Daily Archives: December 7, 2006

In This Corner….

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Gaius

The Washington Post describes what had to be an extremely awkward dinner party despite all the protestations of mutual admiration. Ted "I think I'll swim home and catch a nap" Kennedy hosting his good pals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama … Continue reading →

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A Blog Advent Calendar

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Gaius

From Reader I Am  from Done With Mirrors at her personal blog site, Either End of the Curve. (Incidentally, an absolutely great catch phrase for the blog!) A musical Advent calendar and tribute to the troops at that. Great music, … Continue reading →

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New, Old, What’s The Difference?

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Gaius

I was reading the Yahoo News and saw that this particular item was placed second behind a blurb about Hillary Clinton and how many people really don't like her all that much. But the Washington Post also caught it and … Continue reading →

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Weblog Awards Voting Begins

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Gaius

The voting for the 2006 Weblog Awards is now open. I was stunned to be nominated and outright floored to have been named a finalist for the Best New Blog category. Voting remains open for ten days and you can … Continue reading →

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Sage Advice From The Des Moines Police

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Gaius

"… if you're going to have a bottle rocket war it would be a lot better to do it outside." If you follow that sage advice, you may avoid burning your house down! A house owned by Drake University has sustained … Continue reading →

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Shop ‘Til You…..

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Gaius

….Catch fire. An electrical fire in a department store in Mentor, Ohio filled the place with smoke. But the shoppers not only did not leave, more piled on in to try to shop. Firefighters ended up having to block the … Continue reading →

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Countdown Running

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Gaius

Discovery is fueled and the countdown clock is running to launch STS-116. Cloudy weather may force a cancellation. If it does not, people all over the east coast will get a real treat. I've mentioned before that I watched a … Continue reading →

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Swiss To Attack Ukraine

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Gaius

The Swiss city of Zürich is making a stealthy attack on the Ukrainian city of Vinnitsa. You see, the Swiss are donating their old commuter train cars to the city. Zurich's city council said it is donating 13 trams to the town … Continue reading →

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The Hazards Of Modern Life

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Gaius

Well, he went down to dinner in his Sunday best Excitable boy, they all said And he rubbed the pot roast all over his chest Excitable boy, they all said Well, he's just an excitable boy He took in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff, World news | 1 Comment

Honeymoon’s Over

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Gaius

When even the New York Times, that reliable cheerleader for the Democrats, calls out the party for failing to live up to campaign promises, you know the honeymoon is over. And they haven't even officially taken control. Weeks before they … Continue reading →

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The Ugliest Cat In The World

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Gaius

Good Lord. This is one ugly cat. To look at it, you would think the rare breed of cat called the sphynx didn’t have much to celebrate. Virtually hairless, wrinkled and prone to sweating, it looks more like Gollum from … Continue reading →

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A Timely Bit Of Advice

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Gaius

Take it from your pals at Blue Crab Boulevard, generally speaking, if a priest offers to let you play in a bathtub with his naked girlfriend, it is a pretty good bet that a) the priest is not really a priest and … Continue reading →

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Get Your Fresh, Hot Lawmakers!

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Gaius

The call of the Washington lobbyists. Yes, despite all the promises to clean things up on Capitol Hill, lobbyists are rushing to ply incoming Democrats with wiki-wiki dollars. And the incoming lawmakers are tripping over themselves to grab handfuls while … Continue reading →

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New York Times Takes Notice

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Gaius

I linked yesterday to a Powerline post that detailed the resignation of Kenneth Stein fro his position as a fellow of the Carter Center. Professor Stein tendered the resignation specifically because of the latest book published by Jimmy Carter. The … Continue reading →

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Compare And Contrast

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Gaius

Victor Davis Hanson has a column up over at Real Clear Politics that compares and contrasts Pearl Harbor and America's response and September 11th and America's response. There are great similarities in what Hanson calls, "Our Pearl Harbor," but there … Continue reading →

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