November, 2013 archive
QOTD 0
R. Austin Freeman, in “The Anthropologist at Large”:
. . . there is no harm in a daily paper–so long as you don’t read it.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Consistency: Polite in public, polite at home.
Douglas Hope, 43, appeared to have committed suicide, but an autopsy will be performed, Sgt. Greg Lyon with Atlanta police said. Atlanta police went to Hope’s home to execute a search warrant, but instead found him dead around 2 p.m., Lyon said.
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
A little better.
(snip)
The four-week average of claims, a less-volatile measure, decreased to 338,500 last week from 345,250 the prior week.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits increased by 66,000 to 2.88 million in the week ended Nov. 9.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
About those intelligence tests . . . .
Republican Family Values 0
No doubt this is how Republican Jesus would have supported the troops.
It is clear that the primary Republican Family Values are spite and meanness for the fun of spite and mean.
Vindictory is theirs.
Everybody Must Get Fracked 0
The burning drinking water is not the only problem, perhaps not even the main one. Joe Nocera:
It is well established that when natural gas is combusted, it has both environmental and climate change benefits — starting with the fact that natural gas emits half the carbon of coal. But that advantage disappears when too much methane leaks during any part of the production process.
According to the Environmental Defense Fund, “Methane is at least 28 times more powerful than CO2 as a greenhouse gas over the longer term and at least 84 times more potent in the near term.”
More at the link.
By the way, the high here Monday was 73 Fahrenheits. In the middle of November.
My friend, who has lived in these parts for a long time, doesn’t really notice it because of having adjusted gradually, but I, who moved away and then came back, can attest that that is just not right.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
Gutting out the vote in Ohio.
“A Tinkling Bell, a Sounding Cymbal, Signifying Nothing” 0
Republican healthcare plans, that is. Chris Honore:
Seriously? That’s it? Indeed, that’s it. Ask any Republican to PowerPoint the GOP plan for health care reform and you will get a variation of Palincare. A study in vacuity.
Alan Grayson was correct.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite at the big box store.
Officers said Christopher William Strube, of Centerville, was shopping Sunday afternoon when the .45-caliber handgun fired from his pants pocket.
If registration is not required to pack heat, how about at least an intelligence test?
Oh, wait. Sales. Never mind.
