Daily Archives: December 4, 2002

Engine tax proposed

Posted on December 4, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

State Rep Warren Chisum, better known for his crusade against gay marriage, has what I think is a pretty good proposal in the works regarding issues of the environment and the budget: Charge a fee for bigger engines. Cars, off-road … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Sunnydale ecology

Posted on December 4, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Ever wonder if the human population of Sunnydale is big enough to sustain its vampire population? Well, fear not, for an actual ecologist has done the math for you. Check it out. Continue reading →

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Newman v. Heldman

Posted on December 4, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Nathan Newman and Sam Heldman have a good debate going about whether or not the Supreme Court’s review of the Texas sodomy law is a boon or a curse for progressives. Start with Nathan’s opening statement that progressives are better … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Sparse attendance at Enron auction

Posted on December 4, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

No big crowds this time at Round Two of the Enron auction. One of the marquee crooked E’s went for a mere ten large to a guy whose wife wants to use it as a coffee table. Is there any … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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I sure hope this doesn’t become a Sopranos subplot

Posted on December 4, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Headline in the Chron: Mobster indicted in prison sperm-smuggling case: WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — One of five New York mobsters believed to have smuggled their sperm out of a Pennsylvania prison to impregnate their wives has been indicted, along with his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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New frontiers in art and literature

Posted on December 4, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

First, there was cow poetry: [Nathan] Banks, a 22-year-old student at Purchase College, painted single words (from “a” to “existential”) on the flanks of about 60 cows near his upstate New York home, then let them wander around to see … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Goodhair says sodomy law “appropriate”

Posted on December 4, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Governor Rick Perry has officially forfeited the ability to call himself a proponent of limited government after publicly pronouncing the state’s odious sodomy law “appropriate”. He declined to state what other things that he personally thinks are icky that he’d … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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No sugar tonight in my coffee

Posted on December 4, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

The Imperial Sugar refinery, from which the Houston suburb of Sugar Land gets its name, is closing its doors, a victim of high costs and slim profit margins. Company headquarters will still be there, but over 300 people are out … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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