Category Archives: Observations

Notice Anything?

Posted on July 14, 2007 by Gaius

The Associated Press is reporting that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting that the "La Nina" phenomenon will not form this year. The report says that means that there should "generally" be a less severe hurricane season (which … Continue reading →

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Plan Ahe

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Gaius

ad. You know, I posted about new passport requirements for entry into the US all the way back in September. I wasn't – am still am not – all that happy with the increased requirements on citizens when illegals are … Continue reading →

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Still More Pain In The Plains

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Gaius

And even more water. Flooding has started to become an issue in many areas of the Midwest as the persistent storm front continues to hover over the nation's midsection. At least one interstate has been closed at this hour and … Continue reading →

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Center Of The Country Threatened Again

Posted on May 6, 2007 by Gaius

For the third straight day, the center of the United States is under threat of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. (We just got hit again with a very strong storm.) It looks to be another rough night coming up. (State College, … Continue reading →

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Tornado Alley: “Another Long Night”

Posted on May 5, 2007 by Gaius

Yet another series of tornadoes has ripped through Kansas with still more on the way. Weathermen are predicting another long night. The number of tornadoes reported so far are "well into the double digits." The National Weather Service said it … Continue reading →

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Live From Tornado Alley

Posted on May 5, 2007 by Gaius

We are in the middle of a series of very powerful thunderstorms and at least one tornado has touched down briefly less than a mile from our house. That happened just to the west of our house. This is what … Continue reading →

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“Mr. President, It’s The Bees And The Spiders Again”

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Gaius

I can't believe the news let me get that line from I Think We're All Bozos On This Bus by the Firesign Theater into a post. But bless their hyperventilating hearts, they managed it. First the bees then. The media, … Continue reading →

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A Brief History Of Mental Health

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Gaius

Jonathan Kellerman, professor of psychology and best-selling author, provides a short history of mental health in the United States since the 1970s. In a nutshell, excuse the expression, it boils down to one thing: turn 'em loose on the streets. … Continue reading →

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A Modest Proposal

Posted on April 22, 2007 by Gaius

Hat tip to LGF for this item. The Pittsburgh Review-Tribune carried this story about a lecture by Ayaan Hirsi Ali in which a local Pittsburgh imam cheerfully announced that Hirsi Ali should be put to death for her comments. A … Continue reading →

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Where Are The Grown-Ups?

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Gaius

I missed this yesterday. Peggy Noonan hits one right out of the park with her weekly column in the Opinion Journal. She is writing about the Virginia Tech tragedy and wonders where the grown-ups were. She also wonders what is … Continue reading →

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The Rites (And Wrongs) Of Spring

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Gaius

It is currently storming again here where I live, for the third day in a row. This one roaring overhead right now is a bad one. There is hail as well as torrential rain. These storms appear to be coming in … Continue reading →

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Default Assumption

Posted on March 19, 2007 by Gaius

Michael Barone examines the "blame America first" crowd and how they got that way. His conclusion is probably familiar to all conservatives or those who lean somewhat to the right: institutional radicals in academia are the primary carriers of the … Continue reading →

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Fallout

Posted on February 22, 2007 by Gaius

Self-professed enemies of the United States, who call routinely for the downfall of this nation, watch our internal politics and gloat. The theatrical, empty, spineless maneuvering and posturing for political advantage plays out not just at home anymore, but on the world … Continue reading →

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Conflation

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Gaius

Jason Steck has an interesting explanation of the use of conflation to skew arguments. He notices the suddenly escalating hysteria over claims that the Bush administration is "planning to attack" Iran despite the fact that the administration is also, quite … Continue reading →

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New York City Stinks

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Gaius

Well, at least people over a wide area are saying they smell gas. "The smell is there. We don't know the source of it," said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in his daily news conference. But Bloomberg said the … Continue reading →

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