New look. It's like a new haircut, but it won't grow out as fast.

World Cup soon, about which I'm sure to have many impolitic opinions, which I'll happily share with you. Like this, for example...

Reaching a certain station in life, a man's mind can occasionally drift to thoughts of retirement...Might Panama offer haven?

If you time things right, you'll never have to pay property taxes, which makes Panama particularly appealing.

When properly motivated, science knows no bounds...

I'm off to Boston for a youth soccer tournament with the Not My Fault daughter this weekend, but there's something we should all take a few minutes to do this weekend...

I rarely get political here, and generally dance around controversy, but I happen to think Jimmy Carter is a mealy-mouthed, squishy, squeamish buffoon. And apparently I'm not the only one that thinks that.

Big holiday weekend signaling the start of the summer season...did someone say water balloon fight?

Dana over at Principled Discovery is hosting the latest installment of the Carnival of Homeschooling, cleverly set up as a progressive dinner. Summertime is nearly upon us, so we could all benefit from some homeschooling tips, news, and info...

...Which dove-tails nicely into the Carnival of Home Business, still in its infancy, but worth watching and waiting for.

It's the season finale Carnival of Bauer! Jack seems to have got himself into some trouble with the Chinese, which I'm sure they'll regret eventually. The Chinese, that is...

GUILTY, the rat bastards. Guilty, guilty, guilty. Professor Bainbridge is on the case, and is far more composed than I, as you might expect. In fact the Professor has put together an indispensable series of posts and links, so don't miss it.

Last summer I read The Smartest Guys in the Room, which was a brilliant page-turner, and Conspiracy of Fools, which was only slightly less so. I read them back to back, so the actual conviction was pretty much fait accompli for me, but it's still the biggest business news story of the year, so far.

Yes, it's been a little while, as was recently pointed out to me. Been caught up in work stresses and other responsibilities, including one big one. But that's just excuses, isn't it...