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Fumesucker's JournalThat Texas judge talking about armed revolution... Turns out he's a proud racist too..
This story is from 2009..
http://lubbockonline.com/stories/080709/loc_479369326.shtml
Lubbock County Commissioners removed this poster Friday from a public bulletin board maintained by County Judge Tom Head. He intended the posters, including one that contained racially stereotyped descriptions of Obama supporters, to spark conversation about modern issues, he said.
“Nobody’s ever said anything to me, personally,” Head said. “Apparently it’s performing its task now, because somebody got emotional about it.”
Commissioners removed the posters, saying the county faced bigger issues and did not need a new distraction.
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Read the rest of the piece at the link.
Just got a pleasant surprise in my latest Amazon order..
I'm spiffing up my old bike bit by bit while working on yet another one, I ordered some parts from Amazon last week after some research and when I received my order I found that the most highly recommended brake pads on Amazon say "made in the USA" right there on the package. (Amazon doesn't picture the package)
Hot on the left is not right for right handed frugalists..
Lately I've been noticing the way I use water when I turn on the tap, I'm right handed and most of the time I grab the item I want to run water over with my right hand and then reach for the tap to turn the water on with my left hand.
The problem is that my left hand automatically goes for the left tap on my two knob sink and turns on the hot water even when I don't really need hot water, it's actually difficult for me to keep from automatically doing this if I'm at all distracted (pretty common for me to be lost in thought while I'm doing household chores).
Anyone else notice themselves unnecessarily using hot water just because their left hand is the one that's free to turn the tap?
More frugal thrift store finds today..
There's a street with about five thrift stores in a half mile stretch in the next town over and I hit them all today..
I got a pair of white Snap-on Throttle shoes that have never even been worn as far as I can tell. Everything Snap-on is high quality (they are a professional mechanic's tool company), I had no idea they even marketed shoes, all my gearhead friends are going to be jealous. These are driving shoes but I'm going to use them for bike riding, they are like high end leather sneakers with a rather thin but stiffish sole, practically ideal for biking, they are about half a size big for me but I can live with that.
http://www.coastalboot.com/cart.php?target=product&product_id=16252&category_id=317
Note the wrench and bolt insignia just below the laces..
Also got a stainless steel thermos bottle in almost pristine shape, just like this one only the shoulder strap is missing but since it clips on any old clip on strap will work, it's going to be great for hot cocoa or coffee when I'm riding in the colder months..
Final find, a Honeywell oil filled radiator style electric heater in decent but not pristine shape.
These are all items I'll use personally, total spent on all three items after a little creative negotiation, $11.00.
The shoes alone are $99.50 plus tax and the heater is $89.95, the Thermos is evidently somewhere around $30-$40..
There are definitely bargains out there but you have to have a lot of self control to keep from buying a bunch of stuff you don't need and won't use, I've gotten a lot better at that over the last few years, I used to drag home all kinds of junk but now I'm a lot more selective.
Balloon-Juice: Some interesting points regarding the Sununu-O'Brien dustup..
http://www.balloon-juice.com/2012/08/16/all-the-beautiful-sounds-of-the-world-in-a-single-word/<snip>
Science fiction satirist Harry Harrison has died
http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2012/08/15/sci_fi_writer_harry_harrison_dies_in_britain/Irish sci-fi writer Michael Carroll said in a telephone interview that he learned of Harrison's passing from the author's daughter, Moira, earlier in the day. He said Harrison died in southern England, but didn't have much further detail.
Harrison was a prolific writer whose works ranged from tongue-in-cheek inter-galactic action romps to dystopian fantasies, with detours through children's stories and shambolic crime capers. Carroll said most of the works delivered a stream of sly humor with a big bucket of action.
"Imagine `Pirates of the Caribbean' or `Raiders of the Lost Ark,' and picture them as science fiction novels," he said. "They're rip-roaring adventures, but they're stories with a lot of heart."
Harrison was best known for his "The Stainless Steel Rat" series, starring the free-spirited anti-hero Slippery Jim DiGriz, a quick-witted conman who travels the universe swindling humans, aliens and robots alike. His 1966 work, "Make Room! Make Room!" -- a sci-fi take on the horrors of overpopulation -- inspired the 1973 film "Soylent Green" starring Charlton Heston.
Separated at birth?
Paul Ryan and Victor from Dollhouse.
ETA: This is actually a very creepy comparison if you are aware of what Dollhouse was.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollhouse_(TV_series)
The show revolves around a corporation running numerous underground establishments (known as "Dollhouses"
across the globe which program individuals referred to as Actives (or Dolls) with temporary personalities and skills. Wealthy clients hire Actives from Dollhouses at great expense for various purposes.What do Obama and Voltaire have in common?
Evidently God has granted both of them what they prayed for. 
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