Daily Archives: June 10, 2002

What were your credentials again?

Posted on June 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

The Poor Man points me to this post in Quark Soup which discusses why you shouldn’t rely too strongly on political writers for environmental policy: “There is no democracy in physics,” the physicist Luis Alvarez once said. “We can’t say … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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I love stories like this

Posted on June 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

A five-year old bulldog in Minnesota has become a local celebrity for his habit of picking up plastic recyclable bottles while out for walkies. Harry, of course, is a minor celebrity around here, but he only picks up things that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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How we show our love for New York

Posted on June 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Proving that Houstonians harbor no ill will towards New York no matter what the Times and its retread writers say about us, the predicted post-9/11 baby boom will soon generate more of us. Continue reading →

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Matt Welch

Posted on June 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Matt Welch gets the kind of feedback most of us only dream about. Continue reading →

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Local roundup

Posted on June 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Local roundup Kevin Whited, whom I probably should have discovered before, has several items of interest. He’s attempted to fact-check Thom Marshall’s sorry ass – I wouldn’t hold my breath on a response if I were you, Kevin – he’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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As if I needed more

Posted on June 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve added a few blog links and done a bit of reorganizing on the left-hand side of the page. I’m caught between the fear that I might be missing something good and the realization that I don’t have enough time … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Referral Log Roundup

Posted on June 10, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s see, today we have Broder where art thou, a reference to the award-winning Cohen Brothers movie in which three Midwestern stringers journey to Washington in search of the mythical Dean of Political Columnists. We have a visit from Andy … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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