“A security camera inside a San Francisco apartment building captured a computer programmer going up the stairs to his apartment, carrying a bottle of wine – before vanishing without a trace. There is no video evidence showing the man, 50-year-old Christopher Woitel, ever leaving his hom[...]
Archive for February, 2021
Dr. Fauci wins “Israeli Nobel Prize” for defending science
The Dan David Foundation based at Tel Aviv University awarded Dr. Fauci the Dan David Prize for “courageously defending science in the face of uninformed opposition during the challenging COVID crisis,” The Hill reported on Monday, February 15, 2021. The announcement doesn’t identify the &[...]
February 15th, 2021 - 2:35 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
How to get away with corruption in New Mexico
Simple: Be a judge, mayor, or school board member. “Lawmakers in New Mexico have introduced a bill that would force public officials convicted of corruption-related offenses to give up any benefits they had accrued in via the state’s retirement plan for public employees,” The Hill [...]
Seattle snow driving set to music (video)
Seattle drivers can’t drive in rain, much less snow, and what makes snow driving in Seattle unique, of course, is the hills. And black ice. Seattle’s winter temperatures often are on the cusp of freezing so the snow melts, then refreezes, and you get icy hills. Enjoy. Return to The-Ave.U[...]
February 14th, 2021 - 1:33 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: How God Told Adam and Eve to Leave The Garden of Eden
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February 14th, 2021 - 1:30 am § in Misc.
Some people cope better than others. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
February 13th, 2021 - 8:04 pm § in Misc., The Ave Scene
Being cool in Seattle snow (video)
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February 12th, 2021 - 11:11 pm § in Misc.
Images of the 21st Century: French Post Cards: 10
THE FUTURE OF WAR? SEE MORE OF THE FUTURE, from the fin de siécle.[...]
February 12th, 2021 - 2:12 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
What’s wrong with Trump’s defense argument
Trump’s lawyers, especially David Schoen, are trying to portray Trump’s use of the word “fight” — which impeachment prosecutors have focused on — as normal political language. “Opening their defense of Trump at his Senate impeachment trial Friday, the former[...]