These transparent screen mockups from flickr are quite amazing.

Like most of America, I’ve been watching a lot of coverage of the Terri Schaivo case. Massachusetts representative Barney Frank, journalist Christopher Hitchens, and attorney Geoffrey Fieger, all spoke convincingly on the issue, as did Mark Schaivo’s own attorney. All of them asked, in essence, that we uphold the rule of law rather than letting [...]

Your physics prof doesn’t buy into your private fantasy of “intelligent” design, you say? Why not sue? Is this what we’ve come to? Exposure to points of view that you don’t agree with is the entire point of college. It makes you grow. If you don’t want to learn anything, stay home.

Ten years ago today, Gina and I were wed in NYC. We had known each other for not quite six months. The trip to New York, originally planned as a spring break vacation, evolved into a plan to elope. One of the things we have always had in common iis a fascination with that city. [...]

I’m visiting my previous hometown (in many ways still my hometown), Fayetteville, Arkansas. Today, I checked out the new public library and had lunch at an old haunt. It’s been a nice visit. I keep trying to figure out what exactly I find so inviting about this little town, but it’s probably just the fact [...]