Daily Archives: October 17, 2007

Thank God For The United Nations!!!

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Gaius

Yes, the United Nations has been a bit lax about a few things. Rwanda and a genocide comes to mind. Oil for food and blatant corruption is another thing. Some UN peacekeepers raping and sexually enslaving women is yet another. … Continue reading →

Posted in World news | 7 Comments

Ultimate Weapon Unleashed

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Gaius

This is bad, folks. We here at Blue Crab Boulevard, the source for truth about the horrors of the Animal Uprising™, have never been more dismayed. Oh, we thought it was awful when the animal overlords set the toilet rats … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | 1 Comment

Trackbacks Are Broken

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Gaius

I have no idea why – I really am not a software kind of guy. The trackbacks do not work for legitimate bloggers, but spammers seem to be able to get through – though the spam blockers catch them. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff | 13 Comments

Left Brain, Right Brain, Who Cares?

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Gaius

It's optical delusion time! Ok, which way was it turning? How about now? Try this one now. Are you sure it's left versus right brain? How about this one? Tweet

Posted in Weird Stuff | 1 Comment

Message Sent, Message Received

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Gaius

It appears as if Nancy Pelosi may have gotten the message some of her colleagues sent her yesterday. Five Democrats sent Pelosi a message yesterday that they were not supporting the Armenian genocide bill – a pretty clear signal that … Continue reading →

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Housekeeping Issues With The New Theme

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Gaius

I've just installed some new plugins to help control spammers (privately, I use a different name for them, but I do try to control the language around here.) I'm still tweaking all this and it may take some time. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff | 1 Comment

Pandering, Venezuelan Style

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Gaius

(T)Hugo Chavez is planning on giving all the inmates citizens of Venezuela a life of leisure – or at least one of idleness. He proposes cutting the workday to six hours per day. In exchange, the people just have to … Continue reading →

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Backstreet Bird Is Back

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Gaius

Snowball the cockatoo is a star. He can out-dance – and out-sing the Backstreet boys.   Snowball lives with Irena and Chuck Schulz who run a shelter for birds called Bird Lovers Only Rescue in Schererville, Indiana. But Snowball is … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Video | 2 Comments

Times Up?

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Gaius

Morgan Stanley has dumped every, single share of the New York Times that it owned. 10 million shares or a 7.3% stake of the Times. Share prices plummeted to the lowest level in ten years. Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) — Morgan Stanley, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Media | 3 Comments

Well? What Do You Think?

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Gaius

UPDATE: Ok, now comments appear to be working and the new theme looks like it is steady. Please let me know what you think. I'd also appreciate any blogger testing the trackback function if you would be so kind. I'd … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff | 28 Comments

Our Words For Today Are Duck And Deer

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Gaius

Or if those words were not originally in the lesson plan for a fifth-grade vocabulary class at Lloyd Road Elementary School in Aberdeen, New Jersey, they soon became the words of the day. Because right in the middle of the class, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | 1 Comment

Somalia Storms UN Compound, Kidnaps UN Official

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Gaius

The government of Somalia has displayed its respect for world opinion and the UN today. It sent armed men to storm the UN compound in Mogadishu and has kidnapped the UN official in charge of food relief for that sad … Continue reading →

Posted in World news | 2 Comments

Put On Your Sailin’ Hsus

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Gaius

The Los Angeles Times has not dropped the Norman Hsu-Hillary Clinton campaign funding scandal. They note today that not all the Hsu-linked funds have been returned. WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton returned more than $800,000 in contributions donated to her … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Politics | 2 Comments

Background Color Change

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Gaius

Some of you may have noticed that I've changed the background color for the site. For some reason, Firefox and some other browsers have had difficulty displaying this site properly and the pretty blue background would take forever to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff | 6 Comments

Destructive Ambition

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Gaius

Robert Samuelson has a thought-provoking column out today. His subject is the dark side of ambition and how it can lead to pointless, self-destructive behavior. Ambition is both the blessing and the curse of America. A great strength of American … Continue reading →

Posted in Observations | 1 Comment