Nukes Mean Fallout, Harry Harry Reid’s removal of the filibuster for confirmation of executive nominees and most judges yesterday, also known as “the nuclear option,” was head-spinningly hypocritical, not to mention short-sighted and unbelievably destructive. It was a bad idea in 2005, and it’s a bad idea now. The U.S. Senate has not been a … Read more
Nathan wanted to have birthday dinner at I Love Sushi. (We just got one in Madison!) We packed up and went tonight. We arrived at 5:30 and were seated immediately. I was pleased to see Kirin and Sapporo draft, and selected the latter. Japanese restaurants should have Japanese draft beer. Most Japanese beers, Sapporo included, … Read more
We had a major scare this morning when a suspicious package was found on a railroad tanker car filled with hydrogen fluoride. It turned out to be a small package of marijuana, which is kind of a comical end. It was serious for some time, though. Hydrogen fluoride is exceptionally nasty stuff, and best I … Read more