Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and the Battle of Trafalgar

The Battle of Trafalgar was the pivotal battle that established the British Empire as the master of the sea. It was the battle that prevented Napoleon from overtaking Great Britain, while it simultaneously ended the dominance of the Spanish Armada. Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson led the British fleet to victory and established himself [...]

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Is the Forever Stamp Worth It?

A couple of websites this weekend suggested that the real payoff and value of buying the new “forever stamp” from the United States Postal Service would come in future years when the rate of a first class stamp increased. Obviously, at face value — no pun intended — this makes sense. If you buy a [...]

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Librivox & Delay (No Relation)

Delay: I apologize for the lack of posts recently. Law school has kept me busy with final exams. Regular posts will resume shortly.Librivox: In the mean time, I encourage you to visit Librivox, an archive of audio books in the public domain (that means they are free). I just downloaded Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer. The [...]

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Ethanol — Should it be Subsidized? Should it be Used?

I cannot remember the last time John Stossel and 20/20 were projected on my television screen, but tonight my wife and I were winding down the night and there was a discussion on whether ethanol was all it is made out to be. The main guest said the net energy gain was zero. In other [...]

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Dallas Mavericks and the WSJ

The NBA is not necessarily all that exciting to me. Although I consider the Dallas Mavericks to be my team, and even though it is fun to go to a game from time-to-time, I do not follow them all that closely. Bottom line: I like Dirk, I respect Avery Johnson as a fine example of [...]

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