Events

I just discovered my mail on the credenza in the office foyer. A letter carrier opened the door and put it there, with nary a woof out of the office puppy. Maybe this is why: I'm beginning to wonder about his contributions to the company's bottom line.

OK, I think I've got the ParkerCam figured out. Here's the current arrangement: And here's what the ParkerCam sees: It's impossible to keep up with him sometimes, so very often you'll just see an empty rug. Or, after Parker has done some redecorating, a scrunched-up rug: Now we're going for a walk, so I can get lunch before Whole Foods turns into a zoo.

Anne just confirmed that the "Parker has halitosis" photo is now a ThinkGeek Action Photo. Maybe it's time to get Parker an agent? Or, possibly, a toothbrush?

I remembered my camera today, but alas, Parker is at home (so no ParkerCam). Here he is Sunday struggling (as any rational being would do) to get out from under a Cardinals blanket:

Last Monday was the first anniversary of this blog. I completely forgot. As penance, I will now post this photo Anne took ten minutes ago (she and Parker are at home; I'm still at World Headquarters):

Duh. Today I forgot not only my camera, but also the memory card inside the camera with the photos that I wanted to post. We'll just have to make do with the ParkerCam:

Some memes obscure deeper truths. "Liberal" and "college town," for example, often go together, as in the lede from a story in Tuesday's New York Times: BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 14 — Voters in this liberal college town have approved what environmentalists say may be the nation's first "carbon tax," intended to reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases. This lede bothered me for several reasons. First, I don't believe that wanting to reduce catastrophic climate change is so much a "liberal" idea as it is a...

We get this via Talking Points Memo: Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) explains what's really causing global warming. We'll be watching him lose his chairmanship as the new Congress takes office in 46 days and 20 hours.