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December 26, 2011

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More Portland Absurdity

On holidays, parking downtown is generally free. Monday, 26 Dec. is, inexplicably, a “holiday”. Federal, state, and city offices are closed. It follows, therefore, that parking is free downtown. As Sam Adams Gomer Pyle loved to say, “Surprise, surprise, surprise!” The city’s paying meter maids double-time today (as they will again next Monday, …

Saving The Spotted Owl

Image via Wikipedia The forest products industries in the Pacific Northwaste have long been essentially shut down, in large part to Save the Spotted Owl™. How’s that been working out? Well, of late, environmeddlists have been suggesting that government workers be sent out into the forests, armed with shotguns, to …

Don’t Spread My Wealth – Spread My Work Ethic!

If you’re like most of us who have had the misfortune of finding yourself saddled with “co-workers” who were born in the 1980′s, you’ve doubtless come to the conclusion that you’re stuck with lazy, self-centric jerks. You’re far from alone; a poll taken last month indicates that 77% agree. Further, 68 percent …

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The Sex Charges Are The Least Of His Problems

Julian Assange, the guy who started that whole Wikileaks thing, may be in more hot water than he imagined after prosecutors unveiled records of online chats that appear to document his “coaching” of Bradley Manning in techniques to crack passwords on restricted military network sites. Assange may soon be facing espionage …