We're from the government and we're here to help you -- count. Excellent piece of reporting in today's Globe on how many jobs stimulus dollars are supposed to have have created -- and what the reality is. While I'm sure critics of the Obama administration (and Deval Patrick too) will latch onto the exercise as proof positive of fraud and other nefarious things, I think the ...

Well, I have finished reading the above book by Robin Grille, and it's due back at the library tomorrow. So, what to say? It is a long book - longer than it needs to be. It could have been made much more punchy by quick summaries of other people's work (rather than what looked like long paraphrasing) and cutting out the occasional brain spew of rampant opinion. (Brain spews are of ...

This week's awesome song was picked by Andrei Kopelevich, a member of the experimental music group Intense Whispers and a DJ for UC Berkeley's radio station. For a band frequently described as "underrated" and "forgotten" (see Cabaret Voltaire do get a lot of press.  They’ve had a profile in trainspotter mag The Wire ( their Wikipedia page is ...

Bad headlines... This kind of stuff makes folks think wind power could be THE answer to our energy problem. sc_project=3641805; sc_invisible=1; sc_partition=43; sc_security="1511b175"; <div class="statcounter"><a href=" target="_blank"><img class="statcounter" src=" alt="web page hit counter" & ...

December 19, 1998 3801 Connecticut Avenue, NW #136 Washington, DC 20008-4530 Stephan J. Horan, S.A. United States Capitol Police Room 605 119 D Street, NE Washington, DC 20510-7218 Dear Mr. Horan: Enclosed is a copy of a notarized letter dated May 17, 1993 that I wrote and forwarded to the D.C. Department of Human Rights. The letter contains the names of several persons who may have ...

"Why do politicians so easily get away with telling lies?" James Bovard explains: "...because the news media are more interested in bonding with politicians than in exposing them" read on... The Media As Enablers of Government Lies var sc_project=5311659; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_partition=59; var sc_click_stat=1; var sc_security="b58d3ec7"; <div class=& ...

My mind, for whatever it's worth, was being under-used, so I applied it to solving mazes. Check this action out. First, here is the original maze which inspired this project (yeah, it's kind of big). Beautiful, huh? Okay, so, here is the result. The blue area represents the places that the algorithm searched (notice that some areas are still white); the green plus ("+") is the ...

Easing Parking Rules and Opposing Gas Drilling by Gail Robinson 17 Nov 2009 In its first meeting since Mayor Michel Bloomberg won re-election by a narrower than expected margin, the City Council took on the administration’s enforcement of parking regulations and passed four bills on how the city issues tickets. The mayor has vowed to veto at least one of them. At Monday’s stated ...

Just when Obama's demand for total freeze of Israeli settlements in the West Bank restored hope in our hearts for a shot at peace BEHOLD, Hillary Clinton retracts and declares that a partial freeze, not including settlements in East Jerusalem (the intended capital for the palestinian state) is "unprecedented". I'm not a fan of Hillary Clinton, especially since her position ...

Here's a question for the numerous British university-based readers for this blog. I am absolutely tickled because one of my students wants to study palaeontology at university. And it's because of me. Is that not the best thing ever? So, to give my new favourite student the best chances, I'm helping out by suggesting a few universities to apply to. Said student is doing Biology ...

Julianna, don't you want to wrestle, c'mon, just like me and Stroey! I got all my fiber from the mulch. J-girl, you should try it! Very healthy! Me and my best buddy in the whole world Carson have STINKY F T!! Two Toofs var sc_project=1610564; var sc_invisible=0; var sc_partition=15; var sc_security="30432ac1";

It is November, and as a result far too minging to spend too much time outside in the garden. Fortunate, then, that it has been mild enough that I haven't needed to fleece up any plants yet (I'm not looking forward to that task!). So today I dealt with the indoor component of Jurassic Park. Firstly, disposing of the pathetic excuse for a rubber plant I had rotting in the corner of the ...

The late Emmet Watson, always published his Thompson Turkey recipe this time of year; NPR's Susan Stamberg offers her mother-in-law's cranberry relish. Michelle Obama makes her Apple Cobbler; Hillary Clinton touts the Chocolate Chip Cookies she famously doesn't make. Slade Gorton has his Warm Crab Dip; and the Bush Family their Zuni Stew. These are beloved family traditions and ...

You are two years old today! You have grown into such a sweet and rambunctious little fella. You love to talk, you can pretty much repeat anything. Sometimes you tend to add a syllable or two which is the cutest thing. You have recently started saying Ken na na di instead of Kennedy. You love to play with cars and are obsessed with trains and tractors. You love sweets and sometimes even ask for ...

When Looking for auto insurance, you will find everything you need under one URL. AutoInsurance.ME! is your one stop site for what ever you are looking for in an auto insurance policy. Knowledge is the key to finding the policy that is right for your specific needs. From liability to collision to comprehensive coverage, everything you need to know is right in front of you. AutoInsurance.ME! takes ...