I just wanted to let you know about a couple of new links I will be putting up in the next couple of days.
First is Memphis Red Blogs. This is a loose conglomeration of Memphis Bloggers, of whom I am one. You get to see RSS feeds on all of us on the page, so if anything interests you you can check out my fellow bloggers.
I have been neglectful of this blog for a while, and I aim to change that. I normally post 3-4 posts a day here, and I will look for an extra post to put up there. No mention of any posts on MRB will be made here, and I promise I won’t duplicate posts.
The other is Commentary Today. I happened across this one from another source and I am going to look at this one a while before posting it. It’s a two column page that has Liberal commentators in the left column and Conservative commentators in the right. If I find anything interesting, I will be sure to bring it to your attention.

In light of 9/11 and 7/7, this article has come up. U.S. Terror Attack — ‘Ninety Days at Most’.
I have no idea if this guy is right or not as far as his timeline. Only the bombers know when they will strike, and they don’t tell us until after the bombs have gone off.
But I do like his advice.

Since mass transportation is the next attack, when you travel to work have with you, a bottle of water, a small towel and a flashlight. What happened in London is exactly a point to look at. Those people who were close to the bombs died, then others were injured or died from inhaling the toxic fumes or getting trampled. The reason you take a bottle of water and a towel is that if you wet the towel and put it over your face, you can protect yourself against the fumes and get yourself out of there.
Don’t be bashful. If your gut feeling tells you when you walk onto a bus there is something unusual or suspicious, get out and walk away. You may do it 10 times for no reason, but there will be one time that saves your life. Let your sixth sense direct you.
Try to break your routine. If you travel during rush hour every day, try to get up a little earlier and drive to work or take the train when it’s still not full. Don’t find yourself every day in the midst of rush hour. Terrorists are not going to waste a bomb on a half-empty train.

Always be aware, always be prepared. I think that is always good advice, terrorist attacks or not. Follow that advice and you will be immeasurably better off than those who aren’t.

Here is something that came up while I was at work Friday. Build condos – or go to jail: Judge threatening county planners with prison if development not OK’d.
Here’s the story. Developer wants to build a new development. County Commission says no. Residents say no. Developer finds judge who says yes. Now judge is threatening the County Commission with jail time if they don’t change their votes.
I think this judge is overstepping his bounds, don’t you? If all we have to do when there is something we don’t like is go to a sympathetic activist judge, then something is drastically wrong with the system. Judges should not, must not have that kind of power. The power for one branch of government to threaten and force another branch to do something does not exist anywhere in any governmental charter.
The Executive branch is charged with selecting nominees to the bench. The Legislative branch approves these nominees, and determines the number of judges needed in each court. It is also up to the Legislative branch to impeach and remove judges who are not discharging their duties properly.
It is the job of the Executive branch to enforce the law of the land. The Legislative writes these laws and the Judiciary determines if the laws are legal. That is how the system works.
I do not think that this case falls into the proper operation of the government. The judge in this case has overstepped his bounds.
The County Commission turned the developer down because there was insufficient infrastructure to support the development. The area in question is already overdeveloped as it is. To have a judge overturn this is like the judge ruling that the Law of Gravity didn’t apply to his jurisdiction. No matter how many rulings he makes, the facts aren’t going to change any time soon.
Sheesh.