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Oh, goody! Earth, wind, AND fire
I’m not sure this is the best way to Save the Planet. Tip from American Digest. Read more
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How to ask a question
Every public hearing or lecture I have ever attended included a question-and-answer period that was spoiled by some tub-thumping doofus asking a series of rambling, pointless, or loaded questions. Here’s a guide to asking questions that are pertinent and productive. Not that even one doofus will read and heed it. Tip from the Instapundit. Read more
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Gotta be a coincidence, 31 March, 1 April…
Wow, I almost missed it! Tonight is the Greenies’ April Fool’s Eve celebration, EARTH HOUR, wherein folks indulge in a pointless demonstration of energy conservation by sitting in the cold and dark at 8:30 pm* for A WHOLE HOUR, like some kind of stoner mook who took too many downers. I’d be more inclined to Read more
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Stay classy, Montgomery
In a former life, I lived a year in Montgomery, Alabama. The state capitol was then a curious mixture of 20th century progress and 19th century backwardness, tinted with a bit of southern charm and lingering racial suspicion. Folks there would continually surprise me with kindness when I anticipated anger or apathy, or prejudice when Read more
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Wow! Down the (404) Memory Hole
DOTPOTUS Malia Obama and twelve of her friends are vacationing in Mexico (on our dime, no doubt), and it seems that stories about the trip are disappearing down the Memory Hole at an alarming rate. So far the Masters of the Universe haven’t been able to disappear Mexican reports. After all the travel advisories from the State Department and Read more
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Leaping Lizards!
Dealing with an odd-sized year (365.024219 days) is not as easy as you think. Not only do we have the popular Gregorian Calendar (4-year cycles, with “by-years”), but some geek gurus have proposed the Earthian Calendar (33-year! cycles). There’s even a connection to Stonehenge. Update (3 March). A careful look at the Earthian Calendar site Read more
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Greenies care about the fish, but not the fishermen
Debt slavery is alive and well in the (Korean) commercial fishing industry. And some of our hippest destinations, from P.F. Chang’s to Whole Foods, are aiding and abetting. Tip from Via Mead. Read more
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He’s making us crazy!
First it was Time Tebow, now it’s Jeremy Lin. They’re driving the glitterati crazy, ’cause they won’t Play the Game: As an expression of the collective consciousness of the cultural elite, the media’s memes are nothing less than a kind of insanity; a window into an dreamscape in which everything is inverted; where ordinary people Read more
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“…go to Europe and America and get a good education.”
Progressives pounce on hipocrasy as a cardinal sin. They should have a field day with this guy. Tip from Via Meadia Read more
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Good for what ails you
Naw, it can’t be that simple. But it is. Tip from American Digest, where vanderLeun almost learned this too late. Update (16 February). “Everyday I’m shuffling” probably isn’t the key to longevity. Not unless you do it LMFAO-style. Read more
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