Archive for April 2006

The monthlies.

• Afternoon Politoon

  Toles (gamma to beta, over to theta, back to gamma) continues his hot streak… Image: Yahoo!

• A’s 4, Tigers 3

  I don’t remember much, but I was in attendance at the Athletics game last night in Oakland.

• In the News

  - Soft-speaking Scott McClellan is out as press secretary. Bring back Ari? – And the Buffalo Sabres ended the regular season with back-to-back shutouts, on the heel of a five-winning streak, closing out the season with a franchise record 52 wins and a second-best 110 points. Bravo, young Sabres. Bravo.

• Shake, Shake, Shake.

  The New York Times has published a dandy of a graphic of the levels of shaking in the entire Bay Area following the great 1906 earthquake. From my interpretation of the different shades of brown (one of my favourite colors; british emphasis added), my home would have felt very strong shaking, based on the Modified [...]

• Hometown GOP

  My hometown (republican) congressman is in trouble: Tom Reynold’s prefers lobbyist-paid Pebble Beach golf outings (over here in Northern California) than the local courses in and around Buffalo.

• Morning Politoon

  Good morning to you on this centennial day of the great quake and fire of 1906. Speaking of which, Toles is on fire… Image: Yahoo!

• 1906

  I guess what to expect when a city (San Francisco) celebrates an event that nearly caused total annihilation – the great earthquake and fire of 1906. But this bad news? “[City officials and entrepreneurs] were fearful that East Coast investors would not put money in the rebuilding of San Francisco if they thought it would [...]

• Morning Politoon… Toles.

  It is still morning on the west coast. (Imagine. Thinking about lunch already…) An already classic Toles for this morning… Image: Yahoo!

• When What I Do Interferes With How I Do Things

  I am a geotechnical engineer on this project.

• Sabres Reach 50 Wins

  For the first time in franchise history, the Buffalo Sabres (of the NHL) have won 50 games in a season. With two games remaining, the Sabres have 106 points (two points for a win, and 1 point for an overtime/shootout loss), which is the third best season in franchise history behind the 1974-75 campaign (49 [...]

• In the News

  - It seems I won’t be able to buy a gun at one of the four local Wal-marts. Too bad. – The man who invented wireless email never got a dime for it. (Basically, because he never saw it through…) – And the GOP’s stance on the AMT (the alternative minimum tax) – to not [...]

• In the News. Well, Not Really.

  - Jake Tapper, whose book “Down and Dirty” I am still reading, is ending his (short-lived) blog, by the same name. If an old-school journalist can’t adapt to the pressures of on-demand web publishing, what hope is there for the rest of us? – The 100-year anniversary of the great 1906 earthquake and fire that [...]

• Simpsons Movie Trailer

  There are those times when you doubt god exists, but then he (or is it she?) gives you reason to keep on breathing (and believing)…

• SF Chronicle Graphs Poll Numbers… Thank You.

  Finally, a decent poll graphic… It can be weeks before you see these. (What is the other option? Make one myself?) The San Francisco Chronicle (god bless their souls) took the time to visually graph the highest disapproval numbers of California voters of the past seven presidents… “Bush’s approval rating is among the lowest given [...]

• And finally… Google Video

  I know I have consistently ripped on Google, but their video service seems to be the one to follow. And what a process, I tell you… Finally, the “reyonthehill does dc” teaser has hit Google Video.

• Doonesbury Deja Vu

  Every now and then, as I read the daily Doonesbury strip, I wonder, “Have I seen this before?” I call this phenomenon “Doonesbury deja vu.” (Catchy, ain’t it? And original, I must add.) Well, the same thing happened this weekend, as the final pane in this weekend’s Doonesbury… Image: Yahoo! …looked a lot like a [...]

• In the News

  - I knew it… Senator Vinick, not Congressman Santos, winning the election on the West Wing would have been a better (and more realistic) outcome. – The U.S. could learn a lot from Brazil’s use of sugar cane to create fuel. – And Salon finally opens the masked door on how to recycle your old [...]

• And Then There Was One…

  Iraq, Iran and North Korea were all named as a part of Bush’s “Axis of Evil.” Iraq has, well, you know the story. And next, Iran… “The Bush administration has ‘increased clandestine activities inside Iran and intensified planning for a possible major air attack,’ including the use of nuclear, bunker-busting bombs.“ My opinion… The U.S. [...]

• In the News… A Whole Helluva Lot Of Jesus.

  It is not the best week for blind faith (or literal blind faith, at least)… – Jesus may not have walked on water because science says it was ice. – Newly-found documents “portray Judas not as a betrayer of Jesus but as his favored disciple and willing collaborator.“ That’s right. Don’t be a Judas.

• In the News… Libby.

  - Um, yea. This Libby thing. Haven’t heard about it. When will someone explain to me what is going on around here? – “Just 36 percent of the public approves of Bush’s job performance, his lowest-ever rating.” But it can get worse… – “By definition, the president cannot leak. He has the inherent authority to [...]

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