Monthly Archives: June 2012

This is what they call “Winning”

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Phil Kadath

Happy poll numbers time! Americans have long been skeptical of the federal government and suspicious of elected representatives as a whole. Roughly eight-in-ten (81%) say elected officials in Washington lose touch with the people pretty quickly, and 62% say “most … Continue reading →

Posted in The Government is Not Your Friend | 9 Comments

Guess who’s not an engineer

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Phil Kadath

Well, me actually. The math, it is horrible. However, I do have enough common sense to know that this is an incredibly ignorant analogy: Oil does a lot of good things. It creates seals around engine parts, making your car … Continue reading →

Posted in Dare To Be Stupid, The Left is Never Right, Too Stupid to Live | 6 Comments

The ends justified the means

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Scott

Police Stop, Handcuff Every Adult at Intersection in Search for Bank Robber Held for almost 2 hours and handcuffed. A couple of gems from the article: “We didn’t have a description, didn’t know race or gender or anything, so a … Continue reading →

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Tilt-Shift Photography

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Alaska

Via Roberta X. I have been wondering what mechanism they were using for the opening scenes of London in Sherlock. Now I know. As a miniature-diorama enthusiast since I was very small, this, for me, is more delightful than reality.

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Brain Feed

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Alaska

I pretty much live to read. I get twitchy if I sit down to a meal and don’t have a book handy. Cereal boxes kept me sane at childhood breakfasts. My mom taught me to read at 3.* At five … Continue reading →

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People keep asking me if I’m getting any sleep.

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Oscar Gordon

What is this ‘sleep’ thing? On a lighter note, today is my first day back in the office. I actually started work last week, but from home, which was a nice way to transition back to work. Even this week, … Continue reading →

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We Are Family

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Phil Kadath

As an update to last week’s post about family life here at the RNS Blogstation: Tacoma, The Wife and I decided not to cancel our appointment with the rescue agency. As much as it hurt to think we were getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in the Atomic Age | 9 Comments

Handy

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Phil Kadath

Print it out and fold it in half. Should be wallet-sized.

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China Daily update

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Alaska

So the free China Daily newspapers that started appearing on my driveway last week ( and my neighbors’) have stopped, just as abruptly. I suspect folks complained, especially when they read this article (not an editorial, mind you) on Page … Continue reading →

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No Postage Required

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Phil Kadath

Howdy, and welcome to the June 2012 Postal Match. I was up last year for June and said “What the hey!” to doing it again during this rotation around the sun as well. I’m bringing back an old favorite: We’re … Continue reading →

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