As a species, we’re screwed.
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Daily Kos: Illinois Republican primary voters: President Obama is a secret Muslim and might not be American
I expect this level of stupidity and hate in the South, but in Illinois?
Geez, no wonder I moved out of there as fast as I could.
Lady part legislation disseminates through GOP state legislatures
This should not be happening in this country in the 21st century. Seriously, what the hell is wrong with these people. Oh, and if you want the BuzzFeed list of FB comments, click here.
Afghan massacre – who to blame
This isn’t Rome and we don’t have Legions. Too often we are leaving the cost of our foreign affairs on the backs of too few. And, this is the cost of that shortsightedness.
One vote denied is one too many | StarTribune.com
I’m a bit down on this state. It is hard to fit in and I’m still looking for full-time work.
That said, and Michele Bachmann and her like-minded unethical, immoral flying monkeys aside, we have some good politicians here fighting the good fight.
Our representative, Tim Walz, is a stand up fellow in his own right and has fought against insider trading in the halls of Congress. Another, up near Minneapolis, is Keith Ellison. Here her is, making the case against GOP “Voter ID” laws that hope to disenfranchise populations that have chosen to vote against their hate and racism.
Geeky Words You Can Use With Geeky Friends | Underwire | Wired.com
Alternate, and often pre-existing, definitions to a lot of the words and acronyms you think you know the meaning of.
Star Wars: Blogs | Prefect’s Corner | Shades of gray
Apparently, the Star Wars Blogs are being wiped out soon.
Probably for good reason. Folks almost never use them and when they did it was for a RPG system that is a couple years out of print.
Still, I went to them periodically for writing ideas and I will miss having ready access to the minds of Dan Wallace, Sterling Hershey, and others who have since stopped posting.
I had a few entries into something I called the Prefect’s Corner. It was the title I had in the Vast Empire club (of which I am still a member so come join us!) but only one seemed worth preserving.
Read it, if you have thoughts, comment on it.
Shades of gray
One of the things that my club has been debating is what to do about our club history. At the moment we are in the age of Thrawn. We don’t currently buy that he is the Empire reborn and this has led to a few discussions that are not exactly canon-related.
In short, it is this: if you fracture an Empire, how do you expect it to consolidate around one man no one has ever heard of? This isn’t to discredit Zahn; I like his books and I think he’s done a lot for the community.
That said, why can’t there be more than one Empire? More importantly, why are there only two sides to every war? I seriously doubt every smuggler and pirate in the galaxy sided with the Republic. I mean, consider it: open trade and anti-slavery governments are BAD for the not-so-law-abiding. The Empire was good for business, and if it could clean up some business practices, more to the good.
So, as we are playing this out in our heads, we see an Empire backing Thrawn and the various little warlord-ships everywhere else. And hell, maybe even a centralized Empire with Isaard in charge. And why the Praetorian Guard gone bad plot? Why can’t Thrawn live to further keep the galaxy divided. No, it isn’t noble, and it isn’t remotely optimistic. But it does seem to ring more true than what we were given.
In the extreme, you have a Smuggler’s Alliance with more teeth than diplomats. You may also have a reactionary Republic than lashes out on humans – admit it, there HAS to be an angry undercurrent to feed off of. Fey’la for Chancellor for life?
These are a few of the notions going around. Just wanted to throw them out there for some feedback.
Pill Bottle Survival Kit
I probably need to whip together a couple of these prior to our next camping trip. Or heck, just make some to keep in the car.
DIY – Single Use Antibiotic Packs | Brian’s Backpacking Blog
Still on the subject of homebrewed safety gear, these sound like a bit of work but probably are worth it once you need them.
Building A Village Starts With Building The Tractor : NPR
I read about the project mentioned in this article a couple years ago. Nice to see they are still working on it – and getting interesting results.