A resort for “Family Friendly America” Casino- and vice-free resort fun for Mom, Dad, and all the kids (other kinds of families need not apply) Orrin Hatch’s American Dream. Unconstitutional and/or against the law, in Orrin’s Perfected America: Abortion Equal Opportunity race quotas Flag burning no longer protected free speech Constitutional: States would have the right to refuse to acknowledge same-sex marriage School prayer Foreign-born US Presidents (the “Ahnold Amendment”) Balanced budget – okay, but at what cost to critical social services? Even among conservatives, Senator Hatch has the reputation of a constitutional gadfly, repeatedly pounding away at his pet…

Interesting links to check after work via Neat New Stuff: BBC – BBC Four – Audio Interviews Keeping Things Found (we’re constantly struggling with this one)

I heard from an old friend today. Not via email, or voicemail, or textmail… I got an actual card in an envelope with postage. It seems she’s laid up after a foot operation and is convalescing at her parents’ house, and is feeling lonely and out of touch. I was talking about this tonight over dinner with David and Steve – we got together for some good old fashioned American comfort food at the Olive Garden (yes, yes, primitive irony). In a few minutes, I’m actually going to sit down and write a letter to her (or maybe I’d better…