Looking Around

First, I've been seeing a lot of good stuff from fellow freedom-lovers lately. Mark Vande Pol, who I interviewed last month, has an excellent article at The Price of Liberty, titled Kelo and the 14th Amendment: Exploring a Constitutional Koan. Vache Folle has been on a tear lately; I Would Rather Some of the Troops Didn't Come Home highlights a very ugly truth that ought to be getting more attention. Similarly, James Leroy Wilson has been serving up good stuff at his blog, but I particularly enjoyed his latest Lew Rockwell piece, on what a "bad" father he'd be. Proof positive he ought to become a dad, if you ask me. Last, Tom Ender's This Weekend features a review of Serpico -- fitting, given all the bad cop stories around this week.

Closer to home, I've been spending a lot of time outdoors. The corn has tassled out, and the early- and late-day sun slanting through it turns it a lovely strawberry-blonde shade. The picture doesn't do it justice, but here's a taste:

My daughter loves flowers. Despite numerous tearful conversations with her after a bouquet has wilted, she apparently can't resist plucking them (without stems, which makes the wilting thing worse). The morning glories are taking advantage of her absence; I caught this one showing off in the morning's first blush of light:

Gonna be outside a bunch again today, trying to move a couple of projects further along while I can. For all of you waiting, yes, you will get a reply to your email ... some day.