Boy Breeds Beetles in Body: Read this story and try not to gag. Yeesh.
GW was stumping in Minnesota today. Meanwhile, his administration continues to ascribe the whole concept of global warming to the wild imaginations of some kooky left-wing scientists.
I was just about to leave work today when a young woman who is an attorney called me asking for advice on how to get into the field of disability law. We talked for a few minutes and I hope I was helpful, but I was reminded of being in the same situation only a few years ago. I graduated from law school with no clue as to what I wanted to do. I actually had concerns about even being to find a job–any job. But five years and four jobs later, I’m doing better than I had any right to expect.
I’m hoping to go see the New Pornographers at First Avenue next month. They, for lack of a better phrase, fucking rock. Maybe I can convince the super-cute girl who was in the elevator this afternoon to go with me.
And just to put everything in perspective, here’s a picture taken by the Hubble Telescope of the universe as it was twelve billion years ago:

Jun 192003
