Corry, one of my favorite observers of Western civilization, called my attention to this gem in which a mom getting orange soda and her 12-year-old son got the full S.W.A.T. treatment during a shoplifting investigation. Quoting the article: With the rifle trained on her and an officer clad in helmet and body armor advancing toward … Read more
One of my favorite things about the Web is the plethora of mechanisms therein for catching up with people from your past (Classmates.com, MySpace, etc.). I really enjoy reestablishing contact with an old classmate, friend, or the like. In many cases I have something to share with a person about what s/he meant to me … Read more
Remember how cool Stratego pieces used to be? The silver-on-blue and gold-on-red tiles were pretty nifty, weren’t they? Well, now you have to peel stickers and put them on all 80 pieces: I still have my set from when I was little, with all of the silver-on-blue and gold-on-red pieces as God intended, in the … Read more