rejoined the NRA

Well, this seems like a really good time to rejoin the NRA. I had let my membership lapse years ago, but with the new Obama administration having at least 2 years of strong legislative support ahead, it was time to rejoin.

Obama lied routinely during the campaign about his stance on the Second Amendment. You can read a summary of his actual voting record and see that he is actually a much bigger threat than he claimed to be. Hopefully he will overreach and trigger a large backlash but we can't count on that.


The NRA has a promotion running now to join for $25/year ($10 off). You can find it here.

office update

I re-arranged the furniture in the office to this now:


So far, I really like it - it feels more homey and makes the office feel wider and more open. I had promised an update to the bookshelf story. Here's a current photo of the bookshelves:

overrun with ladybugs

Today I am painting in my office and have the window open for ventilation. We are in the middle of our annual ladybug bloom and there are now 50+ of them wandering around my ceiling and walls....


They are kinda cute but cuteness starts to run thin past past 10 or so...