Archive for February, 2006

Things To Do In ABZ On A Budget

 By xaosseed

February 25th

Or rather - HR is supposedly putting on a graduate nights out; they were cornered into agreeing to it in front of the prospective hires and so we have to move swiftly and hit them with a concrete proposal before the budget evapourates (again). Last year we did go carting and while that was pretty [...]

Fighting the law, and the law wins

 By dixie

February 23rd

I stumbled into this story while reading the endlessly interesting Dispatches from the Culture Wars. (Yes, I’ve started reading blogs by people I agree with. It has made me a calmer person.) In summary, a couple (which happens to be of the interracial variety) is being evicted from their home because they are unmarried, have [...]

Hot-button issues

 By dixie

February 22nd

They’re popular here. I’m as guilty as the next person for allowing myself to be stirred into a tizzy over the latest abortion debate news instead of wondering why the Village idiot is backing shady deals he apparently doesn’t know anything about, and why the government is still sneaking around like there’s something to hide. [...]

Alas, Wee Hideous

 By xaosseed

February 19th

Slayer of pigeons, one-eyed, crook-jawed catnip addict and one time avatar who’s shrine occupied most of the wall at Wolfetone St, Wee Hideous died over the weekend. I’ve never known any of our cats to have burned through so many lives - fighting with cars, getting sick, breaking his leg and still bouncing back to [...]

Would You Mind Us Igniting Jupiter?

 By xaosseed

February 19th

Posit: It becomes possible to ignite Jupiter and/or Saturn and create mini-suns so that their moons become earth-like and habitable.
If it were practical, would you have any objections?

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