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Monthly Archives: December 2004
Waxy.org: 3 videos of the tsunami hitting.
The Christmas telescope.
Among other good and interesting presents that I received for Christmas, I received something unusual and surprising: an Orion SkyQuest XT6 (Dobsonian) telescope, which Amber gave to me. That meant as little to me as it likely does to you, as of a few days ago, but I’m down with it now. I’m interested in …
CS Monitor: Social Security offers better returns than stock market.
Internet retail tax: fine idea, tough to implement.
I’ve long been opposed to a retail tax on purchases made on-line. It’s not that I don’t think it makes good fiscal sense — it does. In the early days of e-tailing — the late 90s through perhaps 2001 — retail tax might have killed things, because of the cost of shipping. It was thought …
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Pilot, Times pile on Kilgore.
Jerry Kilgore: the candidate for governor who just can’t catch a break. First the Washington Post slammed him for the second time in two weeks, yet again on his position on the death penalty, and today, the Virginian Pilot does the same: As Virginia’s top elected law enforcement official, Kilgore should be interested in more …
Eric’s World of Food.
My friend Eric Riback has started a food blog, Eric’s World of Food. It’s only two days old, but already he’s got commentary on food and food experiences, along with recipes as varied as tomato vinaigrette salad dressing and Frito pie. I suspect I’ll be gathering some new recipes.
On Madeleine Peyroux listenership.
Astute readers will note that my “Listening To” sidebar, which lists the past five songs that have played in iTunes on my desktop computer, appears to have been broken in the past couple of days. After all, it just lists Madeleine Peyroux‘s “Don’t Wait Too Long,” from Careless Love over and over again. This is …
Poor Jerry Kilgore.
I’ve got to admit it: I feel bad for Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore. The guy can’t seem to catch a break in the governor’s race, particularly from the Washington Post. Eleven days ago, the Post spanked the Republican for his ludicrous statements regarding the work of his opponent, Tim Kaine, in representing defendants in …
The cascading effects of development.
Overcrowding and sprawl spread ever outwards from their point of origin. Washington D.C. has sprawled northward to form continuous suburbs clear to New York City, and south to Culpeper. Charlottesville has eaten up the bulk of the 29 North corridor, and Greene County is getting similarly nasty. This cascading effect leads to bumper stickers like …