Monthly Archives: April 2006

I guess its not news to them

Posted on April 22, 2006 by Phil Kadath

Yesterday’s big story that broke shortly before i went to sleep was that a high ranking CIA official was fired for leaking the story about ‘Secret US Prisons in Europe’. I would have preferred the word “Arrested” instead of “Fired”, … Continue reading →

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Saturday Linkfest

Posted on April 22, 2006 by Phil Kadath

I haven’t done one of these in a while, so here we go…. First up, this is the last weekend for y’all to get your targets/scores in for the two e-Postal Matches. “Killiards” is here and “Head Shot” is here. … Continue reading →

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A Holiday, Of Sorts

Posted on April 22, 2006 by Professor Booty

Today is Earth Day, 2006. People the world over will be celebrating and doing things they believe will help the planet. How it will help the planet, I don’t know. I’m a Professor of Posteriology, not Earth Science. I do … Continue reading →

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13 Kumaon Update

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Alaska

After my earlier post, I found an image of the memorial mentioned in the writeup.   I’m astonished it’s in English. I like the initial four lines very much.

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Apropos of Nothing…

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Alaska

I’ve been getting my pre-Boomershoot fix from Benjamin, who seems suitably excited about going, as Joe Huffman observed. While cruising about in Benjamin’s archives, I noticed this post with musings about the connection, if any, twixt the takbir and Admiral Ackbar, the … Continue reading →

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The Day They “Got Over It”

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Phil Kadath

Yesterday at the dKos, diarist ‘NewDirection’ decided he had ‘Gotten Over’ September 11th, 2001. In fact, he got so “Over It” that he put up a poll asking how many other folks had too. According to LGF, the results as … Continue reading →

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The 13 Kumaon

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Alaska

A shooting buddy of mine, a Zoroastrian (!) Parsi of Indian extraction, recently borrowed my copy of Frank Miller’s graphic novel 300, so he could read it in advance of the movie. (300 is Miller’s tale of the few hundred Spartans whose … Continue reading →

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What is that they say

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Phil Kadath

About the blind leading the blind? Washington state transportation secretary can’t drive Washington state Transportation Secretary Doug MacDonald can’t drive. He told a meeting last night in Everett that he has been unable to renew his driver’s license because he … Continue reading →

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ATF Convenience

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Alaska

Smartasses say, “Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be a convenience store.” Well, looky here! (Found via NoQuarters.) If the link don’t work, the goods are below the fold.

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The Soundboard: I Remember

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Phil Kadath

Today is the 20th of April. It is the fourth anniversary of the day Layne Staley was found dead in his apartment, having OD’d, most likely, on the 5th of April. Now normally, I could give less than a rat’s … Continue reading →

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