… and putting a fence on it doesn't help: While John Jay Park itself may be a bit of a thorn in my libertarian side, a fence around the park is not, nor is this sign. Perfectly reasonable in my opinion. But when does my opinion ever count? I tease, of course: the sign was [...]
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As you listen to this (hopefully fair-use) clip from Lewis Black's new album, Anticipation, ask yourself if it wouldn't have made more sense if, wherever Black says "golfer," he had instead said "blogger" (contains naughty language) – While Anticipation is far from Black's best album, it was refreshingly short on the pure political satire that [...]
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An annual joy is receiving my ASPCA calendar. A monthly joy is flipping the calendar to reveal a new happy critter. Except when someone gets sloppy with the photo layout and forgets that the calendar will have a hole punched through the pages so it can be hung: I'm glad it's fnally August 1st and [...]
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Taken on my morning walk to work a few days ago: You can't tell from this angle, but he is not repairing the traffic light — he's washing it. He had just finished washing the "Walk / Don't Walk" sign on the corner. Washing lights. On a weekday. During the morning rush. In the rain. [...]
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Two hilariously pathetic videos crossed my aggregator yesterday, so I thought I'd take a survey: Which is worse? First: You've likely seen the video demonstrating that the banana is proof of intelligent design. But did you know that the pickle likewise demonstrates a divine presence? (Via Boing Boing.) Second: How should we respond to "our [...]
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…and besides, I can't make it fit: (Via Right Wing Watch by way of Boing Boing.)
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Now available — the Stitch in Haste Podcast, Episode #004. In this episode: Why Diamond is a libertarian – Dogs are property-rights Lockeans. My adventures with the dog licensing bureaucracy. The divine-right theory of parks commissioners. Why breed-specific legislation is unconstitutional. Powered by Podbean.com— About the Podcast: The idea will be to record a quick [...]
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Lewis Black on tax rebates (contains naughty language): There's much in his rant that is not particularly libertarian, but the end is, where he reminds us that "government is human beings."
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