Category Archives: Life in the Atomic Age

They have a point, you know

I speak of M4GW (aka: Minnesotans For Global Warming). After all, their version of the Iditarod has been closed down. Because there is too much snow! Here’s another entry for the annals of noteworthy winter weather: The dogsled race near … Continue reading

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It wasn’t actually a roar

My apologies. I should have warned Goddard. But then they would have thought me crazy. Mystery Roar Detected From Faraway Space Space is typically thought of as a very quiet place. But one team of astronomers has found a strange … Continue reading

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Aquapocalypse 2009

No one here gets out alive. This is what Seattle looked like yesterday And last night was just as bad. North/South: Interstate 5 is partially closed not too far from me, in Fife, and is completely closed for 20 miles … Continue reading

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Red Meat for the Haters

This is for the folks who think I’ve been either too lenient (when they shoot a man charging them with a WWII era rifle complete with bayonet), or too harsh (when they gang tackle a 12yr old girl and fracture … Continue reading

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RNS Quote of the Day: 01/06/09

Truer words were never spoken Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it is too dark to read. Groucho Marx The Wife worked a whole bunch of overtime during the holidays to … Continue reading

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Finally

Some sense. Since the loss of McCain/Palin on November 4th (though it could also be measured as starting in 2006) folks have been wondering how the Republican Party can get their footing back with the American public and not become … Continue reading

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Christmas Gifts Past

The Wife gave Ulthar a gift for Christmas: She scheduled his neutering for December 31st. Well, it is not such a Happy New Year for the little kitty boy. He’s still a bit fogged, but he’s finally running again. Mostly … Continue reading

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Minor Prognostications for 2009

Sure, I picked some easy ones, but I never claimed to be Nostradamus. #1: Unemployment will rise in Washington State in 2009. Pagliacci Pizza will begin paying its delivery drivers and food servers nearly 50 cents an hour more today … Continue reading

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We’re working on it

And when I say “we”, I mean my co-workers and I. Blustery winds whipped uncollected recycling and garbage through streets and alleys Monday, frustrating and infuriating residents who set it out as instructed by the city over the weekend or … Continue reading

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Polar Onslaught 2008: A Monster Review

The snow up here in the Seattle/Tacoma area is now pretty much gone. It is amazing how fast a foot of snow goes away when the temps get back into to the 40s. I’m still trying to figure out if … Continue reading

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