Daily Archives: December 16, 2007

Feeling Blue?

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Gaius

Dunno if it's the temperature that is approaching zero where I live, and rapidly, I might add, or what, but I'm feeling (probably looking, too) a bit blue. So what better to lift the spirit than a bit of music … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Video | 5 Comments

And We’ve Arrived

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Gaius

I riffed off of Mark Steyn's latest column in The Orange County Register just yesterday. While he examined the particular level of insanity of those who refuse to breed to save the planet, I asked how long it would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Insanity, Junk Science | 4 Comments

Profit Motive

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Gaius

A German Canadian (It seems they corrected the story) father has found, quite by accident, an interesting way to make a rather handsome profit. He can thank his pot-smoking son and the son's "delinquent friends" for the money he made. … Continue reading →

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He Is Legend

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Gaius

Will Smith, that is. His latest movie is already a roaring success with an estimated $76.5 million in box office for the first weekend of its release. I Am Legend, based on the novel by Richard Matheson is getting enormous crowds pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in Media | 2 Comments

Basement Beasties

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Gaius

The Animal Uprising™ Has developed a new weapon in their assault on humanity. The troglodyte deer. SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – When Jody Fabry descended the basement stairs to her seasonal home and saw broken glass on the floor, then … Continue reading →

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Winter Morning

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Gaius

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Posted in Because I Felt Like It | 10 Comments

Stopping The Spiral

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Gaius

Last year, a study was published that looked the the mutually beneficial spiral of death that media was enmeshed in with terrorists from all over the world. By publishing and publicizing the atrocities committed by terrorists, the media gets higher … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Media | 2 Comments

Getting Immigration Right

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Gaius

Amy Chua, a professor at Yale Law School and the daughter of immigrants, pens an op-ed in today's Washington Post about the need for America to get it right on immigration. Getting it right means not veering to either extreme … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration Reform | 4 Comments

Bolivia Headed For Civil War?

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Gaius

The four districts of Bolivia that produce most of the natural gas in that country have announced that they are now autonomous from the central government and vow to hold a referendum to authorize a complete separation from the rest … Continue reading →

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