Month: February 2005

I don’t know why, but this story makes me glad I’m not a little boy in school: The children first listened to a story about a pair of birds, the ill-fated Hector and his mate, Helen, residents of the Lake Merritt watershed. It was a classic Greek tragedy — Hector got tangled up with carelessly…

I hate it when I have nothing to say! But via InstaPundit, I found a story about a former teacher — which has overclocked my mental CPU’s internal clock: And today, the cold, gray Wednesday after the November election, there is this: the school’s recently deposed dean, sitting in a Castro coffee shop, offering a…

As most readers of Classical Values know, Justin Case is, er, reclusive. This means that, among other things, Justin refuses to allow me to publish any photographs of him in this blog. It’s an unwritten rule, but it’s one I dare not violate under penalty of getting, like, REALLY bad vibes directed at me from…

The battle over San Francisco’s proposed handgun ban (discussed infra) is heating up, and the Pink Pistols are taking the lead in opposing it. The right to own guns may be even more important than the right to marry, Thomas said during the monthly shooting practice organized by the gay gun group the Pink Pistols.…

If there’s one thing more idiotic than comment spam, it’s trackback spam. Why on earth anyone would do this I don’t know. I have long suspected that much of the spamming has no business purpose (for what blog reader would actually click on a spam link and buy the product?) but is generated to satisfy…

Be sure to check out this week’s Carnival of the Vanities, hosted by Ken Sain, who, in addition to being a fine blogger, is News Editor for the Washington Blade. 42 posts — arranged into segments, each of which is introduced by a quote from Edward Abbey. Nice graphics too! (And I’m glad Ken liked…

The U.S. space effort is changing course…maybe. From an editorial at Hobbyspace: The President signed off on a new national space transportation policy at the end of last year [summary available here, J.C.], and there’s a lot to like in it. It formally gets rid of the mid-nineties division of labor that gave NASA a…

Anyone who remembers the heyday of California’s hot tub era will need no reminders about the types of activities which used to transpire in them. The deck to my house had a hot tub which went in sometime in the 60s or 70s (no one knows when), and this house was known for some wild…

From the often fascinating blog of A.E. Brain comes this absorbing account of a collision at sea. How did I miss this? If you do nothing else, follow the link and scroll down to THE PICTURE. It’s amazing they made it home. Here are some excerpts from his later update. 1. A usually-sealed access hatch…

I’m delighted to see that Justin is busily working his way to another triple violation of “Wolcott’s Rule?,” for I find myself inspired to do the same thing. That’s because a couple of posts from Glenn Reynolds have reminded me of older-but-still-timely posts which have been gathering archival dust. From today’s InstaPundit: …..[M]any people in…

Here’s a newsflash for all Classical Values readers. Jeff Soyer (my blogfather, Alphecca) links to the following quote from our esteemed frequent commenter Steven Malcolm Anderson: Liberals: Feed their pets organic foods. Watch Dick Cavett. Try to see the other guy’s point of view while being mugged. Bicycle. Say, “Peace!”. Take up yoga. Support non-profit…

I am happy to report that I finally finished my MCLE hours, which gives me a little more time than I’ve had the past few days. I feel a bit guilty that I wasn’t able to post anything about the Iraq election, but I’m glad the MSM have egg on their face. I can’t wait…