Daily Archives: 23/03/2005

schiavo: let her die in peace, with dignity

Well, Sciavo’s parents appealed to the full Federal Court of Appeals in Atlanta, and the court declined an expedited rehearing of the case. Now, of course, the accusations will fly: “they’re just being activist judges,” “they don’t value life,” etc. Not that the judges that have heard the case over the past few days are

reason #461 why i won’t live south of d.c.

I respect the right for people to practice the religion of their own choice. But when fear of boycott by religious extremists forces theatres to not show a highgly-respected IMAX film about volcanoes, then something is just plain wrong. CNN: IMAX theaters reject film over evolution

theocons: a republican calls it

Leave it to a New England Republican to call the idiocy of the GOP stance on the Schiavo case. Chrsitopher Shays (R-CT) has this to say in the New York Times: “This Republican Party of Lincoln has become a party of theocracy,” Mr. Shays said. “There are going to be repercussions from this vote. There

so fast, it will own you

Want a wicked fast PC? Then look no further. And take care that “Clippy,” the MS Office paperclip, doesn’t kick your butt. Edit: Amazon has fixed the listing – no more humor. So sad.

spring is here

One can’t-fail sign of spring in D.C.: weekly street cleaning begins, which means that those of us with on-street parking get back into the weekly groove of moving our cars around. At least there are a handful of new parking spaces outside our apartment.