Thursday May 22
What's In A Name Reprise
Is America the home of the free but not the brie? So asks the Washington Post, observing that WTO is promoting an EU-centric scheme to circumvent trademark laws and enforce national restrictions against use of geographically-derived product names (like "Brie" and "Champagne") outside of the "approved" local area. This may be less important from a civil libertarian perspective than the TIA, but if they're going to be watching my e-mail and bank transactions I damn well want to be able to call whatever I decide to eat by whatever name I want to call it!!
Posted by glenn at Our Tiny Blue Dot
First Picture of Earth From Mars. Sure makes you humble about one's place in the universe.
The Other Michael
He's led 398 laps in 13 races, the most of any racer, without a victory in the Indianapolis 500. [rpm.espn.com] 
He's saddled with the famed "Andretti Curse," begun by his father Mario, which mysteriously causes their machines to break -- over and over again -- agonizingly close to the checkered flag while leading. So Michael Andretti's last driving appearance at the Brickyard has got to be an emotional favorite in this weekend's Memorial Day classic. I know I will be cheering for him.