Monthly Archives: August 2005

what doesn’t kill you doesn’t appeal to neo-puritans

Roy Silvernail (Rant Central) muses on his addiction: What would be intrinsically wrong with Nicotine Tic-Tacs? I think it’s because they wouldn’t kill you.

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still not settled down yet; give it another good shake

Why “we” went to war, version 7 or so: Rummy says You do not defeat Al Qaeda until you stabilize the Middle East, and that’s not possible as long as Saddam Hussein is in power. (Cited, for other reasons, by … Continue reading

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AFF’s Brainwash :: Freedom and Firefly

At Brainwash, Sara Hinson analyzes the frontier ethic represented by Mal Reynolds of Firefly. (Only 33 days to go!)

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they’re trying to drive me mad

Got a spam this evening, titled abridge, whose entire content is the word ammunition.

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the latest from the kitten front

Pillow, the kitten, has evidently decided that being picked up and carried by the Big Animals ain’t so bad; he even makes a game of it: runs away and then lies down, sometimes repeatedly. I hope you’re not too dismayed … Continue reading

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“for god’s sake, please stop the aid!”

Spiegel Interview with African Economics Expert If the West were to cancel these payments, normal Africans wouldn’t even notice. Only the functionaries would be hard hit. Which is why they maintain that the world would stop turning without this development … Continue reading

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the kitten report

Pillow is adding to his repertoire: after a month largely spent crawling under things, in the past day or two I’ve seen him for the first time climbing onto things: a stool, a chair, a coffee-table, my bed. He seems … Continue reading

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