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I’ll start the day with some more of the pictures from my cruise around San Francisco Bay. Not a whole lot of explanation is needed for these two. There’s Alcatraz from a different angle than you can see from land, and a pretty decent shot of the San Francisco skyline. The one notable thing about the latter photo is that it’s just about exactly the extent of shoreline I walked (both directions) in June 2003. If you add in the walk I did this year from the Bay Bridge up to Fisherman’s Wharf, I’ve covered an awful lot of the waterfront in SF on foot over the years.
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The weekend? It was a good one. More about the Saints games later, and that was the majority of my excitement for the weekend. Well, that and a swing by KGS, but I’ll have more on that, too. The other thing of note is that due to getting so very sun-baked yesterday, I was asleep by about 8pm. That was nice, but the waking up at 3am this morning, well, that I could have done without. Then again, I have to be up about that early tomorrow in order to get mom to an early-morning doctor’s appointment, so maybe my screwed up schedule is going to work for me for once.
And because of that early morning appointment, tomorrow’s update will be late. Probably mid-afternoon at the earliest. You have been warned.
- First off, an update on KGS: Gun shop loses another round with council. Mark’s trying one last time to Save The Gunshop, but they’re going to have to close the doors on July 1 if they don’t have a miracle. If you live in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and were thinking of shopping for gun-related stuff, now’s the time and KGS is your store. He’s hoping to sell enough inventory to be able to afford that one last legal battle. I stopped in on Saturday, and got reminded that Mark only takes cash and checks, no credit-cards, so I will probably have to swing back sometime this week.
- Sunday’s Victory over Winnipeg puts Saints nine games over .500 in front of a pretty big crowd. On Saturday we got to see some old, familiar faces, as Josh Renick and Jeb Wiseman returned. The Saints lost on Friday, but won on Saturday and Sunday. Me, I got lots of sunshine and am feeling a little burned today, but had a good weekend at the ballpark. I’m still looking forward to a few days off as the Saints go on the road, though. [strib]
- Giving up, for the moment, on working with the U of M, the Saints court Hamline to fix Midway. This makes a lot more sense, since they’re already sharing the stadium with Hamline. [press-patch]
- Apparently having Alzheimer’s is now a crime: Police Use A Taser On An 82-Year-Old Man. But hey, at least it was non-lethal force, right? Right?
- Not only can they seize your house, but in Indiana, they can take your guns, even if you haven’t committed a crime: Guns, explosives seized from house. The guy was apparently an extremist because he had an autographed copy of a book by Randy Weaver.
- And a wrap-up of Kelo stories that might make my RSS feed barf: Lawmaker wants Texans safe from home seizure and is proposing an amendment to the Texas state constitution limiting eminent domain powers. Neal Boortz says the decision is The End Of Private Property Rights. George Will says Justices rule “private” really is public. In a fine bit of what must be satire, the Watley Review says New York City Invokes Eminent Domain to Acquire New Jersey. Kim points to this particularly pithy picture commenting on the Supreme’s decision. The ink wasn’t even dry on the Supremes’ decision before Freeport moves to seize 3 properties. For some legal analysis, see They Can’t Take That Away From Me… Unless They Can, and if all that isn’t enough for you, the Truth Laid Bear has a topic-page on Kelo v. City of New London that rounds up tons more links. [fark!, kim, claire, and instapundit]