First the text of the amendment: “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”
1. Even though the amendment is just 1 sentence long, the meaning has never seemed obvious or clear to me.
2. I am not sure where I stand on this. On the one hand, it seems to make sense to control obviously dangerous weapons in crowded urban areas and public settings. On the other hand, people should have the right to defend themselves and there is some truth to the saying that if guns are criminalized only criminals will have guns.
3. But what do pro-gun advocates actually believe? That all weapons should be allowed? Rifles? Handguns? Machine guns? Shoulder launched missiles? Personal nuclear weapons? The amendment doesn’t specify that.
This one’s funny because with the red eye from the flash Mon-chan (who is the size of my finger, and very sweet and gentle) looks like some huge, scary monster.
He-or-she was terrified of the PhotoBooth shutter sound and started flying to different places in the room – the door ledge, the top of the curtains, etc. So I shut off the sound and manage to take a few photos. Then put Mon-chan back in the cage to recover.
I couldn’t resist. I got another Java Sparrow! This time a cinnamon flavored one.
These photos show him on his way home on the train, arriving at home and side by side Hao-chan’s cage. I’m keeping them separate until they get used to each other. The idea is for them to become friends and live together!
I’ll upload some more photos. He/she is quite cute. As soon as it explored around a bit, it hopped on the perch and curled up into a ball and went to sleep.
These photos are from my iPhone but I have some better ones too.
This is one of the best optical illusions I’ve ever seen. Click the image to see it full size.
While there appear to be alternating blue and green spirals, the blues and greens are actually the same color! Go ahead – check the RGB values yourself!
