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Friday, May 30.

Little did you know that Microsoft will be actually paying AOL the $750M in free software, rather than cash. (Alison made that funny, I just had to post it.)

Corporate Shadow Boxing

Tuesday, May 27.

Witness the marvels of RDF!

Awed

I finally got back in the water today after a long, long hiatus. The Pacific was kind to me, and welcomed me gently. Must surf again soon.

Sunday, May 18.

I'm just so happy it was Jen. Gotta pull for the 216.

Frog Prince

Saturday, May 17.

Saw a great quote in the Tahoe Mountain News this week.

Great evil can be done in the name of righteousness by well-intentioned people cloaked with authority.
— U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis
Good Intentions

(I'm still developing my doodling style, as you can see. Recent drawings heavily influenced by explodingdog.com.)

Saturday, May 10.

Jeb says: “The sound of our guns is the sound of freedom!” Now, I'm pretty ambivalent with respect to gun control, but that may be just a bit over the top.

Men Dancing to the Sound of Freedom

Also, a good speech by Tim Robbins to the National Press Club. “We need leaders, not pragmatists that cower before the spin zones of former entertainment journalists. We need leaders who can understand the Constitution, congressmen who don't in a moment of fear abdicate their most important power — the right to declare war — to the executive branch.”