Do you enjoy Learning Things but hate Reading them?

I can help.

For reasons of why the hell not, I made an Audio Voice Recording of this week's Don't Panic column, in which I explain some of what's behind recent political violence in Thailand using My Own Human Voice.

Download it. Listen to it. Share your thoughts. If it seems like someone who doesn't have my last name cares to listen, I'll keep making them.

Dad's tree, originally uploaded by andisheh.

Dad's dogwood tree on March 21, 2010. By now it has leaves and flowers.

Drinking a black cow, originally uploaded by andisheh.

I was asked Friday and again today to name my favorite thing I've written. I honestly can't say, but aside from my column, my gun story from two summers ago still generates the most feedback. For a while, instead of "you're the war questions guy" I got "you're the gun guy."

I've been called worse.

Nigels with Attitude (XTC Tribute) at The Earl, Atlanta, April 14, 2010, originally uploaded by andisheh.

Here's what I wrote about them last year.

Is Obama a great president?

I didn't have an opinion until I read this on Drudge this morning.

If these six compulsive liars and know-nothings, people who have been gloriously wrong about every major political issue of the past decade, think Obama is so bad, he's probably a great president.

I'm not sure how I feel about these new Ikea cribs, originally uploaded by andisheh.

Bump, originally uploaded by andisheh.

The fact is, if you love a country, you are morally obliged to express your love for that country by comparing its enemies to Hitler as often as possible. Just ask the Tea Party protesters.

Creative Loafing will soon stop running Don't Panic.

Our baby protruding, originally uploaded by andisheh.

Christi's starting to look very pregnant.

Putting the Ma in Ma Po Tofu, originally uploaded by andisheh.

Christi and I visited Tasty China last night. An hour or so after the meal, I felt our daughter move for the first time. I'm not sure if it was kicking, punching or poking - but I could feel it and see it.

A recording of a certain nearby in utero heartbeat.

Take that, Don Johnson

iPon, originally uploaded by andisheh.

The fastest, most powerful tampon computer yet.

Authentic Haitian voodoo doll, originally uploaded by andisheh.

Bedtime, originally uploaded by andisheh.

Too soon?, originally uploaded by andisheh.

I'm a Mac. I'm a PC. And I'm a terrorist., originally uploaded by andisheh.