I was whisked away to Arabia last night. Beth hosted a murder mystery dinner party set in a market in the kingdom of Ardalan. I was an entertainer named Nihad, with a pet monkey named Sinbad. (Terri snapped this photo. I suspect others shall surface.) Have you ever attended a murder party? I can access [...]
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 [...]
Jan 262012
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. [...]
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 [...]
Jan 222012
Longtime Penn State football coach Joe Paterno died this morning. He was 85. This really should have been an easy post to write. There is quite a lot to say about Paterno’s extensive contributions to the Penn State community, his commitment to academic excellence, and his coaching accomplishments. There aren’t many things that could have [...]
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