The story of yesterday's marathon meltdown is taking shape. Runners continue to report water shortages along the way, but marathon officials insist there was plenty of water to be had. Friend-of-the-blog John Ruberry ran in the race (and finished it), and he reported no problems getting water. On the other hand, I was in Chinatown briefly in a largely unsuccessful attempt to … [Read more...] about More On the Marathon Problems
Evil Lawmaking: DUI
It's all been building up to this. When it comes to Evil Lawmaking, DUI has it all. Every evil lawmaking practice I've mentioned so far, and then some. That alone makes it an example of the evil lawmaking practice of Piling On. The DUI laws are are twisted maze created by decades of legislators trying to prove they're tough on crime. I'm not very good at reading statutes, … [Read more...] about Evil Lawmaking: DUI
A Preview of Terrorism
Did you ever wonder if your city was really prepared to handle a major terrorist attack? Here in Chicago, which is in the running for the 2016 Olympics, we may have just found out the answer. No, we didn't have a terrorist attack. We had the 2007 Chicago Marathon on the hottest day ever in race history. According to reports, about 35,000 people started the … [Read more...] about A Preview of Terrorism
Stripping for Science
Evidence that the effects of fertility are detectable by men: A study shortly to be published in the journal Evolution and Human Behaviour found that lap dancers in their most fertile phase of the menstrual cycle earned much more than dancers in the least fertile phase. Read the whole story. … [Read more...] about Stripping for Science
Free [country name here]!
Today is apparently International Bloggers' Day for Burma, also known as Myanmar to the thugs who run it, so... Free Burma! While we're at it, let's also cheer for freedom in North Korea, which is just as bad or even worse. Both countries are more-or-less giant work camps. Then there are all those middle eastern nations---some enemies, some "friends"---which might … [Read more...] about Free [country name here]!