One of the most productive posts on my blog has been this Sprint-bashing post from 2005. It's still the top Google result for "sprint fuckers" and the #2 result for "fucking sprint" and "fuck sprint". (I should probably be using this to establish my social media SEO cred.) Unfortunately, that wasn't the end of my association with Sprint. I also had Sprint long distance service … [Read more...] about Sprint. Still Fuckers After All Of These Years.
When Geese Attack
Remember a few days ago when I mentioned that someone broke the driver's side window on our old Dodge Neon? Well, the very next day I was driving my wife to work in our Toyota RAV4. We were in Arlington Heights, and as I turned off the main road, we passed a grassy area where some of the local geese were hanging out. The geese are there all the time, and my wife has probably … [Read more...] about When Geese Attack
How Big Is That Spaceship?
I think I just found the coolest website ever. Do you want to know how big the spaceships are on Star Trek? Star Wars? Farscape? Want to know how the Serenity compares to a Boeing 747? Or how about the International Space Station, the original series Enterprise, the battleship Yamato, and the next generation Enterprise? I could spend hours doing this. … [Read more...] about How Big Is That Spaceship?
Burning Books is So 20th Century
Let me get this out of the way in the first paragraph: Terry Jones of Qur'an burning fame is a bigoted fool. He's a bigoted fool not because he burned his copy of the Qur'an, but because he hates people simply because they don't worship the same God he does in a similar enough way. What a tool! The number of people (and legislators) over-reacting to this incident, however seems … [Read more...] about Burning Books is So 20th Century
Strict Liability for Wrongful Imprisonment
In 1985, John Thompson was convicted of murder. In later years, however, defense investigators discovered that the prosecutor, New Orleans Parrish Assistant District Attorney Gerry Deegan, had intentionally withheld evidence. This was a violation of Thompson's rights under Brady v. Maryland, and Thompson's conviction was vacated. He was tried for murder again, and after … [Read more...] about Strict Liability for Wrongful Imprisonment