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In Class With Floyd

Floyd — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:47:53 +0000

Tonight in my International Law seminar we’re talking about the Law of the Sea (and Air, Space, etc.) Why do I love my job? Because I get to talk a bit about the British sinking of the German Heavy Cruiser — The Admiral Graf Spee. After battling the British cruisers Exeter, Ajax, and Achilles [...]

Fay Accompli

Floyd — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:56:34 +0000

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled California’s Prop. 8 banning gay marriage to be unconstitutional. Over to Col. Renault who is no doubt shocked!

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Proposition 8, California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional.

But backers of [...]

Mother Issues

Floyd — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:50:05 +0000

Life imitates art…

A Tucson, Ariz., man was arrested after a foul odor led police to discover he had been living with his mother’s decomposing corpse.

“The person was found in a bathtub, I believe, and may have either been bound or was found in some circumstance [for police] to believe she may not [...]

Fire in the Hole!

Floyd — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:59:56 +0000

Life is always better, worse, funnier, and more tragic than any fiction…. Exhibit A:

A college student claims he was injured when a fraternity member in a “drunken stupor” decided “that it would be a good idea to shoot bottle rockets out of his anus,” and did so, “but instead of launching, the bottle [...]

Staystrong

Floyd — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:30:11 +0000

The Feds have dropped their doping investigation against Lance Armstrong.

http://yhoo.it/wEM7io

I’m of two minds on both the man and the case.

I firmly believe in the presumption of innocence and know that many of his accusers are liars, rent-seekers, or both. He’s also not given a dirty test. How do I know? The [...]

Makin’ Bacon

Floyd — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:20:23 +0000

Someone’s got a lot of time on their hands… I find this kind of funny and in line with the shenanigans of Vermont’s public safety as depicted in Super Troopers

Inmates working at a Vermont correctional unit’s print shop managed to sneak a prank image of a pig into a state police crest that [...]

Oedipus Wrecks

Floyd — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:41:45 +0000

This man… 48 year old John Goodman adopted his 42 year old girl friend in Florida… Why? Isn’t it obvious?

Polo club founder John Goodman has adopted his longtime adult girlfriend as his legal daughter in what plaintiff’s attorneys are calling an attempt to shield assets from a civil suit filed by the parents [...]

Stay Away From the Tapioca

Floyd — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:46:57 +0000

This case is the textbook “hanging is too good for him” case.

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE80U1YO20120131?irpc=932

I doubt this teacher will get what he fully deserves though.

If the mobile link doesn’t work here is the New York Daily News version.

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Buffet’s Smorgasbord of Hypocrisy

Floyd — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:02:10 +0000

I’ll admit I never paid much attention to Warren Buffet — the so called “Sage of Omaha” — until he started yammering about higher taxes. Heck, I probably would have assumed he was a Republican I knew so little about him other than being a billionaire and having the Midas touch in investments. Sadly [...]

Some Regulation is a Good Thing

Floyd — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:40:34 +0000

Pilot in deadly crash denied permission to fly solo, http://fxn.ws/w5A6iP

Sometimes the regulatory system serves a purpose.

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