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Living Off the Grid and Green Baiting

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Interesting mini-interview with Nick Rosen, a proponent of living “off the grid.” I especially liked this quote from him: I rather like Thoreau because he was also a part-timer. He walked back to have his mother do his washing on … Continue reading →

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Dr. Atkins Vindicated

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Lawrence Person

For years, the federal government, doctors and nutritionists have treated dietary fat as Public Enemy #1, despite scanty science of a link between fat intake and obesity. Meanwhile, the same people were talking up carbohydrates as a perfectly healthy food … Continue reading →

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More JournoList Fallout

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Lawrence Person

This piece by John Hayward (AKA Doc Zero) over at Hot Air on the unfolding JournoList scandal is so chock-full of quotable goodness that I’m going to excerpt some here: Taylor Marsh grins through the flop-sweat to assure us conspiracy … Continue reading →

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Ridiculous Tactical Gear

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Thirteen mostly silly items your probably don’t need. However, is it wrong that I kind of want the Tactical Toiletries Bag? At $36.99 it’s not hideously expensive. On the other hand, none of the internal compartments seem suited for a … Continue reading →

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Regular Blogging Will Resume Shortly

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Sorry for the sparse blogging as of late, but I’ve been dealing with two problems (fleas and a leaking window) that, while minor in the overall scheme of things, still needed fairly immediate and time-consuming remediation. Expect more regular blogging … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Lawrence Person

A collection of sundry links to enliven your day: Liberals are incensed that denizens of the Amazonian rain forest will actually be allowed to eat ice cream. Camilla Paglia essay on the wane of sex drive as a result of, … Continue reading →

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Breaking: Federal Judge to Obama: No, you can’t have a Drilling Moratorium

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Not yours. This is good news, since actual oil drilling experts seem to agree that relief wells need to be brought to bear on the spill to prevent a leak blowout, causing an even-more-massive spill.

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LinkSwarm for Father’s Day

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Lawrence Person

A few links for whiling away the day: The Feds shut down crude-oil sucking barges ordered by Gov. Bobby Jindel in order to verify they had fire extinguishers and life vests. The rabbi who filmed Helen Thomas on what he … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm June 16

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Lawrence Person

A swarm of links for your perusal: Helen Thomas update: Here comes the hate mail!. Greek bond ratings cut to junk. Wait, you mean that hadn’t been already? Atlas stops shrugging long enough to make Paypal his bitch. Mark Steyn: … Continue reading →

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NRA Selling Out on Free Speech to Obama/Pelosi/Reid?

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Lawrence Person

So the reports go that they’ve cut a deal on the anti-free speech DISCLOSE Act. Pelosi and company are besides themselves with joy. Members might want to contact the NRA at all levels to know this is a very bad … Continue reading →

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