Whiny ass titty baby

I'm not such a big fan of Atrios's blog Eschaton. Not that I dislike it, but I just don't really get the attraction. Mostly bits of reposting and linking to other posts, along with the dread "open threads" that just give people the opportunity to vent incoherently for the most part. However, he uses the sobriquet "whiny ass titty baby," and that's enough to keep him in my good graces. Not that he's asking, but I'm just saying...

Conversations at The Washington Note

Steve Clemons, the normal proprietor at The Washington Note, is out of town but has some guest bloggers doing some awesome work, including:

• This compilation of views on obsoleting the whole idea of the Global War on Terror.
• A discussion of the need for professional constabulary operations in the aftermath of the Haditha tragedy (and yes, innocent until proven guilty, but regardless of the status of the Marines involved, it's still a tragedy).
• A discussion of the "Bush Doctrine," what that even means, and some historical parallels.

Good stuff, check it out.

Pictures and what not

For friends and family... if you went to Rick Herrick Central, it pushed you over here. I'm still working on my own blog/gallery/content management system there, but for now I just want it to push straight to here. So along those lines, I put the link to my pictures gallery over there to the right (points to the right). I swear I'll be good and put some more pictures up after Carrie's done with her law review application (which is due Monday evening, then she's got class that night, so I'll probably do that on Tuesday).

Anyways, check 'em out and enjoy. More changes coming soon hopefully...