I visited Trinity Lutheran in Rock Springs this morning. Their service is at 9am, which in our household is a perfect time.
I had done some scouting around town and reacquainting myself with the area, realizing that Mapquest had plotted the location of the church incorrectly. I suspect their information is a couple of years old, [...]
The drive to Rock Springs was quite fun. North of the Wyoming state line on US-191, there’s about 15 miles of fresh blacktop and sweeping curves with nary a soul. The highway following the edge of a plateau, looking at the window gave an impression that I was flying low in the mountains. The lead [...]
These last two weeks have been spent at the Holiday Inn in Grand Junction, CO.
The bed was new and firm, almost too firm for my taste; a bit of a change compared to most hotels recently. The pillows were thick, probably foam. The room was quite clean. The sink and mirror are outside the bathroom. [...]
Walter Williams, substituting on the Rush Limbaugh show, mentioned HR 2458, the Enumerated Powers Act. It’s so simple in its entirety that it’s probably doomed. From Thomas:
SEC. 2. SPECIFICATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY FOR ENACTMENT OF LAW.
(a) Constitutional Authority for This Act - This Act is enacted pursuant to the power granted Congress under article I, [...]
(Hat tip: Free Republic)
A California representative is proposing changes to the Endangered Species Act, such as compensating a land owner when “a government action aimed at protecting an endangered species has diminished a property’s value by at least 50 percent”, according to the Hawaii Reporter.
The article has a noteworthy case study about the ESA’s unintended [...]
