Monthly Archives: November 2008

The Mumbai attacks made easier due to strict gun control laws

Here’s a great article over at Instapundit arguing that strict gun control laws in India emboldened the Mumbai attackers, made it easier for them to achieve their objectives, and made it easier for them to kill larger numbers of people: … Continue reading

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Libertarians replace GOP as party of freedom

Libertarians replace GOP as party of freedom “The Republican Party no longer represents advocates of capitalism and the free market,” says Libertarian Party Director of Communications Andrew Davis. “The GOP’s mindless support of regulatory economic policy indicates it no longer … Continue reading

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Peter Schiff predicted the current economic collapse in 2006

Peter Schiff, a Libertarian economist who adheres to the principles of the Austrian School of Economics, correctly predicted in 2006 the current collapse in the housing market and associated recession in the overall economy. Back when he was making these … Continue reading

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Many Decatur stores & blogs make the Best of Atlanta list

Dave Kell over at InDECATUR has a post listing all the Decatur stores and blogs that achieved a “Best of Atlanta” rating from Atlanta Magazine (including such honors as “Best Beer Selection”, “Best Dessert Menu”, and “Best Independent Toy Store.”) … Continue reading

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Finished reading Cosmos over the weekend

I just finished reading Carl Sagan’s Cosmos over this past weekend. If you’ve never read it, you should definitely pick up a copy. This is a great book for lovers of science, or for people who have never read a … Continue reading

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Play Splitter – A Free Game from Kongregate

Splitter is a very cool online game similar to puzzle-solving games like Fantastic Contraption. Unlike that game, in Splitter you have to use a knife to make cuts that break apart the blocks, strings, etc., you see on the screen … Continue reading

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A Decatur, GA Newspaper – What I’d Like to See

Dave Kell has posted an entry over at the inDECATUR blog entitled, Is Decatur, GA ready for a local daily paper? Here’s my response: Speaking as a fellow Decaturite, I would definitely subscribe to a local Decatur paper, perhaps for … Continue reading

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Roomba Cat is Oddly Relaxing

via YouTube – Roomba Driver

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Donate to the American Red Cross with Google Checkout

You can help the victims of thousands of disasters across the country each year, disasters like the Hurricanes of 2008 and the California wildfires, by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. This Fund enables … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Humor

A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird’s mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried … Continue reading

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