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Sheriff: Ford vs. Chevy argument leads to stabbing | ajc.com

chap — Tue, 17 May 2011 02:08:28 +0000

Few things sum up life in the rural south better than this: Sheriffs officials say a northwest Georgia man was stabbed after an argument with another man over which vehicles are better: Ford or Chevrolet. via Sheriff: Ford vs. Chevy … Continue reading →

King & Spalding to withdraw from defending DOMA; Clement resigns | ajc.com

chap — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:47:41 +0000

The 15-year-old act, known as DOMA, defines marriage – for federal tax, Social Security and other purposes – as only a union between a man and a woman. In February, the Obama administration announced it would no longer defend the constitutionality of the act.

For $520 an hour, paid with taxpayer funds appropriated from their congressional budget, House Republicans hired Clement – and King & Spalding – to continue the appeal of a decision by a federal judge in Massachusetts, who struck down the act last summer.

King & Spalding to withdraw from defending DOMA; Clement resigns | ajc.com. (emphasis mine)

Sounds like a great use of the money. I’m glad to see that they’re not letting their commitment to fiscal responsibility get in the way.

Meditations on an Emergency Exit

chap — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:35:11 +0000

A Chance Encounter

chap — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:39:51 +0000

I reached under the kitchen sink this evening to grab a new bag for the recycling. As I was doing so I noticed that the under-sink air was funkier than normal. The building I live in was built in 1927 and the area under the kitchen sink seems that it may be original, so it’s usually a bit musty but this wasn’t quite like normal.

I knelt down to see if I could find the source of the odor…

…and two beady eyes were staring out at me from atop the garbage disposal.

An Opossum!

a baby one

But still an opossum.

I’ve barricaded the cabinet with an Ikea end table and dining chair and now I’m having Scotch.

This will be a fun conversation with the maintenance guy tomorrow.

Profiles in Bullshit, “Ground Zero Mosque” Edition

chap — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:07:37 +0000

When even the words you use to describe an issue are fraudulent, that’s a good signal that no one should be paying any attention to you.

via A schediastic hootenanny – Profiles in Bullshit, “Ground Zero Mosque” Edition.

Proto-pickles

chap — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:16:47 +0000

I couldn’t resist the basket of pickling cucumbers at the farmer’s market this morning. This is my first shot at refrigerator pickles… taste-test tomorrow at lunchtime!

Court Says Police In Ohio Can Just Guess How Fast You Were Going And Give You A Ticket | Techdirt

chap — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:23:19 +0000

Independent verification of the vehicle’s speed is not necessary to support a conviction for speeding. Say what? via Court Says Police In Ohio Can Just Guess How Fast You Were Going And Give You A Ticket | Techdirt. (Shared by … Continue reading →

If San Francisco Crime were Elevation | Doug McCune

chap — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:21:01 +0000

These interesting visualizations transform San Francisco crime data into a topographical map. Mt. Loin and the Mission Range are not very surprising.

I’d be curious to see what a similar visualization for Atlanta would look like.

If San Francisco Crime were Elevation | Doug McCune.

Locals and Tourists

chap — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:51:48 +0000

This is a pretty fascinating set of images produced by plotting the locations of photos taken and coloring them based on whether the photographer was (presumably) a local or a tourist. I can see these being potentially valuable for finding the interesting areas of a new city and avoiding the standard tourist traps.

See them all at: Locals and Tourists – a set on Flickr.

Wondering what century Microsoft thinks this is…

chap — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:11:00 +0000

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