Although I could understand people going through when there isn't a service going on in the usual summertime tourist wear, it's during the service that it bugs me.

Yeah, me too --- but that's at least partly because my religious upbringing doesn't place inherent holiness in the building.

Doing a driveby to thank EpicTangent for the link in Press. You just saved me a nice chunk of change. Thank you! Thank you!

Awesome graph: [link]

Cubs just won, bottom of the 11th, after filling up the bases, getting a new pitcher from the Braves, and then having that new pitcher bonk their guy on the foot for the winning score. Here's hoping the bonkee didn't get his foot broken after what happened to their lead-off man last night (Soriano's out for six weeks with a broken hand).

Have people seen this article? 9th Circuit Court judge suspends L.A. obscenity trial after conceding his website had sexual images

A) Why didn't he just ask to be taken off the case for a conflict of interest? Or is that one of those kinda awkward moments you just try to avoid?

B) You are blaming your son for posting the smut? Really? Your son?

Timelies all!

Usually when I fly I'm coming from work, so I wear what I wore to work. The return flight might be a little more casual, if I was at a con I'll be wearing a t-shirt and jeans.

I normally wear jeans and a silk or cotton shirt (since I don't want to risk my customary rayon ones becoming a tattoo).

I have one obscene t-shirt that I adore but (for this very reason) it is only worn to concerts and bars (and concealed in transit).

Lemme guess: the initials here are MFW.

You've SEEN the pictures of his mama wearing it, right? OMGSOCUTE!

B) You are blaming your son for posting the smut? Really? Your son?

Yeah. I saw that too, and... yeah. Because aside from the ethical squick of trying to squirm out of it and the total, utter squick of OMG FAMILY FETISH PORN SITE?!?, does he really think that anyone's going to believe that any reasonably intelligent college kid is going to say, hmm, where shall I stash my porn -- Oh, I know! I'll put it on my dad's page!

eta strikeout, if it was the son's site and not the father's. Not bahleeting, as the "yeah" part is still there even if I look crazy...

A) Why didn't he just ask to be taken off the case for a conflict of interest? Or is that one of those kinda awkward moments you just try to avoid?

B) You are blaming your son for posting the smut? Really? Your son?

He's Alex Kozinski. He is one of the most respected judges on the bench, if also one of the most idiosyncratic. Having dirty pictures on a private website is not an obvious conflict in an obscenity trial (any more than being a noted expert in 1st Amendment law). Also, his son is an adult, who admitted to owning the site.