Monthly Archives: October 2011

I generally read SCOTUSblog.com on at least an occasional basis, concentrating on death penalty, juvenile justice and sometimes environmental cases from the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits. (I have at least three death penalty cases — even aside from the Troy … Continue reading →

I had requests to put the post I wrote about FMS back up.  I thought about taking down the post announcing I was taking the post down, then decided not to bother.

In a totally foreseeable move, the Westboro Baptist Church will be picketing Steve Jobs’s funeral. They announced this over Twitter … using an iPhone.

I took down yesterday’s post because it was, well, whiny.  Yes, I can whine with the best of them, but I prefer not to do it in public where it can annoy others. Of course, the Internet is forever, so … Continue reading →

Please feel free to ignore this post: I am merely venting, and what good is venting unless you vent to someone? I have “invisible” disabilities.  One of them is fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Fibromyalgia was believed by many doctors to not … Continue reading →

Against a perfect moment, the centuries beat in vain.Terry Pratchett, from Thief of Time This morning, as I was driving the Red-Headed Menace and Railfan to school, we were all singing along to Billy Joel’s “You May Be Right.”  The … Continue reading →

I was looking at this post again.  Steven C. Holtzman powerfully said in four five words that which took me twenty later on in the post. It strikes me how much harder I find it to write a strong four … Continue reading →

Just an update on my continuing quest for world domination trivia greatness:  I have a three week winning streak going at The Loft, and won two weeks before I started my streak.*  That’s four wins in six weeks. Admittedly, The … Continue reading →

The Red-Headed Menace disclosed his real motivation the other day for learning chemistry: he wants to synthesize human pheromones. We really should have just sent him to a monastery when we had the chance.

“There is nobody in this country who got rich on their own. Nobody. You built a factory out there – good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on roads the rest of … Continue reading →

I was reading a book about blogging recently.  (I gave it back to the library and I don’t remember the title, which shows how much of an impression it made on me.)  One of the points it made was that … Continue reading →

Just a note to say I’m still here.  Those of you who know me well may be surprised a the lack of a post concerning the Troy Davis execution, but I’m working on it.  It’s taking a while because I … Continue reading →