Author Archives: Anton

home, free to good kitten

Posted on Saturday, 2003 January 18 by Anton

We’ve been thinking that a companion of her own species might do Fluffie some good – if she could be induced to make peace with a nonhuman. She had kittens before she was fixed, and we sometimes get the impression … Continue reading →

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fun with deltahedra

Posted on Saturday, 2003 January 18 by Anton

I got a new toy: 94 rods with a magnet at each end, and 36 steel balls. (This kit is called Mega Magz, but I think I’ve seen similar kits under other names.) With these balls and rods, I build … Continue reading →

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climate is what you expect; weather is what you get

Posted on Friday, 2003 January 17 by Anton

This morning there was frost on the roof.

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hijacked again

Posted on Friday, 2003 January 17 by Anton

Why I don’t go to rallies The last “anti-war” event I attended was in November. We were all of thirty seconds into things when the first speaker piously informed us that this “isn’t just about war, but about justice for … Continue reading →

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conjugation

Posted on Friday, 2003 January 17 by Anton

Takes one to know one: Derided by the White House as “nothing more than a cheap political stunt,” marijuana advocates’ attempt to hold Office of National Drug Control Policy head John P. Walters’ feet to the fire for his overt, … Continue reading →

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the price we pay

Posted on Friday, 2003 January 17 by Anton

In today’s spam harvest: Now You Can Forget Forever the Pain, Effort and Expense of Having a Large, Manly Penis! This can be read in at least two ways. (No, I am not going to tell you what pain, effort … Continue reading →

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open the borders

Posted on Thursday, 2003 January 16 by Anton

Steve Sailer comments on the Michigan ‘diversity’ case: . . . the Bush Administration is saying that universities are supposed to achieve their “diversity goals” (a.k.a., quotas). They should just do it in a more cunning fashion. . . . Bush’s speech is an … Continue reading →

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