Archive for September 17th, 2008

Happy birthday to the U.S. Constitution

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Oh, on an entirely unrelated note, the U.S. Constitution was signed 221 years ago today - happy birthday!  Okay, it wasn’t ratified for a couple of years after that, but still…
If you’ve got some time, take a read.  It’s still the most impressive government document I’ve ever read.
A few years ago, I wanted to start [...]

Baton Rouge - good news, bad news

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

So, one more update on Gustav in Baton Rouge and then I’ll return you to your regularly scheduled odd musings, rants and wildlife pictures.
First, the good news - I got a text message from my mother last week.  They got power back!  Only 10 days without power.  I suppose that’s not too bad.  No word [...]