Daily Archives: May 20, 2007

Think This Is Bad?

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Gaius

The results from an AP-Ipsos poll are being pimped as a disastrous outlook by Americans on life, the world and everything. By the AP, of course. Only 25 percent of those surveyed say things in the U.S. are going in … Continue reading →

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Is It Just Us?

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Gaius

Or does something sound weird about this story? JAKARTA, Indonesia – An Indonesian fisherman hooked a rare coelacanth, a species once thought as extinct as dinosaurs, and briefly kept the "living fossil" alive in a quarantined pool. Justinus Lahama caught … Continue reading →

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Old (Un)Reliable

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Gaius

Well, I've got my "big" computer back in the fray now. I had a power supply problem (the second one for this particular box) that initially drove me nuts. I could not figure out what was happening at first. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff | 2 Comments

Red Flag

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Gaius

Despite all the inevitable gushing praise bound to projectively vomit forth from the left over the new Michael Moore self-aggrandizing film Sicko, one should really first temper their reactions by reading what Canadian journalists are saying. Because Moore is, yet again, playing fast … Continue reading →

Posted in Left Wing, Media, Medicine | 7 Comments

Dang

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Gaius

My wife, who has a great eye for value (well, except for marrying me, thank heavens), found a fabulous deal on a four day cruise to the Bahamas. Literally cheaper than a couple of nights in a really top level … Continue reading →

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They’re Coming

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Gaius

We here at Blue Crab Boulevard are well known for our thoughtful and calm reporting on all things relating to animals and particularly the Animal Uprising™. So longtime readers will note that when we raise an alarm, it is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | 2 Comments

Being Honest

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Gaius

Longtime readers know I have a background in the Utility industry. I have never heard of Robert Murray before reading the profile in the Opinion Journal, however. I was never in the fuel-buying end of the business. But this man is … Continue reading →

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Palestinians On Rampage

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Gaius

Not the one in Gaza, either. This one is in Lebanon. At least 19 people have died in fighting between Lebanese and a Palestinian group with ties to al Qaeda and Syrian intelligence. At least 19 people were killed in … Continue reading →

Posted in War, World news | 1 Comment

Steyn On Illegal Immigration “Compromise”

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Gaius

Brilliant and scathing, Mark Steyn comments on what is known about the illegal immigration compromise that has been worked out in the US Senate. He calls it for exactly what it is, not a compromise but a capitulation. Are you … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration Reform, Politics | 3 Comments

Eagle Eggnapping

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Gaius

The Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois was the scene of an eggnapping sometime between Thursday and Friday. One of two eggs laid by one of the zoo's eagles has gone missing. Officials think it was the raccoons, or maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | 1 Comment

Raining Rockets

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Gaius

Southern Israel is again under rocket attack from Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. More than 120 rockets have fallen in the last week. The West is turning a blind eye to the murderous thugs who are running Gaza, as … Continue reading →

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Hometown Hero

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Gaius

Reading this op-ed from Liz Garrigan, editor of the Nashville Scene, in the Washington Post you get one solid impression: Fred Thompson would be able to do one thing Al Gore couldn't – carry Tennessee in a presidential election. It … Continue reading →

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