Just to let you all know, I'm planning to do some drinking and driving this holiday weekend. Not drunk driving, mind you—that would be illegal—just some drinking and then some driving. I'm very nearly a teetotaller by inclination. I think I've had four, maybe even five drinks so far this year. No reason for it, I just rarely ever get that "I'd like to have a … [Read more...] about Drinking and Driving
A Personal Astronomical Crisis
I was driving home from dinner with the parents when suddenly it hit me: I don't know how many planets there are! The IAU met to decide on it a few months ago, but the rule they settled on was not the rule everybody thought they'd settle on. I can't remember what they decided, so I have no clue how many planets there are. I think that means I get to make up my own rules. … [Read more...] about A Personal Astronomical Crisis
Thanks For…Reason Magazine
I can't remember the first time I picked up Reason magazine. It was probably in the mid 1990's. I was going through a phase where I was looking for magazines about the important issues of the day. I was reading Time or Newsweek regularly—I can't remember which. Somebody had told me that that the two best magazines for learning about the big issues were Atlantic and … [Read more...] about Thanks For…Reason Magazine
Naked Came the Prosecutor
In a bizarre story, the folks at the Volokh Conspiracy ask: If a prosecutor walks around naked in his office late at night and there's nobody there to see him, is it still indecent exposure? (Full disclosure: Not to put any ugly pictures in people's heads, but I'm often naked while writing this blog. Just thought I should come clean.) … [Read more...] about Naked Came the Prosecutor
Atlanta Police Kill 92-Year-Old Woman
But not before she wounded three of them: Three Atlanta police officers were shot and wounded and an elderly woman killed at a house in northwest Atlanta Tuesday night. The woman, identified by relatives as 92-year old Kathryn Johnson, opened fire on the officers from the narcotics division at a house at 933 Neal Street, according to officials. Authorities say they received a … [Read more...] about Atlanta Police Kill 92-Year-Old Woman