The second-to-last Space Shuttle launch went off without a hitch this morning. Rep. Gabby Giffords was in attendance as her husband, Mark Kelly, commander of STS-134, and the rest of Endeavour‘s final crew rocketed into orbit. Spaceflight Now has complete coverage. The most amazing view of the launch comes from Stephanie Gordon, a.k.a. @Stafmara, who tweeted this photo and this… Read more »
At Coors Field with Becky & the girls. Awesome seats. UPDATE: Well, that didn’t end well. But we had fun! Highlight: dancing with Loyette to “Heyyy baby! (Ooh! Aah!) I wanna kno-oh-oh-ow! If you’ll be my girl.” Oh, and Loyacita repeatedly sticking her finger in my beer and then licking it off. (#PANIC?)
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] Me (singing): “Little [Loyette] Foo-Foo, walkin’ through the forest, scoopin’ up the field mice and boppin’ them on the head.” Loyette (protesting): “Daddy!! If I was walking through the forest, and [Loyacita] was, we’d be lonely, and we’d miss you and Mommy!!”
Following on the heels of our first and second baby pools, it’s time to collect your guesses about the birth of Baby Girl Loy #3 (blog nickname TBD). Remember, the baby is due Friday, July 8. The deadline to enter this Baby Pool is one week from today, 7:00 PM MDT next Friday (May 20). Just leave a comment with… Read more »
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] We would have a difficult time explaining in this opinion, let alone providing guidance to a jury, as to what type of conduct is unreasonably unreasonable or reasonably unreasonable. The Supreme Court of Colorado, in Lombard v. Colo. Outdoor Educ. Ctr., Inc., 187 P.3d 565, 575 (Colo. 2008), making fun… Read more »
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] Did Florida accidentally outlaw sex? (#PANIC!) Well, no. But never let accurate statutory interpretation get in the way of a good headline! HAHA FLORIDA IS STOOPID!
The New York Times issues the nerdiest correction ever. LOL! (Hat tip: dcl.)
A group of Republican Senators and Representatives are putting forward an ammendment to the Constituion that would grant states the ability to veto federal laws. Thats right, the self proclaimed “Party of Lincoln”, founded to defend the Union and the federal government vs. the states rights advocated by southern states which eventually seceded and formed the confederacy is attempting to… Read more »
Amid increasing chatter about a potentially imminent decision by My Man Mitch on whether to run for president, and increasing noise from Daniels himself, Ross Douthat has a good analysis of why “talk radio conservatives” are cool to Daniels. The title of this post is a hint. Excerpt: [Most of the conservative arguments against Daniels] are all about his rhetoric,… Read more »
So much for hope. Gus Johnson is officially out at CBS, and thus will no longer announce NCAA Tournament games. March Madness has lost its Voice. As I tweeted on Thursday when the news broke prematurely, this is the biggest announcing tragedy since another Johnson, Dave Johnson of “And DOWN The Stretch They Come!!!” fame, stopped broadcasting the Triple Crown… Read more »