But I’m having a hectic week. I went from the conference in Dallas on Sunday to Missouri for a family barbecue, then spent another three days there while also working. I flew back to Florida last night, but we had flight delays due to severe weather in Dallas, and didn’t get in until about 1 AM. Then, after about three hours sleep, I got up and drove back to the airport and got on a plane to DC, where I am now, having worked all day on a client presentation for tomorrow. Probably won’t come up for air until the weekend.
All posts by Rand Simberg
Fighting The Decline
Some thoughts on writing, good and bad, from John Leo.
A Liberal Who Gets It
It will drive the Bush deranged crazy, but liberal Richard Cohen recognizes that George W. Bush is a liberal.
ISDC Wrapup
Out Of The Cradle has the most comprehensive set of ISDC links so far.
And justified criticism of the Dallas Morning News, which doesn’t seem to think that this is important, even when it takes place in its own city.
Evolving Peace
J. D Johannes says that the pacification is spreading from Anbar. If so, it would confirm my theory about the evolution of cooperation.
Flexibility
Jeff Foust has a report on three of the talks at this weekends ISDC, on the importance of being willing to rethink plans, improvise, and make rapid changes to them. This is something that small private companies are a lot better at than large ones, or government bureaucracies, which is one of the reasons that they’re likely to beat NASA back to orbit post Shuttle, or on to the moon.
Engaging The Public
An interesting interview with George Whitesides, Executive Director of the National Space Society. I would point out, though, that NASA had nothing to do with GPS.
Remember The Hood
When a leader has been responsible for a military disaster in a misbegotten war, it’s time for him to resign.
Remembering
In the middle of a war in which some people say “support the troops by bringing them home,” crassly treating them as victims for cynical political purposes, it’s important on this Memorial Day to remember that it is not our job to protect them, but theirs to protect us, and how astonishingly bravely and selflessly they do it.
[Update a few minutes later]
Jules Crittendon has a roundup of Memorial Day links.
[Update at 1 PM CDT]
Michael Yon has some Memorial Day thoughts from Anbar province:
Q has already made it to Germany and is about to be flown home. CSM Pippin is on his way to Germany. Along the way, excellent groups like Soldiers
Getting Assimilated
Instapundit has some more on space tourism and commercialization. I think he’s becoming a space blogger!