Back of the Envelope

Wow, it's been a while since I've done one of these. Two months, in fact. I'm going to make this two separate posts, one for October and one for November. I'll eventually move them back to the proper place in the archives (November 1 and December 1), but I'll just note here that these weren't written until December 5th. Anyway, here are all the important posts from October.

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Nuclear Bunker Buster symposium -- My post for Hugh Hewitt's nuclear bunker buster symposium, wherein I argue that we should develop such weapons only if we're willing to use them.

An Unexpected Answer, Chapter 1 of an unnamed story -- Well, the story has a name now, but this is where you should start if you want to read Eyes in the Shadow.

Iraq and al Qaeda -- After pointing out some new evidence of an Iraq-al Qaeda link, I resign myself to the fact that if you don't already believe in a link between the two, it's going to take more evidence than you ever see in the intelligence business.

Stolen Honor -- I point out that the Democrats were behaving pretty hypocritically to go up in arms over Stolen Honor without batting an eye at Michael Moore's plan to broadcast Fahrenheit 9/11 on election eve. I don't think any of the big blogs pointed this out, but I still didn't get an Instalanche or anything. I ask you, "Is that fair?"

Why can't they stay out of our elections? -- Why does everyone in the world think they should have a say in our elections? I say, "Sure, you can vote in the US, if we can vote in your country."

Hmm, I thought the other Jonathan Edwards spoke for the dead -- John Edwards promises miracles without even feeling the need to address the ethical problem. Evil which you overlook because it's inconvenient leads to the worst abuses.

The most boring video in the world -- Why are children's videos so mind-numbingly dull to adults?

First impressions of Doom III -- Okay, I admit, I was compelled to buy this game. And it is one tense game, let me tell you!

Draft rumor e-mail counterattack -- Doc Rampage writes an e-mail designed to counter the draft rumor.

Leadership and IQs -- I don't think there's a direct correlation between leadership skills and IQ.

Breaking and entering -- A heartwarming story of breaking into my sister's home.

The religious right: extreme minority? -- I google a few polls to show that the evangelical positions on embryonic stem cell research, abortion, and gay marriage are actually rather mainstream.

It's been a while since I've done this, partially because my blogging has been sporadic, but I thought I ought to do a variation of the Week in Review. So here it goes:

Now accepting submissions to the Storyblogging Carnival — This is the inaugural post for the Storyblogging Carnival, where I lay out the ground rules.

Dozer's death — A short post on the death of my dog, Dozer.

Forgeries? — My first and only post on the forgeries CBS was presenting as proof of Bush's failure to live up to his National Guard responsibilites. I look at whether it's likely that Rove was behind it.

9/11 — A short remembrance about September 11th, 2001.

Storyblogging Carnival I — This is the first Storyblogging Carnival, with eight stories from around the blogosphere.

Allergies — I complain, loudly and longly, about my allergies.

Review of Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson — I review Dave Barry's Peter pan prequel.

Improvement in superconducting materials? — I consider the plausibility of an al Jazeera article about an improvement in superconductors.

The philosophy of the president — I talk about whether we really want the President to be a good philosopher.

Max's War — A very short story I wrote a while ago, giving a child's eye view of war.

The return of the draft? — I do my part to try to dispel the draft rumors.

Allawi and Kerry — I take Kerry to task for his contempt of Allawi.

Temporal anomaly at Instapundit — A double-post on Instapundit, separated by eight months, and the entire blogosphere goes up in flames.

Storyblogging Carnival II — The second storyblogging carnival, this time with twelve stories.

Catblogging — I don't usually do any catblogging, but I had to take some pictures of these guys.

Hosting a Storyblogging Carnival — I explain what's involved in hosting a Storyblogging Carnival.

Debate advice for Bush — My pre-debate advice for Bush, which turned out to be all wrong.