I spent most of Labor Day doing something I rarely do anymore — reading fiction. I plowed through the last 2 of the original Dune books (God Emperor and Heretics). Even for me, that’s a fast pace, but I did read both of them about 10 years ago, so I went a bit more quickly than I would have with something totally new.
We’re leaving for a quick trip to New York very early on Thursday, so things will be a bit hectic this week.
Well, this piece of news is a shitty way to end an otherwise lovely day:
“Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin, dead at age 44.
I know a lot of people thought he was too out there, too “over the top,” but I was a fan. I loved his passion and enthusiasm.
I suppose there is some consolation that he died doing what he loved, but it’s cold comfort when you think about how many more years he might have had and how much more he might have been able to do for animal conservation.
Well fare ye, Steve. I’m sorry you left us so soon.
Here’s some perspective on the minimum wage for you, courtesy of the WSJ:
The minimum wage was last raised in 1996, when Congress bumped it up 90 cents to $5.15 an hour. In inflation-adjusted terms, the minimum wage reached its peak in 1968, when it was $1.58, which equals $7.75 in 2006 dollars.
I’m off to work.
Does anybody have fun weekend plans? Mine involve homework and some grilling.
Three years ago today, Fiat Lux went live.
That was 1095 days and 946 posts ago, which means I’ve managed a posting rate of a bit less than a post a day on average. Not bad for a personal weblog.
Quite a bit has changed in my life in these past three years, and just about all of it for the better. Looking back on my first post, I wrote
What next? Who knows. But I think that I’d like to blog the journey.
That hasn’t changed. So to the 20 or so regular readers of my blog, and to the who knows how many casual guests, thanks for coming along on this journey with me. May it be a good one for all of us.