M.A.S.H. Filming Location

Cory and I went to the Malibu Creek State Park last weekend, which is where both the M.A.S.H. movie and TV show were filmed.

The Mummy in Room 304

The full story is even more absurd than these photos.

Travel

Seven months ago I removed my self-imposed ban on traveling. Since then, I've visited DC eleven times, LA four times, and the following cities one time each: Carlisle, Chicago, Kyoto, London, Monterey, Philadelphia, Richmond, and Tokyo.

Agreeable Disagreement

After seeing Roger Scruton give a talk and answer questions last week in London, I've been thinking a lot about what it takes to be able to openly disagree with someone but do so in a way that they don't find off-putting. I think the key might be that you've got to make it clear that you're not trying to convince them that they're wrong: i.e., if you make it clear that your motivation in speaking and disagreeing with them is NOT to change their mind--that you're just saying what you're saying because it's what you think--then they're much more likely not to be put off by your disagreement with them.

Verge Escapement

"[P]erhaps the greatest single human invention since that of the wheel."

Image and quotation from Donald Cardwell's "Wheels, Clocks, and Rockets"

Plato's Alarm Clock

From Jo Ellen Barnett's "Time's Pendulum"

HRH Moses

The King of Cuteness is in the house.