Category Archives: nothing special

I know this is a bore.  I know few people read this.  I am assuming that those who do care, although maybe not as obsessively as I do. Some more false statements out there: First one that is very close … Continue reading →

QOTD, from “Does installing a GPS device on a car constitute a Fourth Amendment search or seizure?” at SCOTUSblog: If you really want to get into the weeds on the question of whether accessing the undercarriage of the car is … Continue reading →

As I have said, this is a personal blog.  You guys get hit with whatever is on my mind.  It may be what is going on in my life, funny things my offspring say, pictures of me in low-cut clothing, … Continue reading →

Heavenly Father, why do you let bad things happen?More to the point, why do you let bad things happen to me?* “Man Up,”** from The Book of Mormon *No, nothing terrible, life is just generally not wonderful right now.  I … Continue reading →

When I look at my post Eleven for ’11, I see many things — most things — I have left undone, sadly.  But there is one area where I have had a significant improvement. One of my resolutions was to … Continue reading →

Few people participated in the poll, but those who did said they wanted to see a picture of the corset.  This is not a good picture of me, although it does show the corset well. The corset is fun: it … Continue reading →

In 28 years of driving, I have had three tickets: one for hitting an [illegally] parked car*, and two for rolling stop signs.  I have never gotten a speeding ticket from either Highway Patrol or local cops. Until tonight. Coming … Continue reading →

I accompanied the Resident Shrink from the Bay Area to Oregon this weekend, so she could attend a memorial service for a friend.  We drove over to the Central Valley and up, rather than the longer, more scenic, coast route. … Continue reading →

Oregon in the fall is almost inexpressibly beautiful. 

It can be difficult sometimes to find real, honest-to-goodness facts on the Internet.* Here are a couple of places I like: First and foremost: Politifact.com, and Factcheck.org.  These two important sources are decidedly non-partisan, taking on statements from all parts … Continue reading →

I went on vacation yesterday.  I stupidly left my prescription meds on the dining room table.  Oops. The meds cost me $10 with insurance at Walgreen’s.An online pharmacy sells a thirty-day supply of the same meds for $37.When I called … Continue reading →

ETA, the Basque terrorist organization fighting for an independent Basque state, has declared a cease-fire. This has happened before, though.  I am not holding my breath to see if this one holds.

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them. Henry David Thoreau.  It is October.  Correction: October is over halfway gone. October is usually a very good month.  For some reason this … Continue reading →

Depending upon who you look at, and what years they give, I’m a Baby Boomer.  I never really felt like a boomer, though, and according to at least one authority I qualify as a Gen-Xer. In any case, I thought … Continue reading →

Before the date changes, I just want to observe that today is the 22d anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake.  I was a 3L at Stanford.  My first words to the Rocket Scientist when he got home were not “Thank … Continue reading →