Travelogue: Knoxville, TN

Over Labor Day weekend, my wife, the tyke, and I made the relatively short trip from Louisville, KY to Knoxville, TN for a relatively short visit with relatives of all flavors. Here are my notes from the trip: The traffic seemed eerily light for a major holiday travel weekend. Undoubtedly the $3+ gas prices (and … Read more

The Missing Link(s)

A new exhibit at the London Zoo offers a twist: humans. After all, we’re just animals like everyone esle: The “Human Zoo” is intended to show the basic nature of human beings as they frolick throughout the August bank holiday weekend. “We have set up this exhibit to highlight the spread of man as a … Read more

The Great Wall of Texas?

While we’re on the subject of immigration, Jonah Goldberg has an interesting evaluation of the idea of building a wall on the border: A wall would not in any sense be “unfair” to Mexicans any more than locks on your windows are unfair to people who want to break into your house and sleep on … Read more