Today makes two years since my father, Jack Lawerence Martin (November 7, 1917 — July 29, 2003) died. I scanned a few photos and uploaded them to flickr. I have a few more to find and scan. He was an odd old bird, but I miss him.

Josh told me I’d like The Life Aquatic, and I certainly did. Bill Murray keeps doing amazing stuff. Everyone in that film put in a great performance. To round out my Wes Anderson viewing, I’ve got Bottle Rocket on order.

I gave blood earlier this week, and one of the perks was a coupon for a free Chick-fil-A sandwich. I thought it was cool of them to support the blood drive and not give out something lame (like free order of fries or two-ounce smoothie or something). And I like Chick-fil-A (and fast food in [...]

Almost every year, I manage to miss the anniversary date of wheatblog. The first anniverssary passed without mention. I made brief mention of the second anniversay, belated mention of the third, and no mention–that I can find–of the fourth. Be that as it may, the recently past July 13th marks wheatblog’s fifth anniversary! So, happy [...]

Two news items of interest found their way onto my radar today: this report on the inquiry into Guantanamo Bay, and this circuit court ruling on the legality of military tribunals. I won’t sleep any better tonight because of these.