George Washington, Whiskey Maker

I was happily surprised to learn that George Washington was a distiller of whiskey in his later years. Even better, his distillery is being recreated.

Everyone is Always Offended

According to CNN, a "senior British Cabinet minister has sparked fury by saying that Muslim women who wore full veils made community relations more difficult." Apparently a lot of people are offended by his comments, but there is some truth in what he says. What about those who are offended by the veils? Why is offending them acceptable, but offending the wearers of the veils not acceptable?

Evening Deer

Evening Deer
Originally uploaded by TXTad.

I wish I lived somewhere that was like this every evening. This is just off the Pacific coast south of Mendocino, California. The cool weather was quite nice too.