Monthly Archives: February 2006

The Analog Kid has good taste…

Posted on February 8, 2006 by Alaska

…so sayeth the collective wisdom of Grammy voters. Galvanize won a Grammy tonight. Kewel! And no, although I enjoyed Peter Jackson’s King Kong immensely when I saw it the other night, I still have Galvanize running through my head whenever I … Continue reading →

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Pre-Soundboard Soundcheck

Posted on February 8, 2006 by Phil Kadath

Just a quick question before the music tomorrow: How many folks out there have subwoofers hooked up to your internets viewing system? I ask this because I’m wanting to throw something dynamic at y’all tomorrow, but if most of you won’t … Continue reading →

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My soon to be new pols

Posted on February 8, 2006 by Phil Kadath

Since I laid down in my Monday post the fact that I’ll be moving at the end of this month, and since all politics is local, I figured I’d brouse the State of Washington’s website (that I am paying for) … Continue reading →

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He must be trying out

Posted on February 8, 2006 by Phil Kadath

For an open slot on the NYT Board of Editors. After the over the top anti-Bush political behavor by Democrats at the King funeral yesterday, Kos is only able to pull one headline out of his hat: Republicans desecrate Coretta … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day

Posted on February 8, 2006 by Phil Kadath

The Central Pacific, which was built by the “Big Four” of California, on federal subsidies, was the railroad which was guilty of all the evils popularly held against railroads. For almost 30 years, the Central Pacific controlled California, held a … Continue reading →

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Fighting Off the Taxman

Posted on February 7, 2006 by Phil Kadath

I’m busy doing the taxes for RNS Seattle Station. The taxman is armed with a rapier sword-cane versus me with my hand and a half. I’ve got the momentum, but he’s got the speed, since he already has my money. Even … Continue reading →

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In the future

Posted on February 7, 2006 by Phil Kadath

Everyone will be Hitler for 15 minutes. I know that came from the blogosphere, but I cannot for the life of me remember where. Unfortunately, it has just been proven false. Let’s start from the beginning: First, the tinfoil hatters call … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day

Posted on February 7, 2006 by Phil Kadath

It is generally believed that in the period when railroads first began to be built in this country, there was a great deal of useless “over-building”, a great many lines which were started and then abandoned after being proved worthless … Continue reading →

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In defense of Super refs

Posted on February 6, 2006 by Alaska

There’s an interesting Super Bowl-related post at Polipundit. DJ Drummond notes that his personal website shot up to the third slot under the Google search “Superbowl officiating” today, because of his prior use of that phrase in a parody post. … Continue reading →

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The Lowdown

Posted on February 6, 2006 by Phil Kadath

Things have been rather depressing around the RNS Seattle Station. With our dog Jake getting sick and then passing last week, I thought the end of January was going to be a rough week. Then I got an unwelcome phone … Continue reading →

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