Friday Morning Grab Bag

It was enormously disappointing to watch Jon Stewart fluffing Mau Mau Mike Huckabee on Wednesday’s Daily Show.  Oh, Stewart gently nibbled at him about his support for right-wing fundamentalist David Barton, but he didn’t challenge any of his evasive answers.  He didn’t mention Huckabee’s advocacy of religious indoctrination at gunpoint, nor did he bring up […]

Air-Minded: Cycles

No, not bicycles or motorcycles . . . I’m thinking of a different kind of cycle this time, as in: noun: a complete alteration in which a phenomenon attains a maximum and minimum value, returning to a final value equal to the original one (source: dictionary.com) When I entered the F-15 training program in the […]

Scooters, Refugees, and Birth Certificates

My motorcycle trip threw me off my blogging schedule.  Hey, I’m looking for something to blame … something other than myself, that is … and the motorcycle trip is handy. Speaking of motorcycle trips, I amused myself by going on a short (less than 100 miles) ride this morning, heading down to the Triple T […]

Banned Book News Roundup

Here’s an interesting and timely article on how collective bargaining can protect the free speech rights of public employees; specifically, librarians and teachers. I knew there was a reason why we’re supposed to keep quiet in the library! Remember those Texas prison wardens who were not allowing inmates to read certain books and magazines?  Looks […]

Another Gypsy Tour Comes to a Flat Ending

Some highlights from my long weekend motorcycle trip: I rode from Tucson to Las Vegas on Thursday.  That night the kids and I went out to dinner, along with our friend Rudy.  Rudy’s an old hashing friend; I slept at his house during the trip. I bought a balaclava to wear under my open-face helmet […]