Wet Foot, Dry Foot

A good novel to reread, especially in light of the Obama administration's recent change on the "wet foot, dry foot" policy. 

Running between the Rain Drops

. . . and the definitions and labels and norms and expectations and discovering that the search for freedom can be freedom itself.

First Paragraph

The Changeling's decision to steal a dragon and escape was born, although she did not know it then, the night the children met to plot the death of their supervisor.

 From The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick

Bate: Oxford: Productivity: Wow

On March 23, 2017, the incomparable Nicholas Bate will be teaching a public seminar at Oxford.

By then, you will have made a number of "small wins" and can have cake.  

Packed, I Tell You!

I could not simply pick out one because Anderson Layman's Blog is packed with great things.

No Problems?

No problems, no experience; 
No experience, no lessons; 
No lessons, no wisdom; 
No wisdom, no achievement; 
No achievement, no happiness.

A life without problems could be a version of Hell.

Our Strange Times

The Washington Post: A story about how a noise complaint was inflated into a racial matter.

Quote of the Day

The culture of news is a culture without nuance.

- Maria Popova

Music Break

Reprise: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers with "Learning to Fly."

Charlie, RIP

All dog lovers will understand The Pioneer Woman's sad goodbye to Charlie.