Wordpress 2.5.1 has been released. This version is a security and bug-fix release.
Version 2.5.1 of WordPress is now available. It includes a number of bug fixes, performance enhancements, and one very important security fix. We recommend everyone update immediately, particularly if your blog has open registration. The vulnerability is not public but it will be [...]

In what will be a relief to Colts fans, the Indy Star is reporting that Dwight Freeney is now beginning running drills, and expects to be ready to play by opening day. Hearing of his progress is great news, because while Bob Sanders may be the soul of the Colts defense, Dwight Freeney is the [...]

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday reversed a lower court’s decision that laptop searches by border agents are a violation of the Fourth Amendment. From the WSJ law blog:
The backstory: In July of 2005, Michael Arnold, who was 43 at the time, was pulled aside for secondary questioning upon arriving at LAX from the [...]

Indianapolis Colts’ second-string RB Kenton Keith was arrested outside of an Indianapolis bar early yesterday morning [emphasis added]:
Police officers and security guards were attempting to clear the parking lot after the club closed when they noticed that Keith, 27, 6700 block of Echo Lane, and other men with him were not leaving. According to the [...]

So I’m not crazy. I woke up a little after 4:30 this morning, with the sensation that the house was rocking. I jumped out of bed to investigate, but found all well and normal.
Turns out it was a 5.2-magnitude earthquake.

Post-Dispatch and Tribune-Star stories here.
The U.S. Geologic Survey Web site says the quake was centered [...]

The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision in Baze v. Rees, confirmed that lethal injection does not violate the 8th Amendment as cruel and unusual punishment.
As relieved as I am to note that SCOTUS has not lost all common sense (it does not take a Constitutional Law degree to come to the conclusion that a) [...]

I finally had a chance to finish Gary Taubes’ book Good Calories, Bad Calories, and all I can really say is, “Wow!”
Taubes’ 600-page book is the culmination of five years of work researching a century worth of epidemiological and clinical research into the carbohydrate and fat hypotheses regarding physiology, metabolism, obesity, and the “diseases of [...]

Scott Spoonauer of LaptopMag seems to be spending quite a bit of time trying to insinuate that Linux has missed its opportunity for widespread adoption. For example:

Spoonauer claims that the window of opportunity for Linux (as a desktop client) has closed, maybe for good. He gives some examples of the closing window of opportunity, such [...]

Obama’s recent insults of America’s heartland were so egregious, even the St. Louis Post-Dispatch made mention of his remarks [emphasis added]:
The Huffington Post Web site reported Friday that Obama, speaking of some Pennsylvanians’ economic anxieties, told supporters at the San Francisco fundraiser: “You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of [...]

We will definitely not be using this hospital:
State public health officials say two babies were accidentally switched at a southern Illinois hospital, with one of the infants sent home with the wrong family.
Officials say the mistake happened in March at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion and involved two newborn boys.
Hospital workers soon learned of [...]

The bone-headed lawyers for Universal Music Group (UMG) are now claiming that throwing away a promotional CD is a form of unauthorized distribution, and is therefore a copyright violation, and thus illegal. UMG makes this ridiculous claim in a lawsuit filed against an eBay seller for selling promotional CDs [links in original]:
In a brief filed [...]

Consider two recent bits of news from Microsoft:

Microsoft extends life of Windows XP for Ultra-Low-Cost PCs
Microsft Vista successor Windows 7 rumored to be released in 2009

What do these mean? Two things: Microsoft recognizes that Vista has not been well-received in the market, and Microsoft recognizes an emerging threat from Linux.
Consider the various markets for computers: [...]

Poor Hillary. Not only does she have to face two men in her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, but she has to do so while also taking time to do her hair (emphasis added):
While listing her credentials to be president, Clinton also said people vote for different reasons, including how a person looks or [...]

This news would have really excited me a while ago: Condi Rice is apparently making a play to be named as McCain’s VP.
As it is, she had better re-think her views on some issues before I could even hope to support her on the ticket.
(H/T: LGF)
The ’sphere is already buzzing.

Lily is going to be a big sister!

The digital indicator says “Pregnant,” and yes, we are – as this test (and two others, just for good measure) confirmed today!Photo © Chip Bennett, all rights reserved.
We quite literally just found out today, and are incredibly excited and overjoyed! More news as we have it, but [...]

At this weekend’s church service, the pastor started a new series on stress relief. This week’s message was titled “Breathing Room” and focused on identifying, establishing, and maintaining healthy boundaries in our relationships. The message borrowed heavily from Cloud and Townsend’s Boundaries series, including some video messages available on their website.
The message covered a lot [...]

We have been looking for quite some time, to find a church home suitable for Stephanie, Lily, and me – somewhere that we can get involved in the church ministries, outreaches, and service as well as somewhere that can meet our needs: worship service with which we can relate and be both fed and challenged, [...]

Sorry for the infrequent posting, but things have been really busy here.
My most recent project is the basement. When we moved in, I had basically everything that we didn’t know what to do with, put into the basement workshop/storage room. So, now that we’ve got the main level and upstairs essentially in shape (except for [...]