Spain is such a wonderful country. A little rough getting used to the schedule though. Outside of Madrid, everything was seriously closed from 2-5 every afternoon. I never had an excuse not to take a nap. Those siestas were awesome. The wine is plentiful and inexpensive. The jamón is amazing. I really ought to whip [...]

its been well over a year since i have last posted anything on echoes and mirrors.  ive become more pro american, pro constitution, less tea party, and about the same libertarian.  the war is unforgiving, destroys bodys, buildings, and familes.  it warps the mind, the soul, and the heart.  Combat is over but the conflict of [...]

It’s probably the lack of nutmeg to make really great French Toast with. Or, failing that, the fact that what they’re getting is barely enough to sustain themselves without the opportunity to improve the living conditions. And also, no meat. But hey, the situation is so polemic and tragic that I just can’t help but [...]

A (unconfirmed?) Mossad hit-squad caught after assassinating al-Mabhouh, one of the founders of Hamas’ military wing. I’ll give the Israelis one thing: they just don’t give a fuck, and I can admire that. But flat-out ignoring (and often times, in very racist ways) diplomacy only makes me think that they really don’t respect other countries [...]

It would be suicide not to follow my dreams.

David Brooks in the NY Times: (via Reason) The country is evenly divided about President Obama, but state governments are in disrepute and confidence in Congress is at withering lows. As Frank Newport of the Gallup organization noted in his year-end wrap-up, “Americans have less faith in their elected representatives than ever before.” A tanking [...]

Because I predicted that China would bitch-slap North Korea for testing Nuclear weapons. People at the bar are hilarious when they attempt to analyze international politics. And their fear trumps any form of rationality. Which is sorta okay with me, as I end up looking like some sort of genius. All because I know that [...]

Fact or Fiction: Dogs Can Talk Nothing in the last century has really changed that scientific opinion. (No one has ever questioned whether dogs communicate with each other, but calling it “talking” is something else.) So what are Maya and her cousins doing? It’s more appropriate to call it imitating than talking, says Gary Lucas, [...]

Science starts backing up what is already known by those who don’t want to live in a dream-land where romantic comedies set the bar for relationships: Daniel Kruger, a University of Michigan researcher who studies evolution and how it relates to contemporary behavior, looked at the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States to [...]