Lou Pickney's Online Commentary
Breezy Evening
Thursday
June 26, 2003
Last night's weather proved to be ideal for the Green Iguana by the Courtney Campbell Causeway (aka at Rocky Point). It was very breezy by the water, and that helped to keep things cooler than they'd been the past couple of times I visited that location. Except for when someone stole Amy's cigarettes, it was a fun evening.
Unfortunately, last night left me tired as hell today. So it goes. My sleep schedule this week has been a yo-yo, doing a 360 from barely enough sleep to alot of sleep (or alawwwttttaaa sleep, as Randy Savage might say) and then back to the sleep deprivation tip.
Picklock Music is finally listed on Google. I'm happy about that, for sure.
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I'm watching the NBA Draft as I type this, and it's an interesting mix of college superstars (Carmelo Anthony,
Dwayne Wade,
Nick Collison, etc.) and European standouts who I don't know much about (Mickael Pietrus,
Zarko Cabarkapa, etc.) along with the crown jewel of the draft, Ohio high school phenom
LeBron James. The most fun, though, will likely be in a few days reading
Bill Simmons' take on the draft. His draft recaps from
2002 and
2001 both were compelling reads.
There had been speculation going into the draft that the
Denver Nuggets might trade the #3 pick and forego a chance to bring in Carmelo Anthony. Just think if that had happened to the moribund Nuggets franchise. Instead they bring in Anthony, who Nuggets fans hope will bring some excitement (and wins) into the franchise.
The U.S. Supreme Court's latest spree of decisions have been interesting, to say the least. Many of the votes have been of the 6-3 or 5-4 variety, which has created some tense times for onlookers with a vested stake in the results.
One very interesting decision came down today in the case of a Texas law against sodomy that the high court found unconstitutional. The Supreme Court voted 6-3 to strike it down, but a very chilling comment came from dissenting justice Clarence Thomas:
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From MSNBC: Thomas wrote separately to say that while he considered the Texas law at issue "uncommonly silly," he could not agree to strike it down because he found no general right to privacy in the Constitution.
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No general right to privacy?!? Wow. If that's really his take on the Constitution, then I find that most troubling. In the era of Constitution-busting puritanical laws (everything from outlandish liquor regulations to strip club bans), the courts are often the only remaining bastion of protection for freedom from government intrusion into the lives of adults for the sake of "morals".
The Drudge Report put a link up tonight to a
fascinating story about a new drug creation that supposedly can reduce heart attack risk by 80%. The "Polypill", as it's called, is a combination of six different drugs: aspirin, a cholesterol lowering drug, three blood pressure lowering drugs at half the standard dose and folic acid.
If approved, the "Polypill" could have an incredible impact on the health of people around the world. Here's hoping that all goes well in clinical trials and that it can be approved as soon as possible.
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