Daily Archives: November 18, 2006

The Point Of It All

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Gaius

John Hinderaker: …When conservatives act in a hypocritical manner, violating their own principles, they go astray and screw up their lives. When liberals, on the other hand, act hypocritically, they usually are also acting reasonably. They find their principles hard … Continue reading →

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Sixteen Miles Of Tears

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Gaius

Imagine a trail of paper that documents terror and death. Imagine the voices of people caught up in those events. Their voices long silent now, but the paper remains. A voiceless echo of the pain and suffering. The screams and … Continue reading →

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Tracings

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Gaius

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Housekeeping

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Gaius

In order to make the new new format work, I had to clear out a lot of the links that used to appear on the sidebar. All of the ones I removed should have been duplicates to ones that already … Continue reading →

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Leonid Meteor Shower Tonight

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Gaius

Unfortunately, the expected peak will be most visible in Africa and Europe, with a chance that New England might also get a glimpse. The rest of the US will not get all that much excitement, the astronomers now are saying. … Continue reading →

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Never Saw This Coming

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Gaius

For many years, I told my oldest boy to stop wasting his time playing video games. I figured he was cutting into time he could better spend doing other things. The same with my youngest boy. My daughters were never … Continue reading →

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Fork In The Road

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Gaius

Well, the new Crabitat appears to be running fairly well although there still are a few formatting issues and whatnot to take care of. There are also a number of housekeeping chores to take care of with the blogroll before … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Geek Stuff | 5 Comments

And You Thought You Knew….

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Gaius

…What WTO stood for. It's in the papers all the time, right? All these negotiations you thought had to do with trade, right? Hah! Shows how smart you are. Because WTO doesn't stand for World Trade Organization. Nope, it stands … Continue reading →

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Damn The Fact(orpedoe)s, Full Condemnation Ahead!

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Gaius

Tom Maguire has this way of completely dismantling some of the worst of the hysterical hyperbole from the left side of the 'sphere. He uses these inconvenient things called "facts" that you may have heard of. Several bloggers have apparently … Continue reading →

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Populism=Protectionism?

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Gaius

That is what the Opinion Journal is seeing among the Democrats right now. But, in fact, it is not populism, it is political payback demanded by the AFL-CIO. And that protectionism would inevitably lead to damage to the very people … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Economy, Left Wing | 8 Comments

Remembering Lincoln

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Gaius

David Shribman writes about a commission that you have probably never heard of. The year 2009 will be the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. A commission has been formed to plan a celebration of the man who forever … Continue reading →

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Media, Ethics And Outing

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Gaius

Dave Kopel, writing in the Rocky Mountain News, make a strong argument against the practice of some activists to "out" homosexuals. Referring to the Haggard outing just before the election (which I strongly criticized for its complete violation of basic … Continue reading →

Posted in Left Wing, Media, Politics | 2 Comments

Bringing The Jihad Home

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Gaius

A teacher in Smithfield, North Carolina has resigned after complaints about one of his assignments to his Spanish class. It seems that Khalid Chahhou handed out a paper with instructions to translate words and use them in a word search … Continue reading →

Posted in News, The Ivory Tower | 4 Comments

I Can’t Really Think Of A Way….

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Gaius

….To make this story funny. I have the running joke around here about the animal uprising and have a lot of fun mangling news stories to fit into that series. People seems to enjoy the stories, too, judging by comments … Continue reading →

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Doing A Little Overhaul

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Gaius

I'm rearranging the furniture in the Crabitat, so things may be a bit strange for a while as I rebuild the look a bit. Please excuse the mess, we're under construction. Tweet

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