In March, I want to go back to London. It’s been over four years since I was in the UK last. For a while, I was going practically every year. What’s happened since is I’ve rediscovered Italy, the British pound costs too much, and I wanted to “broaden my horizons”. I can’t stay away for [...]
Here’s a clip from the New York Times:
The Supreme Court has already indicated that at some point punitive damages become so large that they violate due process. But it has done a poor job of identifying that point. Originally, it laid down some reasonable factors for lower courts to consider, including how reprehensible they considered [...]
I hate real life. It chews you up and spits you out more often than it does you good. The girl in the video isn’t me. Bu it’s funny because this is exactly the way I felt before I left for vacation. She needs to get to Europe and take a lot of pictures and [...]
I’ve been following this contest on and off. It’s where people submitted ideas for new applications that don’t exist and then people voted. The last round just ended and all the finalsts have been chosen. The cool thing about the contest is that Mac developers will actually write the top three applications. Here’s what I [...]
This is what makes it so hard. It’s raining tonight. What a change from blinding sun and sea breezes.
I never pay full price for books, preferrring to wait until they come out as paperbacks or getting them through Amazon for a huge discount. I just paid full price for this one– Anthony Everitt’s Augustus. It made me do it! I’ve been waiting for this book since reading his Cicero and in the meantime [...]
It stands for Post European Depression. I’m trying to keep it at bay but circumstances aren’t helping. It’s cold, rainy, and I’ve been expeditiously attacked by a cold bug. I’m coming from golden sun, light breezes, and that blue, blue sea. The bad weather keeps me inside, though, and I’ve managed to process and compress [...]
No, I’m not stealing from Thomas Cahill. He stole it from Homer and I’m stealing it back.
Looking to Positano
Originally uploaded by desertrose.
Cell phone picture. Real ones coming soon. I don’t have to work until Thursday.