One of the first warnings I received in law school was to not pick over the language and grammar of ‘mere mortals.’ In other words, non-lawyers. It won’t win you friends, they said. Nor will it endear you to your spouse. Sure enough, it didn’t take a month before I caught myself saying something to my wife […]
Art Imitates Life: Senator To Propose New Internet Sales Tax
April 15, 2011 by
Today is Tax Day, and Atlas Shrugged is out this weekend. It’s a tale of what happens when government tries to be all things to all people (and, in consequence, grows in proportion and negative effect). True to form, one politician is expected to propose a tax on one of the most popular business models […]
Atlas Shrugged: Come see it.
April 14, 2011 by
Just a couple weeks ago, I noted here that Atlas Shrugged was coming to theaters. It’ll be split into three movies. The first comes out tomorrow. Low budget (only about $10 million), there have been those who have wondered if it’ll be worth watching. Others have opined that after all the credit it gets in […]
Boys will be boys…
April 11, 2011 by
Boys will be boys, and girls will be girls. At least that’s what advertising executives in the toy industry are hoping. I like to see information presented visually. Today, I ran across a visualization that presents, in a word cloud, the phrases and words used to advertise to children, separated by the gender they are […]
Newsflash: Book ownership an indicator of education levels – ksl.com
April 1, 2011 by
My Better-Half, always alert to improving our children’s chances, sent me an article yesterday. More books around the house will be an indicator how well our kids will do educationally, she said. According to the link to KSL.com Children with as few as 25 books in the family household completed on average two more years […]
Book Review of “Prophets,” a space opera in the 26th century
March 29, 2011 by
And now, for something completely different… I occasionally (ok, frequently) read books purely for the fun of it. Often, they are science-fiction. Just because I like it. Recently, I was sent a copy of S. Andrew Swann‘s new book “Messiah,” a space opera set in the 26th century. Since it is the third book in […]
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