Monthly Archives: June 2007

A View of the Benches

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Alaska

A View of the Benches You can clearly see the difference between my 2 1/2″ steel-pipe construction and Phil’s, shall we say, less robust materials. OTOH, his seemed to work just fine.

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My Nephew’s In A Reality Show!

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Alaska

We don’t watch a lot of teevee, so we kind of shrugged it off when our daughter told us her ex-boyfriend Oscar was going to be on some show called Survivor. We never watched, but apparently he did pretty well…. … Continue reading →

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Fred Thompson Meets Jay Leno Tonight

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Alaska

I haven’t watched the Tonight Show intentionally since Johnny left. (I can’t say that I watched it all that often when he was there, either.) However, there’s a first time for everything. In other FDT news, Fred Thompson’s even with … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day: 06/12/07

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Phil Kadath

More science and more technology are not going to get us out of the present ecological crises until we find a new religion, or rethink our old one. Lynn White, Jr. – The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis – in Science … Continue reading →

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It may just be a pet peeve

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Phil Kadath

But I really hate it when people don’t know the difference between a “Waste Transfer Station” and a “Landfill” Especially when the person’s employer buys ink by the barrell Foam cups and plastic grocery bags are on a list of … Continue reading →

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So this means my federal tax dollars

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Phil Kadath

Are safe from the National Endowment for the Arts, right? Two stories, both local: Arts have big economic impact in Seattle, study says The arts are big business in Seattle — generating $330 million in economic activity annually, according to … Continue reading →

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Dog and Cats Living Together! Mass Hysteria!

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Phil Kadath

Uncle points to a story about how your favorite pooches and kitty-cats may just soon become illegal in California “Unbelievable” was the reaction from PetPAC today after Members of the California State Assembly voted 41-38 to outlaw the existence of mixed-breed … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day: 06/11/07

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Phil Kadath

If we seek only personal redemption we could become solitary ecological saints among the masses of those we might classify as ‘sinners’ who continue to pollute. Bill Devall & George Sessions in their book Deep Ecology: Living As If Nature Mattered … Continue reading →

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You make the call

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Phil Kadath

A necessary mutilation or just plain ugly? You can find it here On a side note to you suckers in California (since you have to think of such things): Does that stock for a pistol grip, or is it wholly … Continue reading →

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Meatloaf Sang “Two out of three ain’t bad”

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Phil Kadath

James Pethokoukis of the publication US News and World Report has gotten wind of what Fred Thompson’s economic plan might look like (they’re calling it “Thompsonomics”) and I’ve got to say that Four out of Five ain’t bad. A 19 percent flat tax … Continue reading →

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