About A.O.

The Armillary Sphere, as defined by Wikipedia, was an instrument of astronomy developed by the Greeks to make sense of the movement of the stars in the heavens. An A.S. consists of concentric circles surrounding a center point, often the earth or the sun.

It’s pure humanity trying to make sense of the world which, of course, typically errs horribly (witness, the earth at the center of all things!). But, life being “nasty, brutish, and short,” as Hobbes says, there’s no harm in trying.

H Lime : appellate law attorney in the D.C. area.

• Interests:
  • Writers: A.S. Byatt, Umberto Eco, J.R.R. Tolkien.
  • Directors: Renoir, Welles, Rosselini, Kurosawa, Del Toro, Peter Jackson, Clint Eastwood (as director), Atom Egoyan.
  • Music: Radiohead, U2, big band and swing music (Hothead Swing Band), Verdi, Chopin.
  • A.O. goal: commentary on constitutional, criminal, military, and international law developments. I’ll also be bringing you current events and politics, tech news (I’m a tech junkie) and console gaming (an Xbox 360 geek) news. Find me on Xbox Live as “H Lime”.

Fredegar : 30-something archaeologist and wannabe college professor, also on the east coast. Native of the Great Plains, citizen of the cosmos.

• Interests:
  • Writers: C.S. Forrester, Douglas Adams, George R. R. Martin.
  • Movies: Lord of the Rings, Master and Commander, Kelly’s Heroes, Excalibur, Manos: Hands of Fate.
  • Music: Gilbert and Sullivan, Beethoven, Orff, Enya, medieval secular music, oratorios.
  • A.O. goal: commentary on science, current events, history, and random political stuff. I’m on Xbox Live as “Mithradates23.”

yojoe: (profile coming)

Aidyn: (profile coming)