Asymptomatic

There must be intelligent life down here

You are all idiots
December 28, 2011

I read an account yesterday of a woman who was arrested (let’s just call it that right now, to simplify things) for reading the US Constitution while being scanned at an airport security checkpoint. I think the point of the article, given its source, was meant to elicit a reaction of outrage. But I can’t help but think how outright foolish everyone involved is.

For example, what possible outcome could the woman expect from her actions? Did she expect that the crowd would suddenly decide not to be subject to scanning? Did she expect to casually walk through security unmolested after having made this stir? Did she truly expect that the only consequence would be that she’d have informed her fellow air travelers that their rights were (possibly) being violated?

Not Enough To Bother Writing Home
December 21, 2011

Random thoughts I’ve had over the past 5 minutes that weren’t enough to fill a whole blog post on their own, but were too much to shove into a tweet:

I wish I didn’t have to sleep. Things happen overnight that would be useful to be present for. My coworkers being awake and international Habari support, for two. Also, I’d be able to get all of those things done that I don’t have an extra couple hours every day for. It would be useful not to sleep. Being sick has put me into the routine of sleeping more, which is good for sanity, but bad for productivity.

Operation "Bus Graffiti"
December 01, 2011

Between 8am and 8:30am on most weekdays, I’m responsible for preparing the kids for school and seeing them safely onto the bus. In that last sentence, “safely” might have been an overlooked, throw-away word, but it’s the most important one in relevance to this story.

You see, the kids at the bus stop jostle and jockey for front position in line at the bus. And while this type of horsing around is natural for the ages of the kids we have at the stop, it has lately become quite excessive. Over the past few months, efforts to get in front of the line have caused the virtual front of the line to keep moving farther and farther forward.