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Re: And later that year, Chuck Norris, martial artist,... - Trebuchet's Tumblog

trebuchet — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:03:35 -0000

I guess Chuck Norris can't deal with right-wing fanatics....

Re: Recently, conservative commentator Armstrong... - Trebuchet's Tumblog

trebuchet — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:33:20 -0000

Obviously Armstrong Williams supports failure if he's a fan of both Chief Jackson and George Bush.

Re: 9.12 DC TEA PARTY - MARCH FOOTAGE WITH INTERVIEWS - Trebuchet's Tumblog

trebuchet — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:29:22 -0000

I agree with pretty much everything you said. There is definitely an undercurrent to a lot of these videos that portrays the right as hillbillies and the left as intellectuals when that's not the case. I think what disturbs me the most is that the partisan lines are drawn so strong between R and D, and much of the media is lined up directly behind them. You would think that with the vast amounts of media and social networking available to people these days, the public would be educated to analyze and make their own decisions. Instead there is a huge undercurrent of "gotcha" media, and we're screaming at ourselves over these inane topics. We're so afraid of people thinking differently than we do, when that should be something we encourage in the public discourse.

Re: Cash For Clunker Policy Is Crackpot Economics - Trebuchet's Tumblog

trebuchet — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:06:38 -0000

Physics minor...

Re: Giving up cereal

trebuchet — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:49:09 -0000

I think I'm going to do an intervention when I come over. I'm bringing loads of junk cereal and donuts. Oh yeah, we'll also dunk them in half and half.

Re: Giving up cereal

trebuchet — Tue, 26 May 2009 08:48:56 -0000

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: FIOS and our homeowners association

trebuchet — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:44:25 -0000

HOAs are a widely accepted boondoggle whereby a small group of nosy neighbors impose ridiculous regulations or impede needed advances in a community. The HOA cares big time what color your drapes are, but it takes them 8 months (at a minimum) to figure out if they want higher speed internet. At some point in my life, I'm going to join an HOA and vote against every single thing and introduce resolutions to disband during every meeting.

Re: New Year’s Resolution Round-Up - 3 Months Later

trebuchet — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:11:13 -0000

Blogging is now solidly in the fail column. I don't think its too big a risk on my part to think that the weight loss and pushups are also failures.

In case you care, the terrorists and Sean Hannity win if you gain weight.

Re: New Year’s Resolution Round-Up - 3 Months Later

trebuchet — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:22:04 -0000

I want salary info, check stubs, credit card numbers, everything.

You should just hook twitter up to your bank account.

Re: New Year’s Resolution Round-Up - 3 Months Later

trebuchet — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:02:54 -0000

I'd given up on updates. The fact that you've started again makes me happy. I agree that you should start a debt free blog, but if that cuts into your exercise time then make sure exercise takes priority.

I'm trying to come up with a useful skill you can acquire, but I'm blanking.

Re: Snowdog Tumblog

trebuchet — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:11:45 -0000

The one on the far right looks like the dog we had when I was growing up. Labs are the best. If you ever need to find a good home for a puppy.....

Re: March 9, 2009

trebuchet — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:09:45 -0000

Have you gotten so famished you can't reach the computer to type an update? The masses are dying for updates!!!!

Re: Trebuchet of Emotion's Tumblog

trebuchet — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:29:11 -0000

The houses I grew up in got a 2. My wife's parent's house got a 0. Rural life is great, just not what we want at the moment.

Re: Trebuchet of Emotion's Tumblog

trebuchet — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:36:26 -0000

The only appreciable difference between the two is the current level of arrogance, which is exponentially increased by the length/scope of control one party has in each branch of government. The last election was the dying gasps of GOP control for the time being, but competition will make them better. Democratic idiocy is sharply on the rise.

Re: March 9, 2009

trebuchet — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:06:35 -0000

Good work!
Oh wait, you were trying to lose weight.

Re: New Year’s Resolution Round-Up

trebuchet — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:04:35 -0000

Its a cancer fundraiser that we do in honor of Nickie's sister, and now my dad. The money goes to research in the hope of finding cures for cancer. I know you hate the unborn, but you do love science.

Re: New Year’s Resolution Round-Up

trebuchet — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:11:02 -0000

Good work on the weight loss. I'm glad to see you're still making progress. The blogging updates sometimes leave things to be desired though.

I would be very happy if your charity donation was a sponsorship of my Relay for Life team. I'll send you the info.

Re: Trebuchet of Emotion's Tumblog

trebuchet — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:39:18 -0000

I agree, and then some. What I was trying to say is that the interference, waste, and duplicity in healthcare extends not only to the pharmaceutical sector, but also to billing, claims, scans, tests, and on and on.

Re: Has anyone else seen 10,000 BC?

trebuchet — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:33:43 -0000

You're both more manly than I am, obviously. For the record, I do not go outside in the snow without a shirt on unless I am getting in a hot tub.

Re: Trebuchet of Emotion's Tumblog

trebuchet — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:30:08 -0000

Haha. I did a double take when I read this. I wonder if he's at the same think tank as Baghdad Bob.

Re: Legal Marijuana Supply Chain

trebuchet — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:04:07 -0000

Theft would be a big problem for the growers. Nobody goes and steals oranges en masse, but I bet there would be lots of high school kids who'd go and steal a couple plants in the middle of the night.

It may be urban myth, but I thought the federal government grows some for their use. I wonder how its handled in that regard.

R-FID would be key, as I'm sure they want to track every bit of their product. Do beverage companies do the same thing? I wonder if they see higher theft rates than other companies.

Re: Trebuchet of Emotion's Tumblog

trebuchet — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:38:54 -0000

I definitely agree with what you say about integration, and these light rail systems that are essentially just a line from one side of downtown to the other. Its a joke if you don't expand them. The vast majority of mass transit helps nobody who lives AND works in the suburbs. Its a good case study for economics, because you have to invest a lot of money to have longer distance commuter rail, urban high density rail, park and rides, car sharing, airports, and roads.

I'm very free market as well, I just think we've been very pro-road in the cities, where trains work really well.

Re: Trebuchet of Emotion's Tumblog

trebuchet — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:01:44 -0000

Interesting article. While I agree with some of what they're saying about the California line and the viability of long range high speed rail, I think that the Acela shows that there is a dearth of options other than the automobile for short-medium trips in high density areas.
http://blog.wired.com/cars/...

Localized rail/subway ridership is way up though. I laughed at the comment about the Seattle project being over budget. As an almost lifelong resident of Washington, any transportation project in Seattle will be over budget. They can't build a sidewalk without a $1 million overrun. Here's the rider stats for where I live:
http://trimet.org/news/rele...

Public transportation will always be heavily subsidized, but I think that we end up gaining in the long run.

Re: Trebuchet of Emotion's Tumblog

trebuchet — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:44:47 -0000

No, I don't know anyone who has died from anaphylactic shock, be it from peanuts or anything else. I'm sorry if my comment seemed crass.

There are tons of people out there with serious allergies, but there are far more instances that I have lots of experience with where allergies are psychological. We're trying to kill every germ in the world from the minute our kids are born, when piles of research shows that exposing them to dirt, grime, and different foods are the smart thing to do in the long run. Is it any wonder that kids raised on farms or in rural areas have far lower rates of asthma and allergies than everyone else?

Re: Life/Life Balance

trebuchet — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:45:02 -0000

I think being married actually helps me accomplish a lot of those goals. My lovely wife doesn't enable my daily cereal dinners, so when either of us wants to work out, the other person can make the meal. In addition, we sometimes get the pre-made meals, but then try to spice them up a little bit with some extra veggies or other added ingredients.

I still think that I need to increase my non leisure and exercise activities, but being boring has its advantages. Also the fact that I commute 27 feet to work helps me get my 8 hours per night.