Archive for February, 2007

An Illegal Immigration Analogy

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

I got an e-mail yesterday with an analogy that tries to clarify (one perspective) on the illegal immigration situation in America. I’ve posted the whole message and my reply elsewhere, but the analogy itself, and my counter-analogy are included below. From the original message: Let me see if I correctly understand the thinking behind these [...]

Not quite weekly update

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

A stomach virus is an effective, if grim, short-term diet. So I lost a couple of pounds last week; although I will probably end up spending most of this week putting the weight back on as I re-hydrate after the illness. Stopping by the photoclub meeting last week dropped one more item from the list, [...]

Of photo club and practice

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

Last week, I managed to swing by a Terrapin Photo Club Meeting (#60). I had a pleasant enough time, though I was struck by two things: Man, these people are young. There were surprisingly few photos of people I know taking pictures of people is difficult. You have to overcome the inherent sense of voyeurism, [...]

When it rains, it pours

Saturday, February 10th, 2007

So I managed to contract one of those 24-hour, stomach virus things that’s been going around. Fun, fun, fun. This makes almost a month straight that I’ve been laid up one thing or another. I’m thoroughly sick of my bedroom now.