http://pageswithin.com Ever the Optimist Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:15:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Slate has a good piece explaining why we're seeing attorneys at the center of the protests against Musharraf's recent imposition of Marshall Law. Sure, there's the whole point that they were the only remaining group who could muster the power to get together after Musharraf took power in 1999 and ... http://pageswithin.com/2007/11/06/why-lawyers-are-protesters-in-pakistan/ One show only, at the Seventh Street Entry in Minneapolis. Sorry I missed this. http://pageswithin.com/2007/10/10/skeleton-ed-the-reunion-tour/ Brian over at False 45th has a nice review of The National's recent show up in Montreal. I'm sorry I missed it, and having seen The National at last year's Pitchfork festival, I understand, at least partially, what I was missing out on. But, unrelated to the show itself is ... http://pageswithin.com/2007/10/10/concert-going-creating-potential-border-security-problem/ The title speaks for itself. Oh, and welcome a new category, simply entitled bikes. http://pageswithin.com/2007/10/02/first-youtube-post-thomas-edison-on-a-fixed-gear-bike/ Sala de Revistas (Faculty of Law - University of Coimbra), originally uploaded by Renata e Guilherme. Remember when I posted legal photos to this site on at least a semi-regular basis? I thought I'd give that a try again. This picture was taken on at University of Coimbra's Faculty of Law. ... http://pageswithin.com/2007/09/28/legal-photos-law-library-at-the-university-of-coimbra-in-portugal/ So, another music list. It's been a pretty music-intensive summer for me, and the end result has been a nice expansion of my music collection. With that, a few notes on the list below. First, there has been a lot of interesting electronica coming out this year, and the minimalist ... http://pageswithin.com/2007/09/05/more-music/ I need to get back into posting more regularly. So with that being a priority, here's a song list we've been listening to this summer, entitled Distance. Sorry, no commentary on the individual tracks, which I know I've set something of a precedent for doing; I thought it more important ... http://pageswithin.com/2007/08/31/distance-a-song-list/ Slate discusses whether the Republicans lashing out against Larry Craig is consistent with the fundamental principles of conservatism -- namely, by asking what Barry Goldwater would have done in the same situation. Looking back to the 1964 campaign for President, when Goldwater decided against attacking Johnson for keeping his aide ... http://pageswithin.com/2007/08/30/no-goldwater/ Langdon Street Geek Week - Freeride Bike Clean!, originally uploaded by SirStan. So, its been four whole months since I posted here. In that time I devoted myself to my job at the state house, involved got involved in a serious relationship with a girl from Worcester (Massachusetts, not Vermont), drafted ... http://pageswithin.com/2007/06/24/evidence-im-still-here/ Ski Lift Originally uploaded by rbglasson. Someone posted a bunch of pictures from what looks like a summer vacation to Vermont back in the 1970's. So great for so many different reasons. Unfortunately, there's no tags or photo sets, so you have to dig through the set on your own. http://pageswithin.com/2007/02/20/ski-lift-vermont/ Litigation Originally uploaded by vignettes. I wish I understood the context of this photo, but I have very little to go on. There's enough information, though, for me to say that it is law-related, if only vaguely. In any event, I was just looking for an excuse to link to it here. http://pageswithin.com/2007/02/09/litigation/ Fake iPod Nano Originally uploaded by Small Dog Electronics. Did you know these existed? I didn't. Noted by Small Dog Electronics. http://pageswithin.com/2007/01/31/fake-ipod-nano/ I haven't read the Bush Administration's executive order that the New York Times reported on this morning (note, it seems not to have been posted yet over at the FR website here it is), but I have to say I'm kind of intrigued by the idea, but for different reasons ... http://pageswithin.com/2007/01/30/executive-disorder/ Someone found this site by asking Google "I broke my femur [five] weeks ago, should I still be in pain?" Speaking only from my own experience, I definitely continued to experience some pain five weeks after my accident, especially after spending hours in the same place. Generally I found that ... http://pageswithin.com/2007/01/29/yes-it-will-probably-still-hurt/ our house Originally uploaded by rho-bin. My sister just got back from a week-long trip to New Orleans, where she helped with post-Katrina rebuilding efforts. She's been posting photographs from that trip to a rapidly growing flickr set, which is worth taking a look at. http://pageswithin.com/2007/01/25/robins-new-orleans-trip/