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Enjoying the Sunshine
After the cold and dark winter, people in this country will take every opportunity to get a few relaxing minutes in the spring sunshine. This is Miche ... View all -
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Where I Come From . . .
I'm from Michigan. Born and bread. It's okay though, 'cause I went to Michigan State, and we hate the Wolverines even more than the Buckeyes hate them ... View all -
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Dirty South (Dawn)
I was going down to be in Charlotte for a Scrabble tournament (Do you know that I have a Scrabble blog? Do you?)Her royal black widow of poker highnes ... View all - 0
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The Mythic, Mithraic Mysticism of Michael Clayton
Abstract: Tony Gilroy's 2007 masterpiece Michael Clayton is an ancient myth masquerading as a legal thriller. Consciously drawing upon the symbolism o ... View all -
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Hey Hack3rs. Check out what it's like to be a fed.
*The leaden ring of authenticity here. Yup, that's the anti-hacker daily grind. A lot more black money in it than there used to be, but running a com ... View all -
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Morning Roundup: We Were Promised May Flowers
Good morning, Washington. Sigh. The rain. Good lord, the rain. It's dry right now, of course, but don't count on that lasting. How many days has ... View all -
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THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 08 May 2009
FINTAG COMMENTMark to pricey Market data.I reckon 80% of my exposures are to listed instruments. They are easy to price and easy to buy and sell. The ... View all -
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Resolving The Edalji Affair?
Some of you may be aware of an old, notorious case that occurred many-a-moon ago in my home-country of England - and actually only about 2 miles from ... View all -
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Duly Noted: Giving Vitamin C to Dead Horses
George Handlery about the week that was. Illusions might be bad but the fantasy of regulation is devastating. More state, more corruption. Bad governm ... View all -
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Hidden Seattle: Where it all started
After working in one job for 29 years, many people are tired, burned out and ready for something new. But for Jo Simonian, who has led the Seattle Un ... View all -
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Free Speech Friday: May 8
In response to “A party and a protest,” by Michael Truong, April 30: The Palestinian claims of genocide and ethnic cleansing at the hands of Israel a ... View all -
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Bavarian dresses for horses, pudding vandalist caught
Bavaria — Horses, cats and dogs are now being clothed in the traditional costume of Bavarian women. Dirndl dresses, recognizable around the world and ... View all -
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Of dead mice and memories
I spent hours searching for it in every cupboard and corner I could possibly think of. An old cardboard box with "Box of Memories" written on it in gr ... View all -
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The First Law of Chinese Cyberspace
From UC Berkeley Barry Bergman’s post: ‘Soul of the New Machine’ Confab Geared to Human Rights: To illustrate the power of blogging ... View all -
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The best bets and latest news from Royal Ascot plus a £100 free bet to be won in our tipping competition
The best bets and latest news from Royal Ascot, plus your chance to win a £100 bet in our week-long tipping competitionWelcome to day three of Royal A ... View all -
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Thursday Night at the Track
Thursdays are good evenings to go to the track. The crowds are light, and it's $1 hot dog night! Last night was also my best in terms of hitting bets ... View all -
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2009 California Animal Legislation: Will these laws affect you or your pets?
Chickens. Photo by Flickr user Bigbold used under a Creative Commons License 2009 California Animal legislation as of June 14, 2009, compiled by Paw ... View all -
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Volkswagen’s 1.4 TSI Twincharger wins 2009 International Engine of the Year Awards!
The results for the 2009 International Engine of the Year Awards have been released, and the grand overall winner is the 1.4 liter TSI Twincharger eng ... View all -
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Abt Q7 pumps out a scary 1,200Nm!
Abt has unveiled a new engine tuning kit for the V12-powered turbodiesel Audi Q7. The standard 500 horsepower and 1000Nm of torque that the 6.0 liter ... View all
