The turtle karma balancing act.

Last Thursday, I was driving to town, running late, when I drove past a box turtle. This cute little tortoise was standing between the yellow lines running down the middle of the road. I sped past him at 55mph and immediately regretted having done so. Ten yards past him, I chastised myself for not stopping …

“For the Record” interview.

Today I got to do something a bit unusual: I was interviewed for PBS’ “For the Record,” a nationally-syndicated half-hour show produced right here in Charlottesville, by WHTJ and The Miller Center. Thanks to The Miller Center’s amazing lineup of regular speakers (don’t miss Francis Fukuyama, who will be there on the 22nd), “For the …

5 things I’ve learned in the past 24 hours.

Projectile vomiting, while horrible, is pretty spectacular. I must never, ever take Vicodin again. Theraflu is both a vile concoction and quite effective. “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” is either much better or a great deal worse when totally wasted on narcotics. I won’t know which unless I see it again. Flu is made …