Author Archives: Alaska

RNS Quote of the Day, 11/05/11 Edition

Now before you all rush for the exits, and I know it is traditional to walk out on speakers who do not toe the line on climate at the RSA – I saw it happen to Bjorn Lomborg last year … Continue reading

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Peter Jackson’s Hobbit in 3d

Video via this Tweet. The comments are fun, too. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Our Army At War: Blue-on-Blue Edition

Two drug task forces fighting over who gets the best spots! — Tam It’s all just a world of private mercenary armies, now…. Story and video here. Perhaps it always was this way; it’s just that in tough times, the … Continue reading

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The Smells of Thanksgiving

Our soon-to-be-son-in-law is missing Thanksgiving this year because he’ll be on a spiritual exploration with his shaman in the wilds of Mexico. I don’t know the details but I’m guessing it’s very Carlos Castaneda. Anyway, daughter will be joining us … Continue reading

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Beautiful Modern

A couple years back, Phil gave me several CDs with (mostly) drum-and-bass music — new to me, and his musical obsession at the time. All were very cool, but I had the devil of a time trying to figure out … Continue reading

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Doing it Wrong

A tweet from #OccupyLA. They do know Los Angeles is built in a desert, right? #OccupyLA (@OccupyLA) 10/29/11 8:51 AM To maintain a physical & visual presence- our occupiers require donations of food & water. We have no water fountains … Continue reading

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“Constitution Sheriffs”

Waal, now, that’s an interesting development — in California. The evening’s main event: a panel featuring eight county sheriffs (seven from California, one from Oregon) who billed themselves as “Constitution sheriffs.” They vowed to stand up for the residents of … Continue reading

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…by the coward Robert Ford.

Sorry, that’s a cheap shot. Would have been nice though if he was fleeing the country because of the assassination of Bashar al-Assad. Just sayin.’

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Change

I LOL’d. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Where England Used to Be

First they outlawed firearms. Next they came for the sex toys. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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