a well put bit of word from civil commotion"We’re hearing a lot these days about the grave threat to religious freedom at the hands of the Court. But … how is religious freedom imperiled by the Ten Commandments decisions ( Read more... )

"TORONTO, June 28 - The House of Commons voted Tuesday night to extend marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples throughout Canada despite strong opposition from the Conservatives and a splintering of the governing Liberal Party caucus ( Read more... )

boston was excellent. i'd never been there, and visiting did nothing to dispell my image of new england being exactly like john irving puts it. i got a chance to stay at two different ridicuolously huge houses (friends of people on the frisbee team) in the woods, filled with stuff that costs more than my college tuition. we went 5-2, tied for 5th ( Read more... )

i'm leaving for boston tomorrow for the boston invite, a hot-shot ultimate tourney. i have to pack before i go to bed, but i've also been seriously busting my balls in my current summer class and have to keep a blog for it. it's here. i might even keep it going under a different name or something. i've been very seriously considering getting a URL ( Read more... )

judy works at the bookstore, and she's a bit older--i'd say about 50. so there's this box of free stuff and i stick my head in there to see if there's anything i want. all that's left are about 100 copies of small map of the US. i say something like, "huh--that's funny...only maps" and she says, "like, funny, or funny ha ha?" and i said "ha you ( Read more... )

i love this page, which reports bill gates' salary at under $1 million per year. my ASS. thanks, forbes.

as told by the UMD homepage"Under the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, select institutions throughout the U.S. have been designated as National Maritime Enhancement Institutes (NMEIs). The purpose of NMEIs is to create a research-oriented atmosphere that lends itself to providing effective input for addressing maritime issues. Mr. Jamian ( Read more... )

college ( Read more... )

its nice to see that none of my online buddies are available at 3.20 during a most perfect day in summer. congrats, people. in my own defense, i just came inside to turn off my computer before going away for the weekend. wish your fathers a happy father's day, if you want, on sunday.

eric has a blog. his dad is a riot. also, eric writes excellently here about a bee. very well put.