Congratulations...........................

 

...................................are in order.

Gratitude.............................

........................................................and the "grand old journey."

Twofer.................................

You could live 100 years...................

..................................and not find finer people than the Guanciales.

Our man in Augusta...............

................................has earned the right to gloat for a few days.

While I was away......................

..............one of the world's best at the fine art of bloggery reached a significant milestone.  Congratulations Michael!  Please allow me to echo this and this.  Thank you for everything.

Transitions........................................

Any direction you choose......................

Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places!
You're off and away!

You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You're on your own.  And you know what you know.
An YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.

A few of my favorite things.......................

Kurt Harden's roughly ten minute commencement address:

Samizdata takes a look-see at the intervention in Iraq:  "Dreaming about what might be accomplished by gods is insufficient. One must instead discuss what is actually achievable by men."

Ka-Ching! adds his two cents on the situation in Iraq.

Joe Hanson offers an explanation for the mysteries of the Universe.  Works for me.

The Astronomy Picture of the Day blog.   A scroll through the archives is a delight.