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Shouldn't there be an Afrikaaner-American studies department in our universities? ER May 12, 2025 2:59 pm (CurrentEvents)

The April numbers ER May 8, 2025 5:59 am (Space/Science)

The Orange Criminal POS abandons another ally BuckGalaxy May 7, 2025 10:18 am (CurrentEvents)

Orion spacecraft for crewed Artemis II lunar mission ready BuckGalaxy May 3, 2025 8:13 pm (Space/Science)

Australia election more bad news conservatives BuckGalaxy May 3, 2025 11:54 am (CurrentEvents)

Massive cuts to NASA budget proposed BuckGalaxy May 3, 2025 9:19 am (Space/Science)

Say what? ER May 1, 2025 8:53 pm (CurrentEvents)

Radio Broadcasts BuckGalaxy May 1, 2025 12:28 pm (Space/Science)

The Last of Us BuckGalaxy April 30, 2025 12:37 pm (Science Fiction)

You can't make this stuff up... RobVG April 29, 2025 1:43 pm (CurrentEvents)

It's election day in Canada RobVG April 28, 2025 2:26 pm (CurrentEvents)

K2-18b BuckGalaxy April 21, 2025 12:07 pm (Space/Science)

Consumers' electric bills likely to spike as coal plants close by TB June 12, 2011 9:40 am

One solution remains - every household in the US must find a way to generate it's own power. I ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-13 13:51:11
- The people who can afford solar panels, large scale battery installations, and the associated systems, will manage. The vast ... by TB 2011-06-13 16:27:17
  - There's got to be a better way..... Hmm..... If you rigged the plumbing in your home to flow through a ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-14 00:07:44
    - Don't do that. The rapid and unimpeded flow of wastewater is a factor in keeping the entire sewage system ... by TB 2011-06-14 09:06:42
    - I was brought up on the Florida Gulf Coast, an oppressively hot, humid and windless climate for 9 months of ... by ER 2011-06-14 05:21:18
      - I guess it's engineers to the rescue, huh? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-14 14:44:05
        
        Yeah, Right. The old Cracker shotgun shacks weren't built by engineers. The engineers built those glass and concrete greenhouse ... by ER 2011-06-14 19:53:12

...from my neck of the woods...Brockway Trucks by Jody June 12, 2011 9:23 am

Another defunct truck manufacturer was REO Speed Wagon. Yes, that's where the rock band got its name. by ER 2011-06-12 15:08:08
- Sometimes you just have to Roll with the Changes.. by Jody 2011-06-12 17:22:49
  - Yep. Just keep on truckin'. Thanks for that. I've heard of REO but I'd never seen them perform before. ... by ER 2011-06-12 18:05:32
Thanks! I'd never even heard of that brand before. by TB 2011-06-12 11:25:18

Buttermilk Chicken Dumplings by Vitruvius June 11, 2011 8:04 pm

Chicken Fricassee with Dumplings, as told by Archie Goodwin in Rex Stout's "Some Buried Caesar:" It was another fine day and ... by TB 2011-07-07 09:19:22
This sounds positively delicious. Now you got me craving chicken and dumplings! I'll have to give this a ... by Eri 2011-06-16 22:50:49

Palin e-mail update by TB June 11, 2011 5:05 pm

Not schizophrenic. But certainly paranoid, and definitely narcissistic. Classic case. by ER 2011-06-13 11:58:40
So we created a paranoid schizophrenic. The seeds were already there, just waiting to sprout. And TB, if ... by Eri 2011-06-11 20:01:50
- *Cue woman/kitchen comment* by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-11 23:32:43
- The main point of the post eluded you. The "paranoid schizophrenic" is a complete invention of the media, the ... by TB 2011-06-11 21:05:21
  - You're the one who missed the point. I've seen the woman's reactions; she is exactly as described, a paranoid ... by Eri 2011-06-11 23:06:24
    - No, what you've "seen" is what the same Democratic media has told you. Think about it. We've all gone through ... by TB 2011-06-12 08:26:36
....WTF? Are they being literal here, or are they talking about a change in behaviour? I can't tell. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-11 20:00:32
- They're talking about a change in behavior. Before the VP campaign she had different ideas, mindset than after it ... by Eri 2011-06-11 23:08:03
- They're making something up to try and save their asses from the Capone Vault they've generated. Nothing in that article is ... by TB 2011-06-11 21:07:15
  - Hey, lets not be too harsh on Capone Vault journalism. After all, Geraldo still has a job, and ... by ER 2011-06-12 06:17:24
    - Yeah, unfortunately, Geraldo still has a job. His performance for Fox during Katrina was abysmal. In my opinion, all television ... by TB 2011-06-12 09:46:55

Accident at Le Mans by TB June 11, 2011 4:10 pm

Part Time Congress... by Jody June 11, 2011 3:23 pm

Considering how little they get done anyway and how they're all in the pockets of lobbyists, part time might give ... by Eri 2011-06-11 19:54:16
- Congress operating costs skyrocket by Jody 2011-06-11 20:53:50
- Oh yeah, and would save us a helluva lot of money. We could outsource Congress and take away their ... by Eri 2011-06-11 19:55:22
  - I like the idea by Jody 2011-06-11 21:03:52
    - I say we dock their paychecks. They get paid more than the friggin' President, for Christ's sake! Not ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-11 23:37:32

A good summary of the lightbulb issue by TB June 11, 2011 12:10 pm

No bumping by TB June 11, 2011 12:03 pm

Bump by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-18 20:28:20
I'll look into it. WordPress inexplicably offers few options for sorting the list, but has lots of hooks to roll ... by Robert 2011-06-15 09:47:36

Picture editing here by TB June 11, 2011 9:58 am

Trillion dollar plus deficits for third straight year by TB June 11, 2011 9:54 am

The peak of the meltdown? My god what BS! The economy was losing 700k jobs a month when ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-12 19:29:08
- That chart tells you all about Keynesian economics. And its record isn't nearly as spotless as you say it ... by TB 2011-06-12 20:44:03
Haven't we had these deficits since Nixon was in office? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-11 19:33:50
- "Economic commentators have noted a pattern between changes in US national debt and US presidential terms over the last few ... by ER 2011-06-12 06:45:12
  - Note also this little Wikipedia caveat: It is worth noting that these figures do not include unfunded obligations. The U.S. government ... by TB 2011-06-12 08:45:00
    - (Columbo Voice)One more thing:(/Columbo Voice) On that first debt/GDP chart with all the Presidents on it (apparently we're leaving ... by TB 2011-06-12 09:27:00
      - I changed the Wikipedia page so the sources link to the 2012 budget instead of the 2011 one. I'm ... by TB 2011-06-12 10:39:52
      - Tom, I just showed VRB the data. You're free to interpret it any way you want. : ) by ER 2011-06-12 09:50:03
        
        No problem. You get bonus points for having data in the first place! I think the primary point of the ... by TB 2011-06-12 10:07:08

Casey Anthony by Eri June 11, 2011 7:22 am

Circumstantial evidence is usually not enough to land a successful prosecution, but when it start's piling up (rather much like ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-11 19:58:09
- I think saying she drowned in the pool was way stupid. They could have come up with better than ... by Eri 2011-06-13 06:46:41
Assuming she is indeed guilty, and I must concede the evidence so far does seem to confirm your judgment, I ... by ER 2011-06-11 07:57:58
- No kidding! They're just trying to muddy the issue. by Eri 2011-06-13 06:43:53

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