Month: July 2005

The phrase "Beam me up, Scotty," will be forever attached to memory of James Doohan who played Scotty. The quote, much like the series, is fiction that's no part …

I love it.... In honor of the first manned Moon landing, which took place on July 20, 1969, we've added some NASA imagery to the Google Maps interface to …

This morning's Boston Herald featured the story of one Wayne Conley. Mr. Conley is currently on parole for a drug conviction, and one of the conditions of his freedom …

A woman I work with got a kitten a while ago. She took her time naming him, because she wanted to give him a name that really captured his …

On July 19, 2005, President Bush nominated Judge John G. Roberts to be Associated Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. If you missed the televised announcement...

In my earlier postings about the Second Amendment, a commenter named "Mark" rather snidely put down my status as a "lay person" on matters Constitutional. He condescendingly suggested I …

I just heard from Kevin; he's heard reports that Bush has ruled out both Henry Gonzalez and Judge Edith Clement for the Supreme Court nominee, and he's supposed to …

The 107th edition of The Bonfire of the Vanities (a self-submitted collection of the worst posts by otherwise excellent bloggers) is hosted by Practical Penumbra this week. It's a …

Oh my, but telling the truth about what California liberals think about black people is causing quite a stir. From one of the Kos Kids: GO GET WIZBANG, what …

In my earlier piece about the 2nd Amendment, I looked at commenter Toad's points about gun control and how they differ from other restrictions on Constitutional freedoms. In this …