Sunday, March 30, 2008

Got Nuts?

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posted by Paul @ 10:05 AM

Monday, March 24, 2008

Cedar Key Sunset

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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Peewee's Big Adventure

The day Peewee adopted us.



I was out on the deck setting up the telescope and saw this little black & white cat strolling by. We started talking, then he finally approached me and let me give him belly-rub. Hung out with me all night as I observed the 2003 Mars opposition, and was still outside waiting for me the next morning. Linda wanted to let him in; I said no friggin' way, we have enough cats - so of course she let him in... and he's been my bestest pal ever since.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Shall NOT be infringed.

Boldface mine:
Court Weighs Right to Guns, and Its Limits
LINDA GREENHOUSE | Published: March 19, 2008

WASHINGTON - A majority of the Supreme Court appeared ready on Tuesday to embrace, for the first time in the country's history, an interpretation of the Second Amendment that protects the right to own a gun for personal use.

That may be the easy part.

The harder question in the case challenging the District of Columbia's handgun ban is what kind of restrictions the government could constitutionally place, in the name of public safety, on the newly recognized right. The answer to that question, on which the outcome of the case will turn, was less clear.
Newly recognized right? "New" since, like, 1789? RTFC, asswits.

As to "what kind of restrictions the government could constitutionally place" on gun ownership, here is my proposed list of restrictions:
  1. Don't shoot anyone who doesn't deserve to be shot.
  2. Umm.... well, that about covers it.
Don't. Tread. On. Me.

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Senna Lives.



1989 Suzuka qualifying lap. Simply awesome. God, how I miss those days...

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Thursday, March 13, 2008

'Cause

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Sunday, March 09, 2008

Tournée du Bad Chat Noir

Evil Imitates Art

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Saturday, March 08, 2008

Edinburgh, Scotland

I'm really starting to embrace the whole black & white thing, and Aperture has turned out to be a great tool for working in monochrome. As I go back through my photo library I'm finding many shots that didn't do much for me in color but really come alive in b&w. This shot is one of them, taken in Edinburgh in March 2004 - I have no idea what building it is, but I remember taking the shot because I was freezing my ass off at the time!

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Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Report: German soldiers too fat

Achtung!

German soldiers are overweight, smoke too much and do not engage in enough sports, according to a report published Tuesday by the parliamentary commissioner for the defence force. "Male and female soldiers are too fat, partake little in sports and pay too little attention to what they eat," Reinhold Robbe said in his official report to parliament. He called the situation "shocking."In the 18-29 age-group, military personnel are in worse condition than their civilian counterparts, with 40 per cent of soldiers overweight against 35 per cent in the general population, according to Robbe. Despite the widespread availability of sports equipment in the army, more than 20 per cent don't engage in any sports at all. Robbe also noted that an alarming 70 per cent of military personnel were smokers.
Big deal. It's not as if they have to fight anyone stronger than Fwance.

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