So, we were driving to the luau at Chris’s on Saturday, and we had to make a stop to pick up some sodas. There’s a Food Lion near Chris’s house, so we figured we’d just stop there. We were driving down the road at about 45 miles-per-hour, and this crazy little bird flew out right in front of me and I swore we were going to hit it, but I didn’t hear the distinctive *thud* that I was expecting and assumed I had barely missed him.
Terror in London; U.S. Raises Alert Level for Transit
Three near-simultaneous blasts rocked the London Underground (subway) and one additional blast destroyed a double-decker bus in the city this morning, killing at least 37 and injuring more than 700 in a terrorist attack similar to the Madrid bombings of 2004. A previously-unknown group claiming affiliation with al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the bombings.
Happy Independence Day; etc.
First and foremost, I hope everybody had/is having a wonderful Independence Day (if you’re from the United States, anyway; otherwise I hope you’re just having a good day).
O’Connor to Retire from Supreme Court
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has announced that she will be retiring from the Supreme Court before its new term in October. Her vacancy from the highest court under U.S. law will be the first during George W. Bush’s (R) presidency. O’Connor was the first woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court and was nominated by President Ronald Reagan (R) in 1981.
O’Connor, while generally siding with the conservative wing of the court, is considered a moderate and has sided with the liberal wing at times. She has often been a ‘swing vote’ at the center-right of conflicting judicial ideologies.
President Bush has not yet announced an appointment to fill the upcoming court vacancy, however he is likely to face stiff opposition from the Democratic minority in the Senate. Under the U.S. Constitution, presidents must appoint members of the federal judiciary and Supreme Court with the advice and consent of the Senate. Minority parties in the Senate have increasingly used the filibuster to interrupt that process.
Where are the Wedding Photos?
Melissa and I have been busy getting literally thousands of photos together, sorted, and uploaded so that we can share them with you. We’ve installed a gallery management system on the wedding website behind-the-scenes, but want to get a lot more organized and posted before we open it for business. There are about 1500 ‘official’ wedding photos from Bella that will need to be sorted (they should be arriving on CD soon), and Melissa is still trudging through about the same number of shots from the Honeymoon . . . so bear with us.
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.