2013 archive
“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.
Mixed-Up Metaphors 0
This is what happens when you don’t think about what words mean.
Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach Thursday 0
(Date fixed. Copy and paste is not necessarily your friend.)
Join us for conversation and fun at a special pre-Thanksgiving get-together at Gordon Biersch (not at Croc’s).
When: November 21, 6:00 p. m.
Where:
Gordon Biersch
4561 Virginia Beach Blvd (Town Center)
Virginia Beach, VA (map)
“Logical Consequences” 0
When the kids were little, Ex and I attended S.T.E.P. training classes. They were, as a matter of fact, quite useful and down to earth.
It seems that Philadelphia has attended also, and implemented “logical consequences” for drivers on a particularly abused stretch of road.
If a vehicle passes the sensor going above the speed limit, the light at Fountain Green turns red.