Daily Archives: March 24, 2006

Rose Gold

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Gaius

It’s starting to seem like spring. Even though it has been a very mild winter around here, it was still winter. Winter with it’s short days and flat light. The lack of snow didn’t help much, the flat winter light … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Paranoia

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Gaius

If they really are out to get you, is it? Eugene Volokh has a really good discussion on when Islamophobia is not irrational. "This is telling evidence, it seems to me, that there is something very wrong in Islam today, … Continue reading →

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Tell Me Again…

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Gaius

What campaign finance reform means? It seems a Democratic candidate for the US Senate has been caught doing some highly dubious campaign financing. "Late last year, Brown received $25,000 from the state Democratic parties in Hawaii, Maine and Massachusetts. Shortly … Continue reading →

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New Zealand News

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Gaius

Rarely (if ever) are there two stories in the world press about New Zealand on the same day. So how weird is it to get two stories from that corner of the world, both involving amputees? Item one: A mountaineer … Continue reading →

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BOHICA!

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Gaius

A favorite word in the Army, according to my source, is "Bohica". It is simultaneously an accurate description, a cry of defiance and a fatalistic observation. Well, it seems that Randy Quaid is having a Bohica moment right now. In a lawsuit … Continue reading →

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Everything Old is New Again

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Gaius

I grew up under the shadow of the Cold War. I remember doing duck and cover drills in school (you know, the bend over and kiss your ass goodbye drills). I remember the Soviet Union, proxy wars, missile gaps and … Continue reading →

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Life Imitates Saturday Night Live

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Gaius

A woman in Bonita Springs, Florida answered a knock on her door. She was a bit nonplussed to find that the caller was an eight-foot alligator. Trapper John French snared the bull gator after it went back to a nearby lake. … Continue reading →

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Ah, The French

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Gaius

French president Jacques Chirac and the entire French delegation to a European Union summit walked out of the meeting when a French lobbyist switched from speaking French to the English language. "I have to say I was profoundly shocked to … Continue reading →

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Underwater Archaeology On Dry Land

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Gaius

Workers at the Pensacola Naval Air Station have uncovered a Spanish ship buried under 75 feet of sand. The vessel could date to the mid-1500s, when the first Spanish settlement in what is now the United States was founded here, … Continue reading →

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Bad News From Belarus

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Gaius

President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus sent troops to quash protests over his contested election landslide. About 100 black-helmeted riot police swooped on October Square in central Minsk in the dead of night and herded protesters spending their fourth consecutive night … Continue reading →

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Missouri Soldier In Need Of Help

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Gaius

Gateway Pundit has a long post about Air National Guard Master Sgt. Rhys Wilson of Savannah Missouri. Wilson recently returned from active duty in Iraq after his wife Therese was diagnosed with 4th stage neuro-endocrine cancer which will require extremely … Continue reading →

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Well, We Can Be Sure Of One Thing

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Gaius

When all the details of this come out, it will not paint a pretty picture. The wife of a Tennessee minister will be charged with his murder. The minister, Matthew Winkler, was found shot to death inside the family home … Continue reading →

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Whoo Hoo

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Gaius

It appears that there was an error in the FTP to upload the new editor. Blue Host was very, very helpful in getting the FTP accomplished properly. The new editor appears to be working fine now. Tweet

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It’s not getting any better

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Gaius

I’ll be limping along today since I have lost most of my text editing capabilities. A little knowledge is a very dangerous thing. I am going to be trying to use Word as the editor and see if that will … Continue reading →

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