Is it immoral to be a blogger who doesn't enjoy reading blogs?
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08:30:02 PM,
Saturday 1 November 2003
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For the short version, here's a decent recounting of the history of the Chicken Tax, which is the reason regulating light trucks is political suicide: Because of the tariff, light trucks have to be made in the U.S. So, almost all automobiles manufactured in the U.S. are light trucks, while cars are made elsewhere. Regulation's that would only effect american auto-workers and primarily the products of terminally troubled American companies are hard to sell to either Party, largely because no one can afford to lose Rust-Belt votes (This is where the electoral college comes in: If lost Michigan votes were equal in value to gained New England and California votes, it might be a different story) All because of frozen german chickens.
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08:10:55 PM,
Saturday 1 November 2003
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Just pretend I blogged about Halloween as a tax to spread the chocolate burden across a community, and also about High and Mighty being quick, clear read on the History and Stupidity of SUV's, and a wonderful example of why badly thought out government regulations, tariffs, and the electoral college are a Bad Things. Also, remind me not to feel warm and fuzzy about the UAW.
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07:58:30 PM,
Saturday 1 November 2003
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Small children ringing the doorbell frighten me terribly, perhaps because I was raised by a cat.
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07:34:39 PM,
Friday 31 October 2003
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Giant solar flares make me happy. or, to be more precise, photographs and news coverage about them. Unfathomably large explosions that don't kill anyone, but do cause currents to run though long pipelines, what could be better? We need more news stories like this.
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03:51:06 PM,
Wednesday 29 October 2003
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If some unknown member of your household, probably the cat (always blame the cat) should put dish soap in the dishwasher, endless streams of bubbles that will come out, and there will appear to be no reasonable way to rinse it out without bringing forth more bubbles. The future will seem bleak, but do not dispair, there is a solution: Put in a fair amount of vegatable oil. (Solution courtesy of Appliance Rescue)
If you don't have a small furry animal incapable of defending itself from false accusations, you should get one. Useful thing to have around.
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06:45:03 PM,
Monday 27 October 2003
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Speaking of attempting to read the mind of God: Cotton Mather is said to have fallen into the pond just down the road while perch fishing, and took it to mean that God disapproved of fishing; that it was sinful idleness.
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12:39:13 PM,
Monday 27 October 2003
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Zea now has Counting Backwards Leads to Explosions available on their website. Catchy Dutch synth-pop. vaguely Kraftwerky, only messier.
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01:46:35 PM,
Sunday 26 October 2003
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I'd just like to remind everyone how utterly wonderful recorded music is. The best part is that now music, actual, interpretation free, ready to experience out of the box music can pile up the same way literature has done, a giant scrap heap of music to comb over.
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08:54:23 PM,
Saturday 25 October 2003
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Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.
Actor portraying Jesus struck by lightning.
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09:42:27 PM,
Thursday 23 October 2003
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I don't want to buy books over the internet. UPS will rule the world soon if we aren't careful. Since I'm so close to Cambridge, I thought, I can just go and pick up the Complete Far Side in Harvard Square. But neither the Harvard Co-Op or Wordsworth had it yet. Bah. Tower records is horrible, and no Buffy boxed set. And now I can't find any pictures of the Exxon Tiger with his tail sticking out of the gas tank.
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09:34:14 PM,
Thursday 23 October 2003
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I suppose I should be happy, because it's winter, and I like winter, but it's hard to be happy about gently falling slush.
Walking in the sunshine, sing a little sunshine song.
Put a smile upon your face as if there's nothing wrong.
Think about a good time had a long time ago.
Think about forgetting about your worries and your woes.
La la la la-de-o
Whether the weather be rain or snow
Pretending can make it real
A snowy pasture a green and grassy field.
Walking in the sunshine, sing a little sunshine song.
Put a smile upon your face as if there's nothing wrong.
Think about a good time had a long time ago.
Think about forgetting about your worries and your woes.
Roger Miller was a subtle man. It sounds like a happy song, but it isn't. The chorus has a different feel the second time through. He hasn't had a good time for ages, he can't actually forget his worries, he can only think about forgetting them. He isn't walking in the sunshine at all, its either rain or snow, never sun. The problems don't go away, they're just ignored. I love it. Was singing it under my breath all the way to work, through the falling slush.
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01:01:49 PM,
Thursday 23 October 2003
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