Earlier today, I ran across an excellent article (”David Frum on the Gold Standard“) on the Mises Institute’s web site written by Robert Murphy. In it, he responds to some of David Frum’s baseless accusations (no pun intended) that he’s...
Well, the last workday of 2007 is over (and boy was it a doozy … I got nothing of note accomplished, and wasted approximately two hours of my day on plumbing repairs). I can now say definitively that this has...
As of this evening, I’ve started using GovTrack.us to monitor the actions of my representatives (Senators Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander and Congressman Zach Wamp), as well as any bills that I discover that happen to interest me. Thus far,...
Last Twilight of 2007
The sky looks very promising for viewing tonight. It should be cold, but it’s very clear. 2007 has been a great year for our family. The highlight was adding Nathan to our family, but discovering astronomy and...
Via Political Wire: "Obama's rise is the result in part of a dramatic influx of first-time caucusgoers, including a sizable bloc of political independents. Both groups prefer the Illinois senator[…]" -- Thomas Beaumont, Des Moines Register I wonder if Mike Huckabee's lead...
Fuller fell down the stairs twice today. And at dinner he got so worked up over something silly he tipped over his kiddie table, falling with it to the ground. I am thankful I am ending 2007 without a trip to...
Make photo slide shows at www.OneTrueMedia.com My cousin Patty makes these awesome videos that I watch all the time on her blog (tearing up of course) and so I thought I'd sign up and try. I only spent like 40 min...
Mars on 12/30/07 EXTREME VERSION
Okay - this is for Damon. He says I should improve my astrophotography by including interesting and relevant subjects in the foreground. How about this one?...
Here's one last image for 2007 -- a photo I took just this afternoon. After a very foggy start to the day, it ended up being sunny and rather warm. The dog and I took a walk through the neighborhood...
USA Today reported yesterday on a clinic in India providing surrogacy services to couples from across the world. The article says that there are many such clinics in India but that the numbers are hard to track. Surrogacy is actually...
After an enjoyable discussion in the office on the matter, here are my other favorite songs from the year, two of which were released thirty or so years ago, which I don't care about because I loved them this year. 2....
I put her in the swing today for the first time in a long time and couldn't believe how much she has changed and grown in just two and a half months. I feel like I'm about to pack her...
Fergus Cullen, Chairman of the New Hampshire GOP has released a statement on the matter:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: December 31, 2007
From: Fergus Cullen, Chairman, New Hampshire Republican Party
NH REPUBLICANS: DON’T LIMIT DEBATE PARTICIPANTS
CONCORD - New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman...
Here are a few (very random) links for the last day of the year... Who is the most honest man in news? The battle behind the Hollywood writers' strike is a story we've heard before: even though big business makes its money...
M82-Cigar Galaxy on 12/30/07
I had never captured M81 and M82 before (they’re quite close to one another) because they had been pretty much below the horizon during normal viewing times for a while. Now, however, they are visible by 11...
Mars on 12/30/07
The red planet was really bright this evening and so I brought as much magnification as I could to show the details. Unfortunately, that just meant my 3X Barlow. I really think that if I can get my...
M1-Crab Nebula on 12/30/07
After capturing Orion last night, my next target was M1, the Crab Nebula. I wasn’t willing to take a long exposure, but just took a 225 second one. See how this compares to the 600 second one...
Last night, when I got my scope out, everything started well. I attached the optical tube assembly, I plugged everything in (no small task since I was planning on doing astrophotography) and I fired up the new telescope.
I next ran...
I saw this live yesterday on Meet the Press, but it's taken me a bit of time to find the link: MR. RUSSERT: Some Americans believe that life does not begin at conception, and that it's... GOV. HUCKABEE: Well, scientifically...
1. The Bible will still have all the answers. 2. Prayer will still work. 3. The Holy Spirit will still move. 4. God will still inhabit the praises of His people. 5. There will still be God-anointed preaching. 6. There will still be...
I took the time to write a number of Top 10 Lists for 2K7: "Chattanooga Moments" (mainx24 'round 12:30 am.), Movies (No Country for Old Men), Top Ten Chattanooga Delta Bravos (the Mayor, natch), Albums, Songs, etc. This medium is,...
Not to get too overdramatic, but Michelle and I just had pretty much the best weekend ever…except perhaps when we got married (and the kids weren’t born on weekends). We took the funds from a Christmas gift/check and got a...
Our good friends JoyLynne and Chris welcomed their new baby boy yesterday evening and I am so excited for them!! Michael Truett (they are calling him Truett) arrived a little after 8pm weighing 9 pounds and 2 ounces and is...
One of my biggest aggravations is the constant and drastic changes in volume on the TV. I'll be comfortably watching a show or movie and a commercial will come on that seems to be double the volume. And every channel...
I feel very confident at this point that the news, as originally reported, that Ron Paul has been excluded from the upcoming “roundtable forum” in New Hampshire on January 6 is correct.
The campaign has released a second, more detailed press...
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Ever since my venture into blogging, I've borne witness to "The 100 Things" others have blogged about themselves, usually leaving me feeling extraordinarily boring and somewhat defeated. I can barely eek out...
As host of this week's Fun Monday carnival, Peter (Holtie's House) wanted the "fun" put into Fun Monday as we say good-bye to 2007 and usher in the New Year. He asked for good jokes and favorite cartoons, and although...
the new year begs to be ushered in. 2008. double aught eight. the 'noog quietly and patiently waits for us to get our act together. as luck would have it, we finally closed on our house...
M42-Great Orion Nebula on 12/30/07
This is the first image I took with the new scope and all I can say is WOW! I had a lot of trouble with the scope early in the evening (I’ll discuss that in a...
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