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Typical Third Party Election? 27 Aug 2013 | 07:47 pm
The Richmond Times- Dispatch did a good job of presenting the frustration of running for office as something other than a democrat or republican. Voters aren't happy with the major party choices for G...
Fire Alarms Don't Alert Fire Dept. 27 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am
Most fire alarms don't, anyway. The statement in this Times- Standard article really bugs me for some reason. There was a fire on Sea Ave. in Eureka. Nobody was home. Someone passing by called it in....
Holder's Mandatory Minimum Talk 25 Aug 2013 | 10:11 pm
Today's Times- Standard editorial takes a look at Obama's supposed changing position on federally mandated minimum sentences for certain drug offenses. I pretty much agree. It's good to see even lip s...
Walking Map/ Calculator 24 Aug 2013 | 08:16 pm
A Facebook Friend pointed this out to me. It's a map that calculates your walking or running distances. I don't do walking or running anymore, but I tried to retrace one of my old running routes in Eu...
Gun Stuff 22 Aug 2013 | 10:36 pm
More fun stuff from the Punk Rock Libertarians Facebook page. Addendum: Radley Balko discusses some comments and criticism by police of his recently published book, Rise of the Warrior Cop.
Bill of Rights Crumbling 21 Aug 2013 | 10:04 pm
The Obama Administration is pushing to have courts allow searches of cellphone content without a warrant. The City of Detroit is beginning stop and frisk despite the recent court ruling declaring New...
Humboldt Beekeepers 21 Aug 2013 | 12:10 am
I've seen a couple Craigslist ads recently from people asking for a beekeeper to come remove beehives on their property. I sent them a link to the Humboldt Beekeepers web site. They have a "swarm" lis...
U.S. No Longer A Free Nation? 20 Aug 2013 | 07:40 pm
The Future of Freedom Foundation's Jonathan Turley suggests America is not much of a free country anymore. Whether you agree with him, or not, I thought it was nicely written. I happen to agree and be...
Times- Standard Agrees With The Freddy 18 Aug 2013 | 08:35 pm
The Times- Standard has an editorial this morning about the Eureka Mayor's Prayer Breakfast and invocation conundrum and pretty much end up agreeing with me? Must be the hard- hitting commentaries the...
Product Review: New And Improved Yahoo& Google 17 Aug 2013 | 04:02 am
One of my rare product reviews. This time I'll look at the "new and improved" Yahoo and Google e-mail programs. I'll review both since I use both. Strangely, they both showed up on my computer on the ...
