random detritus

I'd more or less forgotten I even had this thing. What with the relative privacy my job requires, the fact that Susan regularly blogs (h...

Here is a collection of neat datasets on the international order.

I dreamed that the family and I went to NYC for a visit and befriended Paul Krugman, his wife Robin Wells, and John Cleese in a bookstore. T...

It's been quite quiet here. I haven't had much to write, and have been sort of busy. Things slowed down there for a couple of weeks ...

Council of State Governments database

Alive, hanging in there. Just a busy bee.

The song "Carolina" by Ben Gibbard and Andrew Kenny is pretty but dark. You never learn. The rules have changed since we were ...

“Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority, then forgets that symbols are inventions.” — Joy...

Handbaskets .

Pretty amusing program. In one challenge they use a Barrett M82A1. I shot that some time ago, at 400 yards. They did it at 1000 yards. Wow! ...