Pinhole Day

Sunday was World Pinhole Photography Day. I'm posting my shot later today to the website, www.pinholeday.org, but I thought I'd post a couple of shots I took previously here.

Hey, You!

What exactly are YOU doing to reduce our country's dependence on oil? Are you turning off the lights when you leave the room? Have you replaced your incandescent bulbs with energy efficient compact fluorescent bulbs? Are you adjusting the thermostat? Keeping your car tires properly inflated? Planning your trips to cut down on driving? Is it time to trade in that big, gas-guzzling SUV on something more economical?

The Meadowblasters 1983-ish

Ah, high school rock and rollers! That's me in the back in the faded Farrah Fawcett t-shirt, my cousin Craig Moore in the black jacket and vans, Mike Derrick on the stool, and David Hart in the white button-up. This was at Herbert Hoover High School for the talent show.

Justice?

Read this story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080411/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/interrogation_tactics
Then remember that a few enlisted personnel received prison sentences for doing what they were told.

Poles and Pods

I'll take a case of democracy and a bag of freedom...

I shudder every time I hear President Bush pepper his speeches with "freedom" and "democracy" like he sells it by the case. Our democracy happened to work out because the colonies were already mostly there, with the English law tradition of citizen's rights that the government must protect. We had the right background for it to work. Look all over the world at countries that have tried and failed, or took a much longer time to get to a working democracy. Look at all the African nations that, once they achieved independence from Europe, elected a government only to have whoever was elected hang on to power by hook or by crook. Look at all the countries where, if an election goes against a certain group, they resort to arms.