Bear Flag Blog

I have never in my life used illegal drugs. No marijuana, no ecstasy, no nothing. Did nitrous once or twice, but that's abuse of a legal substance, and frankly I got nothing out of it and wouldn't recommend it over, say, lying around staring at the ceil… more »

A young man works on the farm with his father. Because the "back 40", a parcel of farmland well away from the house, is located so far from the house, the father constructs an outhouse next to the creek at the edge of the property. And when working out… more »

There are many things that please me by their mere existance. By way of example, CERN's Large Hadron Collider just announced that they're firing things up and plan to circulate a beam for the first time on September 10th. All well and good, I like sc… more »

Ah, the problems of hazardous environment plumbing: On 14 April 1945, only 8-10 miles off the British coast line, the boat was safely cruising at 200 feet when the commander, Schlitt, decided to use the toilet without the help of a trained specialist..… more »

I read Brad DeLong's blog daily; although I enjoy his calling out of corporate media shills, and his economic analysis, and various other content, it's really the unexpected moments of perfect phrase-turning that keep me coming back: One of the things… more »