Max asked this during a recent road trip where we saw all manner of lights on all manner of vehicles: yellow tow truck lights, police emergency lights, ambulance lights, red beacons announcing a wide load, even a yellow light on a nondescript car … [Continue reading]
Is It Legal to Kill a Bald Eagle in Self-Defense?
Max and I returned recently from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in northern Minnesota, where there is a lot of wildlife to see, particularly bald eagles. As we were canoeing one afternoon on a lake with three bald eagles flying … [Continue reading]
Is It Legal to Serve Raw Meat?
I think we were at Noodles & Company eating noodles and a side of meatballs when Max came up with this one. My initial reaction was, sure, if there’s a market for it. There’s steak tartare, isn’t there? And the cannibal sandwich in Milwaukee, … [Continue reading]
What’s the Penalty for Driving 400mph?
This is one of many hypothetical questions I get from Max. He’s excellent at embellishing facts to make them a bit ridiculous, if not impossible. But that’s what makes them fun to think about and answer. Assuming you could drive a car 400mph down a … [Continue reading]
Do I Actually Own My iPod?
I forget how this came up, but in the course of a conversation about all the crap we own as a family, Max wanted to know who actually owns the iPod he received as a Christmas gift. Could I take it away whenever I wanted? Could I sell it and keep the … [Continue reading]