http://www.joewhite.com The occasional writings of a questionable mind. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:05:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "A Sailor of Austria: In Which, Without Really Intending to, Otto Prohaska Becomes Official War Hero No. 27 of the Habsburg Empire (The Otto Prohaska Novels)" (John Biggins) http://www.joewhite.com/2008/07/04/i-may-have-to-start-reading-these/ In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal ... http://www.joewhite.com/2008/07/04/the-declaration-of-independence-of-the-thirteen-colonies/ On Onions, Oil, and ‘Speculators’: Politicians who blame “speculators” in futures markets for the run up in oil prices — such as Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) writing in this morning’s USAToday — should consider a lesson from the lowly onion. Onions are one of the few commodities in the United States for ... http://www.joewhite.com/2008/06/30/on-onions-oil-and-%e2%80%98speculators%e2%80%99/ Murdering Hookers Is One Thing, but Having Sex With Them...: When I found myself in the unaccustomed position of seeing merit in a class action lawsuit, I knew it wouldn't be long before I came across one that was easier to ridicule. Even The New York Times has trouble keeping a ... http://www.joewhite.com/2008/06/26/murdering-hookers-is-one-thing-but-having-sex-with-them/ They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin Privacy: What It's Like To Fly With No ID Under The TSA's New Regulations Previously: How to really fight terrorists http://www.joewhite.com/2008/06/24/erosion-of-liberty/ How to nap - Boston.com: http://www.joewhite.com/2008/06/20/how-to-nap/ boing boing: Ancient Roman D20 for sale, $18,000: Kevin Andrew Murphy sez, "I knew that Lady Puabi of Ur had d4s for the game boards found in her tomb, but it turns out the Romans had d20s and a nice green glass one is currently up for sale at Christie's. ... http://www.joewhite.com/2008/06/12/make-a-saving-throw-vs-tomb-raiders/ The Market and the Government, by Arnold Kling: On the one hand, The Washington Post reports, high fuel prices are having disparate effects: the end of free pizza deliveries at major franchises, a plunge in the sales of sport-utility vehicles, a steep drop in the price of houses that are far from ... http://www.joewhite.com/2008/06/12/the-market-and-the-government-by-arnold-kling/ Anne and I are going to start blogging our dining experiences. There are too many good and great places to eat in Houston to waste time on mediocre and poor restaurants. Unfortunately, our first post will be a negative review of one of my old favorites, Java Java on 11th ... http://www.joewhite.com/2008/06/01/review-java-java/ Tip: See Dictionary Definitions in Real Time: I've just run across a useful little variant in how you can use Mac OS X's built-in dictionary service to see definitions of words in your documents. You undoubtedly know that you can Control-click or right-click any word and choose Look Up in Dictionary ... http://www.joewhite.com/2008/05/30/another-handy-keyboard-shortcut/