This morning I will do something I haven’t done since May of 1999. I will report to a job. And I’m very much looking forward to it. The fact is, for all but about six-and-a-half years of my life since 1986, I have been self-employed and wholly autonomous. But in recent weeks a door has […]
Aaaaand I’m back. My trip to Guanajuato in the central highlands of Mexico was brief but amazing. Forgive me for teasing you but due to confidentiality requirements I cannot yet describe the primary purpose of my trip. But I can tell you that late on Saturday night I emailed my wife a message that ended […]
The Mexican state of Guanajuato lies northeast of Mexico City in the jagged heart of the country. There are mountains aplenty but also vast areas of flat, fertile plain covered in agricultural fields. León lies on this plain with hills and mountains in every direction. I was shocked to learn that the city’s elevation is […]
I have my first bit of work-related travel today in quite some time. I’m at the airport headed for the little airport in Leon, Mexico. I’m not at liberty to say much about the project but it’s an opportunity to do some interesting, and I thing very important, work. I will be staying in a […]
A couple of years before he passed away, my Dad bought a battered 1994 Ford pickup from a mechanic in town. Someone had dropped the high-milage truck off for repairs and, when he couldn’t come up with the $1800 to pay the bill, he left the vehicle with the mechanic in lieu of payment. Dad […]
. . . he seems to have slept through all eight years of the BusHitler “Selected-Not-Elected” Administration and woke up only after Mr. Obama moved into the White House. Sheriff Clarence Dupnik was at it again today, this time in an interview with Fox News. He has used virtually every opportunity to stand in front […]
. . . than he lay down his vintage guitars for his friends. Nashville is still recovering from the devastating floods of last May. Here watch Vince Gill talk about the guitars he is contributing to an auction to raise funds for hurting Nashville musicians:
The trappings of Christmas started coming down this morning. As always, Mrs. Blather had transformed the home into a cheery, festive environment of warm holiday cheer back in mid-November. But by 1:00 this afternoon, it was all undone and transported to the rented storage room. Now the living area seems a bit naked. Last year […]
(via Instapundit) Here’s a good follow-up to my post below about the Zimbabwe-ization of Venezuela. The Miami Herald’s Carlos Montaner brings us: “Socialism has many faces.” Excerpt: They unite in anti-Americanism, in the conviction that individuals must be at the service of the State, not the opposite, in their contempt for the market and in […]
I had intended go up on the rooftop and watch the total lunar eclipse the other night. As we were repeatedly reminded running up to the event, this was the first time in more than 400 years that a total lunar eclipse occurred on the winter solstice. I even got the binoculars out. But alas, the […]
