iTunes selected this song for playback this evening. It’s an inspiring one for sure. (not sure that this is an official video)
Weird, not crazy
Dave Schilling: “Embrace the beauty of skirts”
Los Angeles Times columnist Dave Schilling recalls: “This was my first time trying on a skirt. What I experienced in the dressing room at Dover Street Market in the Arts District was a different sensation than I had encountered. I could feel air flowing! On my giant thighs!” Check out his full story
Optics are secondary
“Who cares about the cussing? Who cares about the optics? I care about the Constitution. I care about the fact that no one bothered to point out the real problem here. […] Even if it wasn’t an autistic kid, if it was an unsympathetic criminal, it is just as serious.” —John Bryan, Esq.
Women make sensible urologists
I had reason to see a urologist when I was around 20. Back then all urologists were male in the sprawling MSA of just under 1 million. So I was evaluated by a man. But in all candor, I had not really given the option any thought. Nothing had changed by the time I was 29 and by then I definitely would have considered it. By the time I was 38 the specialty had matured and I had the option. I chose a woman. Show more ›
Vainglorious Achievement
“And seekest thou great things for thyself? Seek them not.” Jer 45:5 KJV
On Audacity and Destiny
One man can summon the future. —Jolene Blalock as T’Pol in Star Trek Enterprise S4E13 (“Unified”)
A 25-min First Amendment Primer
I do not watch “auditor” videos—in part because I already understand First-Amendment contours and in part because most such auditors are just uninspired copycats—but the person who brought this video to my attention was correct: it’s worth watching. It covers so much ground and I give this man props for his precision, even surgical, tact. He mentions Cohen v. California and indirectly hints at City of Houston v. Hill. Texas is in the fifth circuit so Cruise-Gulyas v. Minard does not preemptively control, but the decision absolutely would be adopted had this intaction resulted in a civil action.
Waiting on God
Nearly twenty years ago, John Waller recorded “While I’m Waiting” which heralds patience. Among other verses, Isaiah 40:31 advises that “they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” In similar form, Psalm 40:1-3 testifies of patience and surrender: “I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him.” Jesus said these same things, and I am reminded again of last year’s posts, Surrendered Suffering Is Worship and Inshallah, Mashallah, and Alhamdulillah.
Gendered Dressing
“One of the tricky things is that the norms of gendered dress keep shifting. Determining what’s appropriate is always kind of a moving target.” —Richard T. Ford
Trump, Constitution, and Oaths
NBC’s Kristen Welker asked Trump, “don’t you need to uphold the Constitution of the United States as president?” Trump answered, “I don’t know.” What!? At both inaugurations Trump swore an oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” So legal duty aside, Trump swore an oath to uphold the Constitution. But yes, the U.S. Constitution, Art II §1, requires this oath, and thus the duty:
“Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:– I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”