Photos of the Day

A freight train rolls into Chelsea

The law quad at night

Cruising Through Summer

The first official day of summer (June 21) was only last week, but with July just around the corner, it feels like summer is moving along rapidly. Yesterday, I took advantage of the beautiful weather to go out riding my bike on two different bike rides, for a total mileage of 57 miles. It was my highest mileage point of the season, but I should be doing sixty to seventy mile rides soon enough.


W&OD Trail West of Leesburg

Bike ride to Chelsea

The weather today in Ann Arbor was fairly hot, with today's high temperature of 91 degrees being unusually warm for the first week of June. Oddly enough, it was about ten degrees warmer here than it was in DC today, where earlier this week the temperatures were in the mid-nineties. Still, the heat didn't deter me from heading out on my bicycle out to Chelsea. It was a great bike ride, which included a lunch stop at Zou Zou's Cafe in Chelsea.


Huron River

Chelsea Clock Tower

Summer Wildflowers

Happy Memorial Day

On this Memorial Day, let us take a moment to remember the men and women of our armed services who have given their lives in the service of their country. Through their sacrifices, we enjoy the liberty and freedom that we enjoy here in the United States.


Goose Creek

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope that everyone is enjoying their Christmas holidays!

Trip to Michigan

I flew home to Michigan this weekend, and was glad to get away from the DC rat-race for a few days. My flights in both directions went much better than expected, as I escaped being groped or run through the nudie scanner by the TSA. Despite having lots of errands to take care of while I was home, I still managed to get time to relax and catch up with friends.


Christmas Tree at National Airport

I saw the following TSA poster at National Airport this morning, and it really made me laugh. If you look at the picture, you might notice that the "suspicious item" is located in the gate area, which is past security. Apparently, even the TSA realizes that their security theater might not be foolproof. I love the line about reporting suspicious activity to 911. "Hello police? There are some suspicious people in blue Smurf outfits doing some really weird things. Can you check into this?"

Slipping even further

So it's an odd world where the Huffington Post, WorldNetDaily, and the Drudge Report are all on the same side. If you thought that TSA couldn't sink any lower, then check out this video of TSA assaulting a shirtless little boy. About twenty-one seconds in, the TSA agent feels up the boy's crotch. Of course, earlier this week, the head of the TSA, John Pistole, claimed in his testimony to the Senate that children under twelve were exempt from these patdowns.