrote and subsequently pulled a posting yesterday, about the Eldred vs. Ashcroft decision. I pulled the post because I wasn’t sure if I wanted to deal with the consequences of my writing. I knew that I was not following the ‘popular’ weblogging path in my post. However, I believe in what […]
Update: Larry Stanton in my comments referred to posts by Jack Balkin about the First Amendment clause issue of Eldred vs. Ashcroft. This gentlemen is a constitutional lawyer specializing in first amendment law, and his posts on this issue, here, here, and here are rich reading — clear explanations from an expert’s viewpoint. As I said earlier, I know that […]
It’s the water In my comments, Scott pointed out the same lava light that Allan also covered in his weblog — the giant lava light project in Soap Lake. Seems the folks of Soap Lake, Washington have decided to build a 60 feet tall Lava Lamp. This has enormous appeal for me, not just because of my own lava lamp collection, but also because […]