Monthly Archives: February 2005

wp1.5

Posted on Thursday, 2005 February 17 by Anton

I’ve just upgraded to a new version of WordPress. Any minute now I’ll get it looking the way I like, again. Though this is a huge improvement over the old default template. A little bit later: Oh dear, oh dear: … Continue reading →

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if you keep a cat, or keep two or three

Posted on Thursday, 2005 February 17 by Anton

Do yourself a favor: never buy Swheat Scoop cat litter. Some litters absorb pee and make a non-smelly solid lump. Swheat Scoop makes a smelly sticky lump whose consistency resembles that of my oat-cookie dough. It’s a bitch to clean … Continue reading →

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Bobbin come home!

Posted on Tuesday, 2005 February 15 by Anton

What happened to Joycelyn Yik’s comic strip The New Adventures of Bobbin? The domain has been down for at least a few days, and I’ve never known that to happen before. Feb.20: She’s back! with a strip about about quirks … Continue reading →

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with crumbs on his face

Posted on Tuesday, 2005 February 15 by Anton

Recently I had occasion to sing a verse of “Rum, By Gum” and Jeff Riggenbach asked whether it came from The Lamplighters; I allowed as how that might well be the case. A spot of websearching now suggests the Mitchell … Continue reading →

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if one is good . .

Posted on Tuesday, 2005 February 15 by Anton

Was it in a dream that I heard the rumor of a collection of ABBA songs performed in the style of Gordon Lightfoot?

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poli-linki

Posted on Monday, 2005 February 14 by Anton

Cartoon: the parable of the Good Samaritan, revisited America’s Socialized Health Care by Lawrence Wilson M.D. The War on Pain Sufferers by Sheldon Richman Hunger for Dictatorship by Scott McConnell

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safety and illusion

Posted on Monday, 2005 February 14 by Anton

Malcolm Gladwell writes: Jettas are safe because they make their drivers feel unsafe. S.U.V.s are unsafe because they make their drivers feel safe. That feeling of safety isn’t the solution; it’s the problem. I am reminded of various more politicized … Continue reading →

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