I decided to move some discussion from this post up to the top level here. Specifically, Watoosh wrote: "Well, if violence is defined as initiation of force (which, of course, presupposes certain property rights), then I think Rockwell is correct..." Well, if we define cats as elephants, then many people keep elephants in their house. More seriously, firstly, violence is not usually defined that way. It's defined as, you know, violence, so that, say, someone may respond violently or non-violently to someone who aggresses against them. Otherwise, it would make no sense to say, for instance, "He punched me, but I did not stoop to violence in response." And, secondly, the libertarian usage of "initiation of force" is very offbeat. If I wander onto someone's meadow, most people would not say I had "initiated force" -- I mean, sure, I used "force" against the earth to push off walking, but that's not force directed against...
Either your backyard in the snow, or a moldy apple.
ReplyDeleteMelting snow, I assume. Is this supposed to be a metaphor for the increasing concerns over global warming? Maybe I'm over-analyzing this.
ReplyDeleteWhoa, I think I see a rabbit face in there. Trippy.
ReplyDeleteDead bulbs.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a balding human head to me...
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It looks like a balding human head to me...
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looks like updog.
ReplyDeleteIt's some dish soap I left in a frying pan for two weeks. It separated into this beautiful pattern. The photo doesn't really do it justice.
ReplyDeleteTwo weeks? Dang, you're worse than I am.
DeleteWell, I hadn't been in that house for two weeks either.
Delete"It separated [from the water] into this beautiful pattern."
DeleteI kind of figured that you were probably away for a while. But I am definitely pretty bad when it comes to washing the dishes, I have a bowl that never finds its way to my cupboard. I just wash it before I use it (usually when I'm making an omelette) and then it goes right back to the sink when I'm done. The sink is its permanent home.
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