http://ravingatheists.com/ocmpoma WITTICISM, n. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted, and seldom noted; what the Philistine is pleased to call a joke. -Bierce Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:43:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last time I fell off the posting wagon, it was mostly due to a move that really ate up my time, and before I knew it several weeks had past with little to no activity from me here. This time I know that there is going to be a hiatus; it'll ... http://ravingatheists.com/ocmpoma/2008/07/21/quieter/ Sorry my posting here has been rather light lately -- other things have just been taking up much more time than normal. Here's an interesting discussion over at MR on why wine has a price listed on the menu, but beer doesn't. I think several of the commenter's are spot on: ... http://ravingatheists.com/ocmpoma/2008/07/19/quiet/ Back when I lived on Fort Ord, I liked to run and walk the dobie back toward where the old ranges were -- and this stand of trees is along the road that led uphill, to where the observation tower is. http://ravingatheists.com/ocmpoma/2008/07/16/weekly-photo-88-roadside/ Now, this is an author recommendation. Money quote: "Lawrence Watt-Evans's stories aren't about the intelligence or rationality of his characters.  Nonetheless, Watt-Evans writes intelligent characters, and he's willing to deal with the consequences, which are huge." http://ravingatheists.com/ocmpoma/2008/07/14/interest-piqued/ It's overdue, so I've added indexed to the blogroll. Here's my favorite: http://ravingatheists.com/ocmpoma/2008/07/11/graphic-art/ I took this week's photo in DC, at the National Gallery of Art. If you've never been, there's an underground walkway connecting the two branches of the museum (or, at least, there was last time I was there...) Fountains in the plaza above funnel into this ladder fountain which you ... http://ravingatheists.com/ocmpoma/2008/07/11/weekly-photo-87-falling-fountain/ This week's EconTalk has Mike Munger as guest, talking with host Russ Roberts about public transportation. The quote shows up at a little after the twelve-minute mark of the podcast, and is spot on as to why I don't really see the difference between the public and the private sector ... http://ravingatheists.com/ocmpoma/2008/07/09/weekly-quote-34-mike-munger/