Category Archives: Life in the Atomic Age

And I’m out

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Phil Kadath

I’ll be gone until Monday and I’m handing to RNS keys off to David, who will be your host for the weekend. I’m going in for a Bronchoscopy procedure right after I get off work tomorrow morning and the Frau … Continue reading →

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Not enough return on my investment

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Phil Kadath

But it sure sounds like fun The 401-Keg plan 1. If you had purchased $1000.00 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be worth $49.00. 2. With Enron, you would have had $16.50 left of the original $1000.00. … Continue reading →

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Good for Her

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Phil Kadath

We have quite a number of these in the Seattle area, which is why the media comes here to talk to them. It’s an unseasonably cold day in Seattle, and Rebecca is standing in her kitchen, preparing for her regular … Continue reading →

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Imagine That

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Phil Kadath

67% Support Offshore Drilling – 64% Expect it will lower prices A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey—conducted before McCain announced his intentions on the issue–finds that 67% of voters believe that drilling should be allowed off the coasts of California, … Continue reading →

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It’s an odd reference

Posted on June 15, 2008 by Phil Kadath

But an honest one. After a long Saturday morning and bringing another one of these home, I can now be called Phil “Three Safes” Jackson. It’s like the damn things are breeding in my home. For those not getting the … Continue reading →

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Localism

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Phil Kadath

Sounds innocuous enough, doesn’t it? Everybody likes local. Local is a known. It’s something everybody wants more of. Well, don’t be fooled, “Local ism is the new “Fairness Doctrine” In a 2007 report, an ultra-liberal think tank known as The … Continue reading →

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Proof

Posted on June 8, 2008 by Phil Kadath

That The Wife may be stranger than I am. While flipping through the upper channels of the cable box, she happened upon the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead. It was about 5 minutes in, where the husband has … Continue reading →

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You don’t say

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Phil Kadath

From the “No Shit, Sherlock” File Feds say prostitution rampant at strip clubs In a move aimed at dismantling the strip-club empire of Frank Colacurcio Sr., federal prosecutors on Monday seized documents and other evidence in a series of raids … Continue reading →

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At least it has one thing going for it

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Phil Kadath

I’ve been hearing nothing but mediocre reviews from trusted sources about the the latest from the Indiana Jones franchise. Effects = Eh. Story = OK Villains = Double eh. But this news might be enough to get me to go … Continue reading →

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Only in Seattle

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Phil Kadath

OK, maybe not, but for the last week the weather-guessers have been screaming it was going to 90 some-odd degrees and sunny starting yesterday and continuing through the weekend. We got to the low 80’s. Each news channel started their … Continue reading →

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