Iraq Cost-Benefit Analysis and Net Present Value: The Only Reason to Be For or Against Continuing the War

Posted on: 31 March 2009 /
Categories: Global Politics, War

I’ve been watching the PBS series Carrier, which follows the USS Nimitz through a Persian Gulf deployment in 2005 (note: this post was written a while back). One of the things that’s most striking is how the crew splits up in terms of their views on the war. Also striking is how neither side’s opinion

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Movie Review: Prince Caspian

Posted on: 29 March 2009 /
Categories: Movies

Best Part: When the Lion-Christ jumped forty feet across a ravine in order to break the dude’s neck, then awakened His tree army to go out and kill millions of soldiers who, like all soldiers, weren’t fighting for “the cause”, but rather for the guy next to them. Biggest Question: When the pink minotaur was

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Movie Review: The Dark Knight

Posted on: 24 March 2009 /
Categories: Movies

I sort of feel bad because the main reason I watched it was because Telkontar expressed a profound fondness for the movie. OTOH, this isn’t the first movie we’ve had different opinions on. Best Part: The first 45 minutes. Some pleasant, well-orchestrated tension and violence. Biggest Question: How did anyone accomplish any of the things

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Cross-Country Road Trip v3.0: 48 States, 90 Days

Posted on: 22 March 2009 /
Categories: Travel

Someday. I’m thinking spring departure and going counter-clockwise might be better than summer and clockwise (if nothing else, it should help avoid the problems of hurricane season). Anyway, here’s a map of the latest idea:  The push-pins are only sort-of significant. – [ ] Day 1 – [ ] Mission Viejo to Grand Staircase-Escalante NM

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