Daily Archives: April 4, 2007

Hey!

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Gaius

Laconic Blog is coming back on line after a hiatus! Anyone who can come up with this T-shirt slogan has to be worth checking. Tweet

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We Come In Peace

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Gaius

No, really. Tweet

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Smack!

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Gaius

This is actually rather funny on several levels – it is also a good thing in and of itself. Last month John "Magical Mystery Hat" Kerry and his fellows on the Democratic side of the Senate, derailed the appointment of … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 3 Comments

Seitan Worship And PETA

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Gaius

No, no, no. Not the bad, fallen angel with the goat hooves, horns and a tail (at least in some popular illustrations). Seitan is flavored wheat gluten which can be made to very closely resemble various kinds of meat in both … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Blogosphere, World news | 2 Comments

And Folks Think That I Don’t Get Out Enough

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Gaius

Ok, so I spend inordinate amounts of time searching for animal stories. When I'm not battling, tweaking or fixing computer hardware. But I actually really do have a life. Well, of sorts, anyway. But I have not spent years and … Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Stuff, World news | 2 Comments

Why We Should Be Allowed…..

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Gaius

…..To buy full automatic weapons. An alert reader sent us this 100% genuine Famous Wire Service Grade™ photograph that shows exactly why. Tweet

Posted in Animals | 3 Comments

More Things To Make You Go, “Hmmmmmm?”

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Gaius

Close on the heels of the story that the global average temperature of Mars has risen almost the exact same amount that Earth has experienced in recent years comes this dire warning: Solar energy bursts are putting the Global Positioning … Continue reading →

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Just An Excitable Boy

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Gaius

I came across my copy of the Warren Zevon retrospective Genius when moving a few things around. I popped it into the computer and have been listening to it for a while now. His music is too good not to share, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Video | 2 Comments

A Plea For Immediate Action

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Gaius

We here at Blue Crab Boulevard want to go on record as being the first to call for immediate action. We demand that Al Gore carry his message about global warming to Mars at once, before the polar ice cap … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Insanity, Science, Space | 4 Comments

Red (Geek) Alert

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Gaius

Ed Morrisey has posted a picture of his arduous daily grind. Warning: serious geekage. Ed has three computers up and running at once. On a serious note, his wife is home from the hospital. That's good news for them. Here's … Continue reading →

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Iran To Free British Hostages

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Gaius

Well, hopefully the Iranians won't renege on their promise, anyway. Mad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced he was "pardoning" the captured British sailors and marines and would allow them to leave Iran. Damned nice of him to grant them a pardon for … Continue reading →

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Things That Hardly Matter

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Gaius

John Stossel continues to write about the "Fear Industrial Complex" this week over at Real Clear Politics. In this week's installment, he covers why the news media is completely unable to separate real statistical worries from irrelevant, wildly improbable events … Continue reading →

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Sad News

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Gaius

We regret to inform our readers that one of the icons of many American's childhoods has given up. Thrown in the towel. Stopped doing what he did best. We're so upset we can hardly type. But we just got the news … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | 3 Comments

Mexican Standoff

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Gaius

Some people appear to continue to be completely oblivious to the real dangers in the world today. A krazed kinkajou kommando of the Animal Uprising™ hijacked a bus in Mexico City yesterday. And the driver simply continued driving his route. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | 1 Comment

Why I Hate Microsoft, Reason 521,047

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Gaius

Heads up, Windows users. There is a new – critical – security update that you must install as soon as possible. Update KB925902 addresses a major security flaw in Windows (that is what it is for Windows XP, I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff | 3 Comments