I shouldn’t have to say this, should I? People aren’t this stupid, are they?
Apparently, they are. So, safety tip:
If it is hot enough to fry an egg on the pavement, for the love of Ghu, please use a pan.
Archive for July 12th, 2013
Important safety tip. (#17 in a series)
Friday, July 12th, 2013Dead lawyers don’t lie.
Friday, July 12th, 2013Sergei L. Magnitsky was convicted yesterday of tax evasion by a Russian court. Mr. Magnitsky was a lawyer: his client, William F. Browder, was convicted as well.
This isn’t ordinarily the sort of thing I’d bring up, but there are a couple of interesting points:
- Mr. Magnitsky was a prominent critic of the Russian government, and was arrested shortly after he accused officials of stealing $230 million in government funds.
- Both Mr. Magnitsky and Mr. Browder were convicted in absentia. Mr. Browder is currently in London.
- Mr. Magnitsky was convicted in absentia because he’s dead. He died four years ago in prison, after being refused medical care.
(Subject line hattip. My linking to this should not be taken as implying any endorsement of the content.)
40 years ago…
Friday, July 12th, 2013…I spent a lot of time in this tree.
(Yes, I can be a little sentimental at times.)
Here. Have another lizard.
Friday, July 12th, 2013Or, technically, another view of the same lizard.
What can I say? I like lizards.
Back on the chain gang.
Friday, July 12th, 2013Sorry about the radio silence for the past few days. I’ve been spending a lot of time with family, and kicking around the Cleveland area.
Our flight got in around 7 PM last night, and it was 10 PM by the time I got home. I’m trying to get caught up, and hope to have more substantial reports and some photos up over the weekend.
In the meantime, have some music.
(Man, wasn’t Learning to Crawl a great album? “Back On the Chain Gang”, “My City Was Gone”, “Middle of the Road”…)