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One last one before I go
Study: Multiple Stab Wounds May Be Harmful To Monkeys
Off to the capital, back on Wednesday
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Random Atlanta insights
I got sick of working and went for a drive for about 40 minutes tonight. I wound up near Atlanta Federal Penitentiary and I do have to say, that place looks like a prison, it’s like the dark side of Gotham City from the Batman Comics. Most of the places around it (I took an odd route home and got lost) are quite photogenic in a burned out, industrial way.
On an unrelated note, Man charged with vandalism of Tupac Shakur statue. Atlanta is home (oddly, since there’s not much of a connection) to the Tupac Shakur Arts Center for some reason.
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Friday recommended reading
- On a funny note, the Ladder theory
- On a serious note, a short bio of James Stockdale
When Collins asked who didn’t make it out, Stockdale replied:
“Oh, that’s easy, the optimists”
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What a crappy few days
First I find out that the “We buy ugly houses” people want a 30% discount over the market rate (I declined), a project extends by 24 straight hours, Delta won’t do anything about changing my flight, and now I’m getting sick. Humbug.
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Wednesday rapid fire
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For your Halloween reading
Via McArdle, the physics of Halloween Monsters.
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A good example of why liberals scare me
Check out this diavlog with Paul Krugman and Mario Cuomo; it’s a detailed explanation of how the government should run your life, from health care to your job, and most things in between.
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In a weird coincidence
Both the Sex Pistols and their small-government, country doctor equivalent, Ron Paul, will be on the Tonight Show tonight. We’ll see who the crowd reacts to more…
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In this day and age
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Four changes if I were king of America
I’ve made them non-political, strictly symbolic. They are
- The national anthem shall be changed to America the Beautiful; an accessible song with a solid melody and natural meter; and the Star Spangled Banner will be consigned to history, where it will be of much interest to our eventual tone-deaf robot overlords
- Daylight Savings Time shall be abolished. Trying to fool the sun sets a bad example for children and weakens our moral fiber
- Calvin Coolidge shall be worked into Presidents Day somehow. We’re long overdue for rewarding people who do their job quietly, with no drama
- We shall come up with a simple way to properly fold the US Flag that does not require two people
What would y’all do?