Author Archives: nick

Here is a lengthy three-way conversation about the Miers nomination among my brother Jeff , my cousin Andy , and myself: Nick: This is a great interview with Robert Bork about the Harriet Miers nomination. Here’s a great preview of … Continue reading →

Further dialog amongst me, my brother Jeff, and my cousin Andy concerning intelligent design vs. the theory of evolution: Andy: No, it’s not science, just deductive speculation (like some of contemporary cosmology). But I think evolution can be legitimately critiqued … Continue reading →

I snapped this on the way to the dump this morning: I have no quarrel with the mystical belief that the awesome beauty, order, and complexity of the universe implies an intelligent first cause. In fact I believe it myself … Continue reading →

Well, yeah, I think she’s disgusting too, but her disgustingness would not be anybody’s problem except her own were it not for the enormous, and I still say largely uncritical, exposure that she is being given. One would think she … Continue reading →

I find no fault with Cindy Sheehan. I have several friends who believe as she does about Bush and the war, and who would leap at the chance to propogate their views through whatever means of public communication were made … Continue reading →

We have been ferociously remodeling the new house prior to moving in, me, Candace, and, most of all, our friend Daniel. Here is a slide show of the work in progress. You need QuickTime to view it. If you use … Continue reading →

Watching Roger Federer play tennis will make you a better person. There is a Buddhist serenity in the economy of his movement that is mildly contagious. For days after watching one of his matches, a little bit of the way … Continue reading →

Back in the 60’s and 70’s, I dropped out of the system, and I took my family with me. In 1976 I took my wife and two children to live in a commune, where my other two children were born. … Continue reading →

There’s a brilliant article by Rex Hammock over at rexblog.com entitled How Apple will change everything about Podcasting, #2 — How much could Howard Stern make podcasting via iTunes vs. broadcasting via Sirius?. The world of podcasting is about to … Continue reading →

Well, I agree with David Brooks that the real enemy is not Newsweek, but rather Islam (Uh, I mean bad Islam, not good Islam), but the problem is, the main weapon in our enemy’s arsenal is precisely the kind of … Continue reading →