Another one found by Joanne. She asks if his other car has MD plates.
6 hours ago
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Plat du jour--guest submission
Another one found by Joanne. She asks if his other car has MD plates.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Today's news round-up
Good News
Bad News
- Judge orders end to HIV prison segregation in Alabama
- Google Video executives' Italian conviction overturned
- Mother loses legal fight to stop son's cancer radiotherapy
- God's gender divides German government Actually, you're supposed to ask someone their preferred pronouns.
- Judge: La. woman can flip finger in holiday lights
- Judge rules against Texas in women's care dispute
- Wisconsin court rules in favor of same-sex domestic registry
Bad News
- NRA calls for armed police officer in every school Idiots. What are they going arm the officers with? Assault weapons? Because I don't think a cop with a handgun stands a very good chance against a shooter with one of those.
- Sexual assault reports jump 23 percent at US military academies I have to wonder how much of the increase is due to increased reporting instead of increased assaults.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Artwork from my life, going into the Met
I just came across a news article from a week ago, about how Thomas Hart Benton’s mural "America Today" is going into the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I have seen this mural many times.
As the article explained, it was installed in an office building lobby from 1996 until recently. For seven months after 9/11 I worked in a temporary office my employer set up in that building. I went through the lobby frequently, and I much admired this huge work of art.
In recent years I have gone through the lobby monthly, on my way to the meetings of the board of LeGaL--The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York. Again I delighted in seeing the mural.
Then, they started renovating the lobby, and the murals were covered up for their protection--at least that's what I thought. However, the article tells me, they were actually removed and put in storage, as their owner has donated them to the Metropolitan Museum.
So I will be able to see them again, but not immediately. They will be going into the Met's new space where the Whitney Museum is now, and will be until 2015. Eventually, though, it is planned to move the murals to the main Metropolitan building--only four blocks from my home.
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I just came across a news article from a week ago, about how Thomas Hart Benton’s mural "America Today" is going into the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I have seen this mural many times.
As the article explained, it was installed in an office building lobby from 1996 until recently. For seven months after 9/11 I worked in a temporary office my employer set up in that building. I went through the lobby frequently, and I much admired this huge work of art.
In recent years I have gone through the lobby monthly, on my way to the meetings of the board of LeGaL--The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York. Again I delighted in seeing the mural.
Then, they started renovating the lobby, and the murals were covered up for their protection--at least that's what I thought. However, the article tells me, they were actually removed and put in storage, as their owner has donated them to the Metropolitan Museum.
So I will be able to see them again, but not immediately. They will be going into the Met's new space where the Whitney Museum is now, and will be until 2015. Eventually, though, it is planned to move the murals to the main Metropolitan building--only four blocks from my home.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Someone talks sense about prayer in public schools, and elsewhere
This notion that prayer isn't allowed in public schools is absolute horseshit. Ostentatious, invasive displays are not the same as prayer. In fact, the more theatrical someone is about the connection with their god, the more you can be certain of their doubt in their own belief.--twitter.com/moviesbybowes
I don't know who Danny Bowes is, but he's sure right about this.
Happy (maybe) birthday, Ludwig!
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