http://www.treygarrison.com Plausibly Undeniable Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:02:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ...your humble blogger. That's what's posted at the Dallas Morning News site. Readers of daily commentary selected by the Editorial Department in 2008 most often clicked on columns about the two presidential candidates, with notable essays ranging from why a local Republican planned to vote for Barack Obama to a ... http://www.treygarrison.com/2008/12/the-most-clicked-on-viewpoints-column-at-the-dallas-morning-news-award-goes-to/ No scheduled blogging this week. Still too much to get done before Christmas, and then after it. So go have fun, and let's get back together next week. Happy holidays. http://www.treygarrison.com/2008/12/merry-christmas/ One of the two best legal blogs out there, Grits for Breakfast, talks today about creeping overcriminalization, the decline of mens rea, and the unbalanced push for more security at the cost of liberty. My own contribution to this discussion comes in the February issue of D Magazine, which will ... http://www.treygarrison.com/2008/12/friday-roundup-criminal-justice-crimes-gun-control-in-its-full-glory-another-isolated-incident-more/ Oh happy day. A state district judge refused to budge on his ruling that red-light cameras in Dallas violate the law. Meanwhile, some of you clock-punching commuters -- thank the highfather for teh Internets and telecommuting -- are acting like douchebags. Especially during the morning rush. Do I even need ... http://www.treygarrison.com/2008/12/thursday-roundup-killing-red-light-cameras-douche-drivers-poor-reporting-more/ I'm working closely right now with an acclaimed mortgage broker on a project, and without boring you with the details -- early 2009 will be the prime time to re-fi your mortgage. Mortgage brokers and lenders are gearing up behind the scenes to get ready for the influx of businesses. ... http://www.treygarrison.com/2008/12/wednesday-roundup-what-interest-rates-mean-to-you-whats-not-to-tax-cop-dwis-more/ The Dallas Morning News trots out a bogus trend story -- "Home Swapping Growing Trend in Dallas-Fort Worth." Just a casual skim gives us about a dozen violations of Jack Shafer's tells: heavy on the anecdotes, lots of "some" "many" and "seem", absolutely no hard numbers to support the trend, ... http://www.treygarrison.com/2008/12/tuesday-roundup-bogus-trend-creepy-childrens-books-the-convention-center-hotel-more/ Just playing catchup today after a busy marathon weekend, some pending deadlines, and some meetings today. So stay tuned, sign up for my RSS feed, and I'll try to be back this afternoon. Or talk amongst yourselves. I've turned comments on. http://www.treygarrison.com/2008/12/its-not-a-tumor/ Probably reveals more than you wanted to know about my twisted psyche, but I always loved Bettie Page. She died yesterday. The world (at least for men) was better for her being here, and lessened by her passing. Here are some galleries (NSFW) celebrating her career. http://www.treygarrison.com/2008/12/bettie-page-rip/ OK, a little more earnest than the first one I wrote about the experience of marathon day, and more about the motives behind it, and the guy who inspired me just by his example. Humor here, slightly more serious in today's Dallas Morning News. (I've about milked that first run for ... http://www.treygarrison.com/2008/12/in-print-today-my-second-marathon-column/ My bride turns 41 today. Aside from our daughter, she's been the best thing that's ever happened in my life. And come on -- does she even look a day over 30? Hot stuff. http://www.treygarrison.com/2008/12/happy-birthday-cindy/