Monthly Archives: December 2008

White Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Gaius

I suspect that a lot of people are cursing that song every time it comes on the radio in their snowbound car or blares from the loudspeakers in an airport crammed with stranded fliers. Because there are many, many people … Continue reading →

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How Green Was My Lipodiesel

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Gaius

The ultimate in green credentials! Have your personal fat sucked out and turned into fuel for your lipo-doctor’s SUV! If you’re keen to establish your green credentials you can install solar panels or stick a wind turbine on your roof. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dumb Stuff | 4 Comments

Reactions

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Gaius

An interesting opinion from Forbes written by Joel Kotkin. The title says it all: Good-Bye Gentry. It is a lament about the gentrification of the Democratic party. The proposed investiture of Caroline Kennedy as the replacement senator for Hillary Clinton … Continue reading →

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The Department Of Unintelligent Design

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Gaius

Seattle’s chief of staff of the Department of Transportation, one Alex Wiggins, cheerfully reports on his department’s inability to provide basic safety for the taxpayers of his city. It seems that letting salt run off into salt water is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad Ideas, Environment | 6 Comments

Snowzilla Dies

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Gaius

Snowzilla, we hardly knew ye. The city of Anchorage, Alaska has terminated Snowzilla. It wasn’t the weather. It wasn’t angry neighbors bearing shovels and pick axes. It turns out Snowzilla’s biggest foe — the one who felled the controversial but … Continue reading →

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The Falcon And The Crashland

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Gaius

The Animal UprisingTM claims another new first: the krazed kamikaze kestral. A kestrel falcon was blamed on Monday for the crash in May of a US-owned Boeing 747 cargo plane as it took off from Brussels airport. As the aeroplane … Continue reading →

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Rushing To Print

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Gaius

Well, The New York Times stepped in it today. They published a letter criticizing the attempt by Caroline Kennedy too be appointed to the US Senate. The letter was supposedly from the mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë. Unfortunately for the … Continue reading →

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The Road To Bailoutistan

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Gaius

Mark Steyn: The newspapers blame the Internet, just as Detroit blames Japan. But the Japanese have problems of their own. One day they’ll get theirs. That’s the beauty of capitalism. Nothing is forever. The big railroad barons smoking cigars and … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Economy, Media, Politics | 4 Comments

Small Favors

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Gaius

I almost titled this post as “Small Miracles”, but then decided that might be stretching things a bit. So, I opted for the current title, instead. Wednesday afternoon, as my wife and I were driving home from work, a car … Continue reading →

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The Archbishop Of CantMarxerbury

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Gaius

Wow. This guy is unbelievable. Dr Rowan Williams risks causing a new controversy by inviting a comparison between Gordon Brown’s response to the economic downturn and the Third Reich. In an article for The Daily Telegraph, he claims Germany in … Continue reading →

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Cat Kicks Crap Out Of Coyotes

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Gaius

Quite literally. KENNEWICK — Buddy is the top cat in his house, and arguably the toughest feline in the Tri-Cities. The muscular 17-pound bobtail cat, which belongs to William and Shannon Secolo, fought off coyotes inside its Kennewick home early … Continue reading →

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Let It Snow

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Gaius

At 7:04 AM EST tomorrow, December 21, 2008, the Winter Solstice occurs. But it has already been a hard winter – and for much of the country, there is no break in sight. Swaths of the country braced for more … Continue reading →

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Rodent Revenge

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Gaius

Even though the Animal UprisingTM tries to unify all animals in their war against man, the old rivalries die hard. So it is that mice in Canada have wreaked wrathful rodent revenge on their historic tormentors, cats. Call it a … Continue reading →

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Professional Wrestling With Swords

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Gaius

The archaeologist in charge of Rome’s Colosseum has decided that it is time to bring back the old Roman tradition of gladiatorial games. Umberto Broccoli, the archaeologist in charge of the Colosseum, said that he is planning to bring the … Continue reading →

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Justice

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Gaius

No sympathy for the criminal whatsoever. He got exactly what he deserved. My sympathy is for the victim. I sincerely hope that her act of self-defense helps her deal with the horrendous crime that was inflicted on her by this … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | 6 Comments