Yesterday I was driving my daughter and the son of one of our friends to Sunday school. In the back of the car, he is reeling off the reasons why I shouldn't be taking him there. He's too tired, just so exhausted, and since he'll be disruptive, I should take him home. He's too tired to move. He can't move his arms, he's so tired. And pointing out ( Read more... )

So we're going to have new test cases for our abortion laws now that we've got new supreme court justices. That's fine. But let's reframe the debate here. Even if abortion is made illegal, we all know that they will still go on. Before we had legal abortion, it happened in private, in back alleys, in less than ideal conditions. I have no doubt that ( Read more... )

Instead of a longish post on how I'm feeling today, I'm going to link to a few song lyrics. These are songs that I have heard recently, but I never really listened to the lyrics before. Suddenly, they seem quite relevant, and I'm surprised I never heard these songs before. Even when they are some of my favourite songs. Maybe I heard them, on some ( Read more... )

Yesterday I finished one of the best books I have ever read. It is also one of the most disturbing, disgusting stories I have ever read. If you want to read why I love it and why I do not recommend it to anybody else, read below the cut. I will attempt to not provide any spoilers, but the review, and the book, is not for the squeamish. What would ( Read more... )

MoveOn is promoting a campaign to get the apparent constitutional violations of the president's wire-tapping of citizens investigated by congress. Here's my letter which has been sent to congress and the Attorney General ( Read more... )

Here's a great way to distract yourself if you are a geek ( Read more... )

I've seen a lot of "end-of-year" posts cropping up lately. This is not one of them. Instead, I'm going to rant on why I'm not doing one ( Read more... )

I never got a driver's license until I was 24. This may be typical for many city dwellers, but I grew up in a small town, and the car was freedom. But, with my low vision, I was told I would never drive a car ( Read more... )

I rode the STP about 10 years ago. It’s something I keep wanting to do again, but never seen to find the time or energy to train for. After having open heart surgery this year, it’s time to get back in shape and do it in 2006.

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I feel like my brain is starting to switch back on. This weekend I went over to a friend's house to watch a movie, and we ended up writing code until far too late at night. What, you don't always bring your laptop over to your friend's place ( Read more... )