Did President Bush violate the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act when he authorized wiretaps without court authority? Former President Jimmy Carter has a unique perspective on the issue–he was the President that signed FISA into law when it was passed in 1978. Said Carter, “If my voice is important to point of the intent of theContinue reading “On former President Carter and Wiretaps”
Monthly Archives: February 2006
On a Random Observation
If you take used coffee grounds, seal them (and the used filter) in shrinkwrap film, and zap it with a heat gun, then you get something incredibly gross.
On Sideshow Bob
I watched an episode of The Simpsons tonight–first time I’d done that since I don’t know when. Sideshow Bob, long-time homicidal nemesis of Bart Simpson, turned up. The plot, such as it was, had Homer and the kids travel to Italy, entrusted with picking up an expensive sports car and bringing it back to theContinue reading “On Sideshow Bob”
On Teaching Faust
An elementary school teacher with a background in music in Bennett, Colorado, decided to expose her students to opera. She got a video, entitled “Who’s Afraid of Opera,” and showed it to her classes of first, second, and third graders. The video contained scenes from Charles Gounod’s nineteenth-century opera “Faust.” Parents in this town outsideContinue reading “On Teaching Faust”
On Life in General
Jesus. Fucking. Christ. Today has been something of an emotional roller-coaster. Someone whom I hired, someone whom I used to work with day-in and day-out, someone whom I consider a friend, called me today to talk about his future. And it wasn’t an optimistic conversation — I couldn’t really give him a good reason whyContinue reading “On Life in General”