Personal Musings


A Remarkable Schoolboy Recitation of Scientific Psychology that Needs a Wee Bit of Updating

Now I spent a lot of time reading Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, and many scholastic thinkers, and I’ve learned a lot from them, but it’s remarkable to hear someone quote from…

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Right to Carry Case in Today’s Washington Post

Yours truly in today’s Washington Post: “Plaintiff in handgun case is suing D.C. for right carry firearms in public” It was a good chance to head out to the shooting…

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An Object Lesson: Work Computers Are for Work

I sometimes counsel people to be sure not to use work email for personal use, as well. Email accounts provided by your employer are the employer’s property and should not…

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Midnight in DC

On my way back from the gym…. Taken with my handy new iPhone…

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Now here’s an ugly bit of business….

Chait’s Response to the criticism offered below. And a Little More: Now We Know What Real Humor Is….Or at Least Real Jokes An old friend, Veronique de Rugy, has been…

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At the Range

I took off a few hours from my work today for something a little different. I went out to the Blue Ridge Arsenal shooting range today with a reporter from…

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Vegetarianism is Getting Easier

I admit it. I have a problem with killing living, fearing, perceiving, even thinking and loving things. They are delicious, but …. I don’t like killing them for food. (Or…

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The Ethics of Vegetarianism

I admit that I’m very sympathetic to ethical vegetarianism, but…I found this discussion quite amusing. Hat Tip: PJ

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Resolutions for 2010

I am not a big “New Year’s Resolution” person, but the first day of the new year does provide a punctuation in time, so why not? I will endeavor to…

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Living with Kittens

I have experienced it myself….. (Wolly used to be a fierce hunter, who would track down and kill — much to my relief — mosquitos, which she especially hated. Tiggy…

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