Monthly Archives: December 2003

drug war news

Steve Kubby, Libertarian candidate for governor of California in 1998, has just been denied asylum in Canada. He will appeal. (Cited by Rational Review News Digest) September 2005: Not deported yet!

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years of low-maintenance operation

Cat User’s Manual (cited by JoAnne Schmitz) Do not operate the CAT above water. This may lead to user damage.

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stylish spamments

Seen among another blog’s comments: Unusual ideas can make enemies. Posted by: Thomas Jennifer at December 9, 2003 06:33 PM Cultivated people foster what is good in others, not what is bad. Petty people do the opposite. Posted by: Sakano … Continue reading

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fifty failures

According to the BBC, More than 50 other gun control bills have come before [Brazil’s] Congress over the years and failed to be passed. In other words, they were defeated. You don’t suppose the Beeb has some ulterior motive in … Continue reading

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Kitty Hawk Day

Russell Whitaker (Survival Arts) reports: Yesterday was the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ pioneering flight. On the same day that a hobb[yi]st at Kill Devil Hills was trying unsuccessfully to replicate that flight, the real news of the day … Continue reading

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detective fiction staples

“He was left-handed, but the gun was found in his right hand. This is no suicide!” I turned to my One True Ex and said, “If I ever decide to kill myself and frame someone for it—” “I’ll remind you … Continue reading

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you are in a maze of twisty passages filled with books, all different

Spent an hour browsing at Grey Wolf Books in San Leandro, a great barn of a place. Bought a small heap of sf/fantasy paperbacks, concentrating on the top shelf that only we freaks can reach unassisted. I also found a … Continue reading

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