Our longtime friend Alex is an architect. As systematic as he is, he may be better suited to his occupation than anyone else we know. So six or seven years ago, we were visiting over a beer, and he was telling me about his Saturday morning. He had a backyard construction project going, and he … Read more
It’s raining again. We have some neighbors to the northwest who have a pond that periodically dries up, but it’s rather impressive right now. Also, this body of water is back in a big way. There’s a marked (but smooth-top) trooper in a Charger prowling 565 this week. Also, that unmarked Tahoe is still around. … Read more
Alabama’s unemployment rate fell to 8.1% in December. It was 8.7% one month earlier. In September, it was 9.8%. Most of Alabama’s illegal immigration law—widely regarded as the toughest in the country—went into effect on September 29. It seems “jobs Americans won’t do” might be a rather more diaphanous notion than any of the phrase’s … Read more