Monthly Archives: October 2005

Going South

Posted on October 14, 2005 by Professor Booty

To Oregon! For blogging material. You may remember earlier this week when I told you about Jerry the Geek having pics up from some recent IPSC matches he participated in. Well, now he’s got video! Kewl. From the ripe breeding … Continue reading →

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While I pity the guy

Posted on October 14, 2005 by Professor Booty

I still have to laugh. Overheard by Og the Neanderpundit “I was driving my wife’s car the other day and saw a little round thing in the cupholder, thought it was a cigarrette lighter. I looked at it, it had … Continue reading →

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On open letter

Posted on October 14, 2005 by Professor Booty

To Ford Motor Company To Whom It May Concern, My wife owns a 1996 Ford Contour built by your company. It has been a good car for her. It is reliable and has never given her any trouble. Last week … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day

Posted on October 14, 2005 by Professor Booty

The most profoundly revolutionary achievement of the United States of America was the subordination of society to moral law. The principle of man’s individual rights represented the extension of morality into the social system – as a limitation on the … Continue reading →

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If I ever tell you that I’m going to Illinois

Posted on October 13, 2005 by Professor Booty

Remind me about this post, please. Why would I want to avoid that state? Because it seems you can be arrested for something as stupid as the following item I found at The View From North Central Idaho blog, DISORDERLY … Continue reading →

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Like Clockwork

Posted on October 13, 2005 by Professor Booty

Well, everything yesterday went pretty well. For the most part. What went right: The Teamsters begrudgingly took their given position at the back gate of the facility. They had their chase vehicles at the ready to follow the non-union drivers … Continue reading →

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The Soundboard: Dazed and Confused

Posted on October 13, 2005 by Professor Booty

One of the guys who hauls the freight containers full of trash from my transfer station to the rail yard came into the scalehouse while I was revisiting a couple of the older Rush albums earlier this week. To my … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day

Posted on October 13, 2005 by Professor Booty

Every political system is based on some code of ethics. The dominant ethics of mankind’s history were variants of the altruist-collectivist doctrine which subordinated the individual to some higher authority, either mystical or social. Consequently, most political systems were variants … Continue reading →

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Porcine Aviation Watch

Posted on October 12, 2005 by Professor Booty

You may have already seen this, but if you haven’t head on over to Rox Populi, where Roxanne has asked, “I know you’re out there, reading this blog. Never commenting because you don’t want to incur the wrath. I can’t … Continue reading →

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A Rumble in Brighton Tonight

Posted on October 12, 2005 by Professor Booty

Actually, it’ll be this afternoon in Seattle, but its pretty close. Here’s the background: Back in January I became a state-licensed Weighmaster and I man the scalehouse at my company’s transfer station for eight hours of my scheduled ten hour … Continue reading →

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