August sucks

Here we are, folks. This is most of why summer is my third-favorite season. Here is the current five-day forecast for my part of the world (thanks, Weather Underground): Hey, hey!  How about an average high temperature of 96.4° for the next five days!  How would that be?  As I write, it is 94.3° outside, … Read more

Two “new” wasps

Lea and I built our house, in a subdivision that used to be a cotton field, seven years ago. It’s not quite shonuff “out in the country,” but it’s definitely not two blocks off a thoroughfare like Lea’s house, where we lived for three years, was. We didn’t move far—about 15 miles the way the … Read more

What of Ron Paul?

There are two opposing columns on National Review Online this week. John Derbyshire argues against supporting Ron Paul, and Todd Seavey argues for. Both are well-written and persuasive. You’ll notice I don’t have “Who I’m Not Voting For in 2008” listed as a category for this post. I can’t imagine a realistic scenario that will … Read more

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