2009-06-15 22:34 | fche blog eric talent, such as it is
I present some spontaneous family poetry from this fine evening for your contrasting pleasure.
Read more...2009-06-11 10:31 | fche blog flying good landing
My mom sent over this picture in a new episode of her periodic “look at what I found on the internet” emails.
Looking at the bird’s upper inboard wing surfaces, one can see the little feathers starting to poke up, as the airflow of the wings is starting to separate. In other words, the bird is just about to stall. Perfect for a landing.
2009-06-10 16:19 | fche blog enun-dorsals in other words IV
joke transcript: ... perhaps you saw it on the highlight reel … Sarah Palin’s [14-year-old] daughter was knocked up …
in other words: “I have no class at all, won’t someone fire me please?”
2009-06-08 12:11 | fche blog seriously military melancholy
Our family attended the Stoney Creek Battle re-enactment yesterday.
Read more...2009-06-06 12:36 | fche blog politics taxes: a necessary evil
Reading this comment made me wonder whether proponents of “progressive taxation” (or fans of taxation in general) think of taxes the same way normal people do.
That is that taxes are not per se good or desirable, but a necessary evil to fund governments. As such, a moral person should attempt to minimize the infliction of this evil on others, and not express glee at how much “the rich” can be made to pay.
2009-06-03 12:48 | fche blog politics unhappy anniversary
Tonight is the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. The Chinese Communist government is still scared.
2009-06-02 19:39 | fche blog seriously in other words III
headline: WHO official says world edging towards pandemic
punchline: Fukuda told journalists. “The future impact of this infection has yet to unfold.”
in other words: “duh”
2009-05-29 10:27 | fche blog flying airline safety
This is a sad thought-provoking summary of what has happened at the lower tiers of the airline industry. (I don’t know to what extent it applies to Canada.)