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Ultimate Geek Multitool

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:29:00 PST

Swiss Memory USB "The Swiss Memory USB is the perfect marriage of technology, practicality, materials, and quality design. It perfectly pulls together four important tools that no geek should ever be without (USB flash drive, LED light, Swiss Army knife, ballpoint pen). These functions have been...

[posted on piglipstick in Corvallis]

Palin: SSDD

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:28:00 PST

I found two posts fact-checking Palin's RNC speech; the second in particular does a thorough job: Obsidian Wings Reality-Based Community Based on the amount of lying she did in her speech tonight, she'll be a great replacement for Cheney, and fit in well with other Republican elites. Like many...

[posted on Rhetorical Wasteland in Corvallis]

Palin: Counterintuitive Analysis

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:28:00 PST

Found over at Obsidian Wings: Many observers, not least on ObWi, have remarked that McCain is a gambler, a hunch player, and that the naming of the unvetted Palin is just the latest and most conspicuous example of this flaw. It bespeaks (we say) a lack of judgment, the very quality McCain is...

[posted on Rhetorical Wasteland in Corvallis]

Whaaa?

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:28:00 PST

There's something wrong with this story, but I can't quite put my finger on it. What gives: Jeff Merkley says he agrees with the Supreme Court decision that Americans have a constitutional right to keep handguns at home. The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate made the point in response to a...

[posted on Rhetorical Wasteland in Corvallis]

Jesus

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:24:00 PST

Taken at the edge of SW Corvallis. Free Hit...

[posted on The Crallspace in Corvallis]

Sanitizing Palin's Embarrassing History

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:14:00 PST

They're trying to sell you a product of their own making.We b Site With Speeches and Sermons From Palin's Former Church Shuts Down as Religious Views of Candidate Face Scrutiny"Of ficials of Gov. Sarah Palin's former church, Wasilla Assembly of God, in Alaska, shut down part of their Web site...

[posted on piglipstick in Corvallis]

Billmon

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:14:00 PST

Obama's done lots of stuff -- teaching, state legislature, writing books, etc. -- but "community organizer" seems like an odd one to fixate on. Follow the link to see what Billmon thinks the GOP was getting at. I think Billmon is right...

[posted on Rhetorical Wasteland in Corvallis]

RSVP gosh darnit!

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:13:00 PST

[Editor's Note: This post was guest-written by Rachel, a friend and recent bride.] Does anyone actually know what RSVP stands for? Probably not. But we all know what it means ("Répondez s'il vous plait" or respond if it pleases you), or so I thought until last week. Last weekend I got married (yes I...

[posted on Uniquely Normal in Corvallis]

Learning New Tricks

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:41:00 PST

I am always game to learn new skills, so on my last trip to California my sister was kind enough to teach me how to shuttle tat. I am hoping to make some pretty little edges to funky up some clothes, and for embellishing some of my up and coming handwoven projects. Though it was a bit tricky to get...

[posted on A&A Photos in Corvallis]

Strange Alaskan Sports

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:32:00 PST

Rifle fishin' in a stocked swimming pool...

[posted on piglipstick in Corvallis]

Lazy Afternoon

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:29:00 PST

After learning I would not have a car for another day, I walked over to the house of the person for whom I am petsitting, and promptly fell asleep on her couch. I have not felt well for a long time, my stomach, the pain and pressure in the left side, getting worse and worse. Lsat night I couldn't...

[posted on Cat Eyes in Corvallis]

Observations of the Republican National Convention

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:57:00 PST

5:45 pm - I can't see the size of the crowd but from the sound of it on the radio, it pales in comparison to the Democratic Convention last week. I was getting tired of listening to the DNC because it was a series of 2-3 sentences, broken up by loud, long applause. The crowd roared with energy. I'm...

[posted on The Crallspace in Corvallis]

Getting Worse By The Hour

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:14:00 PST

"Three times in recent years, the Arizona senator's lists of 'objectionable' pork spending have included earmarks requested by his new running mate." S enator McSame blasted pork requested by you know who "WASILLA, ALASKA -- For much of his long career in Washington, John McCain has been throwing...

[posted on piglipstick in Corvallis]

What Conservative Commentators Really Think Of Palin's Choice

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:14:00 PST

Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy at MSNBC think they're off the air....

[posted on piglipstick in Corvallis]

Repugs Claim Palin Daughter's Pregnancy Is All Hillary's Fault

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:14:00 PST

Shame on these psychotic whackjobs. Nothing they do is ever their fault. Every minute that goes by brings us closer to Palin's resignation. "ST. PAUL, Minnesota Key leaders of the Republican Party are going on the offensive to head off criticism of their new Vice Presidential candidate Alaska...

[posted on piglipstick in Corvallis]