Today is Virginia Heinlein's birthday. That's her, with her husband. You may have heard of him. If the world was a fairer place, Mrs. Heinlein would be 93, today, and in good health. A very nice woman. Which reminds me of a story. So, there I was, pounding away at the keyboard, when the phone rang. It was my daughter Judy's science teacher. … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday, Ginny.
Videoblog: Looking for Lawyers in All the Wrong Places
(Alternate title: The Return of Mumbles) I'm taking another shot at videoblogging. This is just a random story about some legal stuff on the web. (This was supposed to go up yesterday morning, but I had technical difficulties.) Here are some of the links mentioned: Gary's review of Dollhouse. Joel's story about his daughter. Million-dollar legal advice. Just Cause Law … [Read more...] about Videoblog: Looking for Lawyers in All the Wrong Places
Fourth Amendment Crazy Talk…Not
I just caught a video of a crazy Fox News guy ranting about the government. The sad thing is that he's Judge Andrew Napolitano, and we need more crazy judges like him. He was speaking at a Reason conference and his speech is a good review of the decline and fall of the Fourth Amendment. It's worth listening to as a lesson in how our rights are being chipped away. … [Read more...] about Fourth Amendment Crazy Talk…Not
A Teaching Moment, at a Public High School
. . . which this reminded me of. It was about seven in the evening, the end of a nice spring day, and my older kid, then a junior at Washburn High in Minneapolis (a school so badly run that they had to fire all the staff, including some of the best teachers, and start over, but I digress...) hadn't returned home. Not a big deal; she often went over to a friend's … [Read more...] about A Teaching Moment, at a Public High School
Scattershot 2009-04-20
Some random shots around the web: I don't know what this blog is all about, but The Broadview Blog has some cool art. Obama on Warrentless Wiretaping: Worse Than Bush? I can't remember the movie Warning From Space, but I know I must have seen it because I remember the freaky starfish aliens. This reads like a parody of protectionism, but I don't think he's kidding. Although … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2009-04-20