http://www.camedwards.com Fighting the Nanny State Since 2003 Thu, 15 May 2008 21:33:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Apparently the Lakota tribe says it's breaking away from the United States.  http://www.camedwards.com/2008/01/03/your-odd-story-of-the-day/ Wow, can you believe it?  Some common sense from the British government, which is telling educators to let boys play cops and robbers, or Army, or cowboys, even if that means using a toy gun.  Children's Minister Beverley Hughes said: "The guidance simply takes a commonsense approach to the fact that ... http://www.camedwards.com/2008/01/02/british-government-boys-need-to-be-boys/ I had a great picture of the tree and the stockings hung over the fireplace, and I can't find the &*!$ing card reader so I can export the pictures from the camera to the computer.  Trust me though, it's a nice picture. :) I'll be back in full force on Wednesday, ... http://www.camedwards.com/2007/12/24/yeah-about-those-christmas-pictures/ The tree is up.  The ornaments have been hung.  And pictures are forthcoming. Not doing a heck of a lot while I'm on vacation.  It's pretty much an opportunity to get caught up on all the chores and errands I've neglected to do over the past year or so.  I'm still ... http://www.camedwards.com/2007/12/19/we-interrupt-this-silence-for-an-important-christmas-message/ What brings me out of blogging hibernation?  A post on sex toys.  I know, I know. But this story bugs me, and for one big reason.  It's this quote: "Laws are made to protect the public," he said. "Sometimes you have to protect the public against themselves." In this case, he's saying we ... http://www.camedwards.com/2007/12/04/the-sex-toy-post/ For some time now, I just haven't felt like blogging.  The kids are getting bigger, and when I'm at home I'm enjoying spending time away from the computer and with the twins (not to mention Andrew and Harrison, and especially Elaine).  At the same time, I've been doing this fairly steadily ... http://www.camedwards.com/2007/12/03/is-this-the-end-of-the-line/ Info here.  Full coverage tonight on "Cam and Company". http://www.camedwards.com/2007/11/20/supremes-to-hear-dc-gun-ban-case/ I meant to post something earlier, but I was hanging out with at least three veterans.  Fairly sure there were four, but definitely three that I know of. http://www.camedwards.com/2007/11/12/belated-happy-veterans-day/ I was able to sneak away for a couple of hours yesterday to do some shooting... this time of a photographic nature.  I wanted to get some pictures of the fall leaves before the colors disappeared.      You have to take your nature shots where you can find them.  On the other ... http://www.camedwards.com/2007/11/11/autumn-in-virginia/ Over at Bitter's place (here's the permalink), she's found a story from my/our neck of the woods.  The gist of it is the local D.A. is prosecuting the owner of an adult video store for selling adult videos. The Staunton grand jury indicted a Manassas man and his company Thursday on ... http://www.camedwards.com/2007/11/05/nannies-in-the-bedroom/