My dad's in the hospital

I just talked to my mom; my dad went to the hospital last night with pancreatitis. He'll be in the hospital for a few days; right now he is tube-fed until they get his system cleaned out and calmed down. He was on morphine but I think from what Mom said he's feeling better--I don't know if she meant that the morphine is working, or he has stopped it entirely. They don't know the cause, but he is getting good care. We'll see what happens when they get back test results tomorrow.

Article on Alito

Great article in Slate by William Saletan

Right to Wife: Why Does Judge Alito Treat Women Like Girls?

The Big 40!

Happy 40th to genealogygirl. You make forty look fine!

Sony Beware

Several on my friends list are giving heads up about this story.

Edited to add: Bruce Schneier has blogged this, getting some interesting comments and commentary here.