Monthly Archives: July 2013

Roads, Hell, and Pavement Composition (and Fingerprints and the Gospel of Luke and Marat/Sade)

Posted on July 28, 2013 by lawschoolissoover

  “When I feed the hungry, they call me a saint. When I ask why people are hungry, they call me a Communist.” —Dom Hélder Câmara Peter Buffet has something tremendously important to say in today’s New York Times, but … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia Break (Oh Where Did the ’70s Go?)

Posted on July 20, 2013 by lawschoolissoover

Everyone experiences nostalgia at some point in their lives.  I got to have it twice.  I was born in 1958, which means that I largely missed “The Sixties.”  Largely, but not quite entirely.  Partly because of my own inclinations and … Continue reading →

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Fingerprints, revisited.

Posted on July 15, 2013 by lawschoolissoover

Charity has all sorts of motivations, apparently. And this case is interesting because it’s people insisting on doing something that doesn’t need to be done. See http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/06/17/194162/inspired-by-prayer-virginia-politician.html#.UeRIoG1y523 (via Slacktivist)

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You’re Invited!

Posted on July 11, 2013 by lawschoolissoover

I am now ready to consider my “professional” web page and blog ready to go live.  So if you haven’t enjoyed anything here, you certainly won’t enjoy my website or its associated blog.  So be sure not to go there. … Continue reading →

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The Myth of Fingerprints

Posted on July 5, 2013 by lawschoolissoover

“There’s no doubt about it, it was the myth of fingerprints.  I’ve seen ’em all and man, they’re all the same” — Paul Simon This post is not about fingerprints, but it is about a myth.  And that’s the myth … Continue reading →

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