Schneier vs. Brin

[Julia Thompson]

On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:

> At 12:34 PM Sunday 3/9/2008, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
>
>> On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
>>
>>> At 09:53 AM Sunday 3/9/2008, Julia Thompson wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, lud at tpg.com.au wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> jon louis mann said the following on 3/8/2008 5:33 PM:
>>>>> I found myself disturbed that I'm attracted to the idea of carrying an
>>>>> MP3 recording device at all times, just in case I get stopped by law
>>>>> enforcement and want my own recording of the event.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ray writes:
>>>>> I felt the same myself the other day when we were stopped by the Border
>>>>> Patrol near White Sands NM. We were rudely treated and harassed by an
>>>>> officious officer because we did not have our passports with us. It had
>>>>> never been mentioned to us that this was "a US Govt requirement". I
>>>>> "insulted" him by proffering my new South Dakota driving license! "A
>>>>> note has been made on your record that you have been informed that next
>>>>> time you are liable to be arrested". Left a real sour taste in the
>>>>> mouth. This is the first person we have come across in our first four
>>>>> weeks traveling through the US who has been unfriendly. In general,
>>>>> people have been fantastically helpful and friendly.
>>>>>
>>>>> A question just comes to mind.Do US citizens need to carry ID?
>>>>
>>>> In Texas, if you're an adult, you cannot be outside your residence without
>>>> an ID.
>>>
>>>
>>> Not even standing in your back yard?  So you have to carry your
>>> wallet when you're mowing the lawn in mid-summer wearing nothing but
>>> shorts (men) so as not to get heatstroke, or lounging by your
>>> swimming pool in a bikini (I'm not even going to mention the
>>> possibility that you have a hot tub), or dumping some extra-stinky
>>> garbage (e.g. used cat litter or a full diaper) into your garbage can
>>> late at night?
>>
>> On your property, I should have said.
>>
>>         Julia
>
>
> So if your next door neighbors tell you to come over and lounge by
> their pool, you'd better find some place for a wallet in your thong?

Duh, you need your *towel*, dude.  Just sew a little pocket in the corner, 
and you're golden!  :)

 	Julia