The kid woke up a few times last night, as expected, but slept soundly from 2:30-5 and again from 5:30-9:30. (Yes, four hours.)
A few minutes ago my son and my cat were both simultaneously crying for food, which of course meant I fed the cat. (Yes, after seeing that my wife was about to feed the kid, but it was still fun to phrase it like that since it was technically true.)
I should read Eric S. Raymond's blog more often. For example, here he rebuts an alarmingly widespread meme about Sarah Palin [that on social issues she's a right-wing extremist]:
One can then at least ask the question "Where is Palin with respect to that median?" I’m in an interesting position to address that question, because on pretty much all of the hot-button "culture wars" issues I have radical positions opposed to Palin's but nevertheless believe on good evidence that her position is closer to the median than mine.
When you see random non-political writers (a baseball column here, a real estate blogger there) run the same political joke into the ground, the least one could expect is that the meme actually be true... ESR strongly suggests that it's not true, and I agree with him.
(Unlike ESR, I'm not arguing "against interest," but I'd like to think I'd find his argument convincing even if I agreed with him on the social issues in question.)
I expected that reading this article would outrage me about the sheriff's decision (to put a moratorium on law-enforced Cook County foreclosure evictions) -- yes I'm that cold and heartless, but you understand how this would violate any categorical imperative (unless you want to see property rights abolished, which I certainly don't), right? -- but instead these things, among others, outrage me:
"[J]udges around the country had taken other steps to slow foreclosure proceedings, like requiring lenders to produce titles proving they owned the properties in question."
Am I to understand that some police carried out evictions WITHOUT lenders' proof of title? How is that not begging for widespread fraud? Throw the book at everyone involved in any proceeding that cut this particular corner.
"[F]amilies in foreclosed properties were often not notified that they would have to leave, and were not given this [90-day] grace period [to which Chicago renters are now entitled]. Sometimes their first sign of trouble was the appearance of deputies at the door, demanding that they leave."
Any sort of castle doctrine (think of those kooks who want the right to shoot someone for trespassing -- and so help it, I'm one of those kooks) has to include a grace period (even just enough time to pack) for anyone kicked out of their primary residence. Otherwise life imitates the end of Fiddler on the Roof.
Born at 7:47 Sunday morning, October 5, 2008.
All three of us are well.
Weeks ago I composed a barebones e-mail draft with appropriate recipients in the BCC field. The iPhone seems not to realize BCC exists. Therefore I apparently sent the announcement only to Julia. Well if anyone needs to know, the mother would.
UPDATE: a couple people did get the e-mail, though other intended recipients told me they did not. Might just be filtering issues.
All four grandparents have seen us many times.
Home tomorrow?
a cow orker claimed that the most common birthday was October5. Ask.yahoo.com confirmed this.