Monthly Archives: March 2006

RNS Quote of the Day — Cooper/Heinlein Two-Fer

Posted on March 13, 2006 by Alaska

…Superficialities, of course, are rife. A young man should be computer literate, and moreover should know Hemingway from James Joyce. He should know how to drive a car well — such as is not covered in “Driver Ed.” He should … Continue reading →

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You can’t do that here

Posted on March 12, 2006 by Phil Kadath

The City of Seattle is considered to be a bastion of liberalism. Seattle is considered by most to also be a metropolitan center. While I agree with the first statement, I’m not so sure about the second, mostly because there are a … Continue reading →

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More New Friends

Posted on March 12, 2006 by Professor Booty

Once we got the Kid moved into his Tacoma home I made a new friend while visiting a colleague at Pacific Lutheran University. Lute ladies arern’t much different from Catholic school girls in that, well, you all know the stories, … Continue reading →

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I love my wife…

Posted on March 11, 2006 by Alaska

…and not just for all the usual reasons. Last night, we were chatting and channel-surfing while waiting for Battlestar Galactica’s season finale to start. We happened across Silverado, and left it running in the background while we talked about other things. … Continue reading →

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I’ve Never Heard of Her Before

Posted on March 11, 2006 by Phil Kadath

And this column is probably a good example as to why. A Cartoon Version of Academia – Froma Harrop If you need a good laugh this morning, click that link and you’ll read Ms. Harrop’s opinion of David Horowitz’s ‘Academic … Continue reading →

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It’s Good to Be Home

Posted on March 11, 2006 by Professor Booty

Now that I’m back from helping the Kid move into his new place, I’dlike to thank Judge Juggs for his excellent post last weekend. Very tasty, umm, tasteful. Now, the Kid hasn’t said much about my stay and this is … Continue reading →

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Don’t Try This at Home

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Alaska

…or at work, which is where I did it, to my shooting eye, no less. “It” is toughing out an irritating bit of dirt under your left contact lens during a four-hour meeting, and making matters worse by rubbing the … Continue reading →

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“Recycling” Update

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Phil Kadath

Just wanted to say thank you for your responses to the “Recycling” sticker design, especially the linkage from Mr. Completely who, in turn, got linked by Headmistress Sondra K. I’ll be spending time this weekend checking out CafePress and some … Continue reading →

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The Soundboard: Box Stock

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Phil Kadath

I’m low on time this week so I’ll be handing out mystery tunage by mystery artists. Feel free to guess the who, what and where in the comments but I am also low on prizes so there’ll be no prizes for those … Continue reading →

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Inspired

Posted on March 8, 2006 by Phil Kadath

In the comments of the recycling post from yesterday, Mr. Completely delivered us a slogan: Recycling means reloading your own ammo He said it may not be a very good bumpersticker, especially for the vehicle I drive to work, but … Continue reading →

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