Out-done, but still elated

Speaking of Mahalo bacon, my husband surprised me over dinner on Thursday with the announcement that he is also a Part Time Guide. Furthermore, in just forty-eight hours, he had accomplished what I worked on for six days. But I'm not jealous. His internet comprehension is genius and his typing fingers literally fly. Plus, he was working on a favorite subject.

His work: Brandon Morrow and Ryan Roland-Smith.

My latest work.

Of Columbia and Mr. Ahmadinejad

While Mrs. Miller keeps our home and brings in some Mahalo bacon, I study law at Columbia University. That august institution recently created a good deal of controversy by inviting President Ahmadinejad to speak to students and faculty.

I found myself torn. On the one hand the invitation of a the leader of a country hostile to American interests seemed to be very unpatriotic, but on the other the practice of shouting down the exchange of ideas seems to be the province of lefties at Columbia.

But a couple days after the speech, my favorite political columnist, Mark Steyn, really crystallized the issue. For Columbia's liberals, the invitation of Ahmadinejad is merely a method for them to declare their self-righteousness. Go read the column, not least for the distinction between "humanitarian needs" and "human needs," and for the classic quip, "But enough about Iran, let's talk about me!" That Mark Steyn!

Images inspired by Orwell

George Orwell is my next project. Fans of Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm will enjoy these modern photos contemplating his classic novels.

Work product

Thanks to a tip from my brother-in-law, I started a new job last week creating search pages for Mahalo.com. Mahalo provides the best (i.e., most informative and spam-free) links on the web for any given topic so that one does not have to cycle through reams of problematic links on Google or Yahoo! search. My first search page was approved yesterday!