The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done

So, all this week I’ve been in San Francisco with Sasha—and without Jean. The wife is currently shopping for clothes in Berlin (yes, for work), and so we’re out here on vacation. Or maybe that should be “vacation,” as I’m really here for another Frugal Traveler story. Yes, I’m working, and working it with the …

The foolishness continues

Kudos to the San Jose Mercury news for liveblogging the extraordinary Prop. 8 trial, in which the Reaganite former Solicitor General Ted Olson has teamed up with gay rights activists to strike down California’s ban on gay marriage. The Supreme Court just decided to outlaw a broadcast of the trial, so I’m glad that Howard …

I Demand a Recount

No, this isn’t about yesterday’s Scott Brown victory in Massachusetts. (Though it could be.) It’s about a slightly different special election: People magazine’s Web readers recently chose the Sexiest Dad Alive. It’s this guy, Dustin Moyer, a university police officer from Ashland, Missouri. He seems nice, too, and more power to him. What won it …