Senator Tim Johnson’s (D - SD) condition continues to improve:
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) was discharged Friday from a rehabilitation hospital and is at home with his family. From there, he will continue therapy, meet with staff and work, his office announced Monday.
“It is wonderful to take this next step with family and friends,” Johnson said in a statement. “As I continue with my therapy, I also get more and more work from the office. The doctors tell me to pace myself and prepare for the long road, but I am determined to get back in the saddle.”
It is great to hear that the Senator’s condition seems to be improving. Best wishes to the Senator and his family.
Since I am running behind on Spellbook, instead of waiting until the full 0.4 Milestone is complete, I have pushed the development release 0.3.1 to production. This release adds:
1) Characters — anyone with a valid login can have any number of characters.
2) Spell Lists — each character can have any number of spell lists. Each spell list is composed of the class spell lists that define the allowable spells. For example, my current character is an Archivist (3) / Abjurer (3) / Mystic Theurge (2). So he has an Archivist spell list which can use any divine spell caster list (e.g., Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger) and an Abjurer spell list (wizard spells).
3) Known spells — for each list you can select the spells known and the number of known spells per level is enforced for spontaneous casters.
4) Print spell prep lists — for each list you can print a page where you can mark the spells you prepare for a day and use.
President Bush on (hopefully soon-to-be-former) Attorney General Gonzales’ testimony to Congress:
The president said that Gonzales’ testimony before skeptical Judiciary Committee senators last week “increased my confidence” in his ability to lead the Justice Department.
Great. Next thing we’ll hear is that Sheryl Crow will be made the Global Warming Prevention Czar.
This is how I’ll always remember her:
SHERYL CROW AND HER TOILET PAPER: I think this is an example of “negative branding.” As I drove home, I heard a local DJ saying that no one will ever be able to listen to her music without thinking of butt-wiping, and then speculating that maybe Lance Armstrong had left her because “she wasn’t diligent enough with the paperwork.”
This certainly doesn’t look like a demostration against violence to me. But then I don’t have a journalism degree or the blessings of the MSM.
Hillary Clinton (D-NY) on the campaign trail:
”This reminds me of one of my favorite American heroines, Harriet Tubman,” the senator told 1,800 cheering supporters when her mike was restored.
“She made it to freedom after having been a slave and she got to New York and she could have been so happy . . . but she kept going back down South to bring other freed slaves to freedom.
“And she used to say, ‘No matter what happens, keep going,’ ” Hillary Clinton said. “So we’re going to keep going until we take back the White House!”
I can only assume from her remarks that while President, Bill Clinton enslaved Hillary until she escaped to become a New York Senator. And now her campaign’s foundation is her desire to liberate all of the women Bill left enslaved at the White House. Seems like reasonable grounds for divorce too.
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs has finally acceded to the demands the families of Wiccan soldiers, and will allow these soldiers’ headstones to be engraved with a pentacle. The nine year delay on this matter is inexcusable, and I am glad that the families will get the proper headstones before memorial day. (seen at The Volokh Conspiracy)
Perusing the list of available emblems shows a remarkable disparity in quality. Much like with national flags, simplicity is best. The standard Christia cross (#1) and the Episcopal cross (#7) are quite good exemplars of a simple and elegant Christian design. The Christian and Missionary Alliance (#30) and Community of Christ (#20) symbols are just horrible because they include too many items which dilutes the message. Similarly the Atheist symbol (#16) is uninspiring and mundane, while the Humanist Emblem of Spirit (#32) is not only simple but has great meaning.
Some cats are hunters, others are lovers. Apart from the occasional spider and moth our cats are not hunters — Chloe runs and hides when it rains to hard… (seen at The Volokh Conspiracy)