Congratulations are due to Democrats and various big government liberals now that the Supreme Court has now given its approval to the most controversial parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).Of course, none of this would have been necessary if the Democrats had been honest enough to pay for affordable care with a tax plan instead of the silly … [Read more...] about There Will Be Turnabout, Bitches
When the Camera Matters
Photographers like to tell amateurs that "your camera doesn't matter." What they mean by this is that if you want to take nice pictures, you probably shouldn't get too hung up on the technical differences between cameras. For a broad range of photographic subjects and conditions, the pictures you take with a $5000 digital camera aren't that much better than those you'd take … [Read more...] about When the Camera Matters
Checkpoint Friendly
I just bought a new laptop computer, and now I'm looking for a backpack with a padded laptop compartment, so I don't break my new toy in the first month. So as I'm looking on Amazon and reading reviews, I notice that a lot of laptops are labeled "Checkpoint Friendly," meaning they open up easily so they can be scanned at the airport. Fuck. When pundits first started complaining … [Read more...] about Checkpoint Friendly
Coastal Dash 2012 Update
I've been exchanging email with a few people about my upcoming dash to the coast at the end of the month. I have tentative plans with a couple of people, and for a little while it looked like Jamison Koehler was going to put together a blogmeet with some other DC bloggers, but that fell through because he's going to be out of town. It does look like I might make it a little … [Read more...] about Coastal Dash 2012 Update
Second Annual Windypundit Coastal Dash
In about a month I'm going to take another road trip out to the east coast. I'll be driving from Chicago to the Jersey shore, and then on the return trip I'll probably swing south through Virginia and Kentucky on my way back to Chicago.The last time I made this trip, my wife and I met up with fellow blogger Mirriam and her great family outside of Washington. I haven't made any … [Read more...] about Second Annual Windypundit Coastal Dash