Thursday miscellanea #226

I finally got by church early enough last night to be able to hear a bit of both boys’ piano lessons.  They’re doing wonderfully.  I’m so proud of them! Alabama kicks off against Virginia Tech Saturday, August 31, at 4:30 pm CDT. Found a graphics card that will enable me to play Star Wars: The … Read more

Obama administration: Above all, make it hurt

I haven’t had much to say about sequestration, but I encountered something extraordinary in its gall last night.  Writing in The Washington Times, Stephen Dinan tells of recent correspondence directing one inquiring official to make the pain of sequestration, not potential mitigation, a top priority: In the internal email, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service … Read more

Shelf Shot

My longtime online friend Shirl Ann makes these nifty hair forks. They are of excellent handmade quality, and double as self-defense implements.  This one, of katalox, tiger maple, and zebrawood, lives on my shelf.  I think it’s really cool.

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