I slept 9+ hours in my blessedly comfortable bed last night after a very long day… and am still pooped. I might even take a nap before class tonight. I have a few things bookmarked over the course of the trip that I’d like to comment on but I’m too tired.
Following up to yesterday, we got interviewed by the local ABC affiliate as we were collecting our bags at baggage claim & made the nightly news. You can see the report here if you really want to (but it’s an 8+MB download, be warned).
So as it happens, Scott and I were on the United flight diverted to Chicago today. In fact, the guy pulled off the plane was in the seat right next to Scott.
Long story short, it was much ado about nothing. We weren’t scared at all; the guy was obviously big into holistic/Chinese medicines, but he didn’t make us nervous at all. It seemed more like a big misunderstanding than anything else. I hope DHS doesn’t treat the guy too harshly.
We’ve been in Chicago for about 2 hours, waiting for them to get everything sorted out. I have to reboard now. Will post more when we get to SF.
That last post was Post #500, according to my Activity Log. Wow.
I hate sleeping on fold-out couch beds. They all suck. I haven’t had a good night’s sleep since I left SF. Fortunately, we go back to SF and my oh so comfy plush-pillow-top bed tomorrow.
There’s stuff going on but I’m too tired to comment coherently. Just wanted to check in.
We’re off to NYC this afternoon to celebrate Passover with the families, so blogging will be light until Tuesday. In honor of the trip, and because Kevin Drum is catblogging Rome, here’s a nameless kitty from the Palatine Hill in Rome:
Ciao!
Unbelievable. Apparently, per David Brooks, the entire poisonous political climate of today is all Justice Harry Blackmun’s fault, for writing the Roe v Wade opinion.
His “logic” (word used advisedly) seems to be: If a court makes a decision that some people (read: right-wingers) don’t like, then it’s not a ‘legitimate’ ruling. SCOTUS should let the state legislatures decide these controversial issues, because of course nobody has ever disagreed with what a state legislature has tried to pass into law.
Orcinus also has a piece today on the rising tide of nastiness towards the court system. And it’s getting scary. The judicial arm of government was created precisely to act as a check on the legislative and executive arms of government, and this all out assault on the courts strikes me as a sign that the other parts of the system don’t want the inconveniences of balance.
Color me nervous.