Green Charcoal Remember charcoal? Before we had a propane cookstove for patio ,we had a charcoal cookstove . We would go to Safeway and buy a bag of Kingston briquettes. Sometimes these were self lighting but usually we would pour some charcoal lining fluid on them. Charcoal was a sm[...]
Archive for March, 2014
March 18th, 2014 - 11:41 am § in Hypocrisy
WEALTH TAX: In a sad economy, Daddy Warbucks Wins
Why we need a wealth tax: Mercedes bringing back the Maybach Gangster rappers and royalty rejoice — two years after the brand was axed due to poor sales, the ultra-luxury limousine marque is making a return. The new ultra-luxury cars will be ultra-long-wheelbase versions of the company’s new[...]
March 18th, 2014 - 8:58 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene
BREAKING NEWS: News Copter Crashes Near Space Needle
Two people were killed and one injured badly when a news copter for KOMO and KING crashed outside its station near the Seattle Space Needle. Continuing coverage from KING5 News Seattle[...]
March 18th, 2014 - 3:06 am § in Misc.
A Letter From Ray Jasper, Who Is About to Be Executed
Texas death row inmate Ray Jasper is scheduled to be put to death tomorrow. He has written a letter to the GAWKER website that everyone should read. This letter has been written by a man who has been on death row for a number of years. He was found through a database called Prison Search […][...]
March 18th, 2014 - 12:25 am § in Misc.
South Carolina’s Guv “I Wear High Heels in Order to Kick Unions, ‘And We’ll Continue to Kick Them”
The Contributor Reports: South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley: “You’ve heard me say many times I wear heels. It’s not for a fashion statement.” “It’s because we’re kicking them every day, and we’ll continue to kick them.” Yes, she’s talking about labor unions, those pesky, age-o[...]
March 17th, 2014 - 6:24 am § in America
St. Patty’s Day
Ed. Growing up on Boston, everyone was Irish .. at least on St. Patty’s day. I remember the trauma when someone decided that we, the Irish, could no longer celebrate St. Patty’s day because, we the Bostonians, had a Bill of Rights that made is free from any establishment of religion. W[...]
March 17th, 2014 - 5:36 am § in Misc.
The AVE Challenge
This is the emblem for: A. North Korean Space Command B. UN SecurityCouncil C. Russian Cosmonaut Core D. India’s Shiva Rocket Program E. Imperial Troopers in Disney’s Upcoming Star Wars Prequel[...]
March 17th, 2014 - 3:24 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene
James Corner’s Modest Vision for Seattle’s Waterfront
Do 26 Blocks of Features Make a Design? “For 50 years now we’ve been looking through a crumbly, deteriorating double-deck freeway, and we’ve been fenced off from our waterfront,” “It’s time that we had a front door to our city.” said Jean Godden, chair of the City Council c[...]
March 16th, 2014 - 10:37 pm § in Misc.
South Carolina: Will the gun totin guy beat Lindsey?
South Carolina state Sen. Lee Bright is currently leading the field of Tea Party primary challengers to Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, all of whom think the very conservative senator is not conservative enough South Carolina state senator Lee Bright, who is challenging Sen. Lindsey Graham in t[...]