{"id":13005,"date":"2008-08-21T20:32:36","date_gmt":"2008-08-22T03:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/08\/21\/potpourri-6.html"},"modified":"2008-08-21T20:32:36","modified_gmt":"2008-08-22T03:32:36","slug":"potpourri_6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/08\/21\/potpourri_6.html","title":{"rendered":"Potpourri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>Happy-happy<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a title=\"See what Obama, McCain and leading political pundits are reading\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/%7Er\/OfficialGmailBlog\/%7E3\/368375478\/see-what-obama-mccain-and-leading.html\">See what Obama, McCain and leading political pundits&#8230;<\/a> &#8211; A nice use of the Google Reader metadata. Though I&#8217;d like to know if they really read this stuff, or just have it flagged by some staffer that they should read it.<\/li>\n<li> <a title=\"wake n\u2019 bacon alarm clock\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shelterrific.com\/2008\/08\/19\/wake-n-bacon-alarm-clock\/\">wake n\u2019 bacon alarm clock<\/a> &#8211; Not sure, though, that I want to associate something wonderful like bacon with something awful like having to get up so early in the morning.<\/li>\n<li> <a title=\"RIAA has to pay $107,951 for court costs in failed suit against disabled  single mom\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/%7Er\/boingboing\/iBag\/%7E3\/365830826\/riaa-has-to-pay-1079.html\">RIAA has to pay $107,951 for court costs in failed&#8230;<\/a> &#8211; Yay!<\/li>\n<li> <a title=\"How To: Locate Someone Competent At Comcast [Success Stories]\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/%7Er\/consumerist\/full\/%7E3\/369116424\/how-to-locate-someone-competent-at-comcast\">How To: Locate Someone Competent At Comcast [Success&#8230;<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Next up &#8230; how to locate Pigs that Fly and how to locate Friendly DMV Workers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sad-sad<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a title=\"The Associated Press: Debate coaches lose cool, 1 pulls down his pants\" href=\"http:\/\/ap.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5j7XAPN5qe8pHP87--hBWeww1MWvgD92IM7CO0#\">The Associated Press: Debate coaches lose cool, 1&#8230;<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Man, debate was so boooring when I was in high school, compared to this.<\/li>\n<li> <a title=\"McCain\u2019s embrace of \u2018Judeo-Christian values\u2019\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/%7Er\/TheCarpetbaggerReport\/%7E3\/369246686\/16609.html\">McCain\u2019s embrace of \u2018Judeo-Christian values\u2019<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Which is a mantra I&#8217;m sure is soooooo encouraging for folks out there who are neither Jewish nor Christian, both in the US and elsewhere.<\/li>\n<li> <a title=\"Olympic logo cops enforce stupid rules with masking tape\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/%7Er\/boingboing\/iBag\/%7E3\/368173024\/olympic-logo-cops-en.html\">Olympic logo cops enforce stupid rules with masking&#8230;<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; It&#8217;s difficult to say who&#8217;s harder-line &#8212; the PRC or the IOC.<\/li>\n<li> <a title=\"Immigration Is Snaring U.S. Citizens In Its Raids - washingtonpost.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/08\/15\/AR2008081503208.html?nav=rss_nation\">Immigration Is Snaring U.S. Citizens In Its Raids&#8230;<\/a> &#8211; Well, if she just had an American last name, these sorts of things wouldn&#8217;t happen<\/li>\n<li> <a title=\"Man whose US immigration notice was sent to the wrong address is detained  with untreated spinal cancer until he dies, denied access to his wife and  children\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/%7Er\/boingboing\/iBag\/%7E3\/364529268\/man-whose-us-immigra.html\">Man whose US immigration notice was sent to the wrong&#8230;<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Even if you&#8217;re not a fan of immigration, I would hope you wouldn&#8217;t think this is the way to run an immigration agency.<\/li>\n<li> <a title=\"Human rights worker: JFK's secondary screening procedures are &quot;human rights  abuses&quot;\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/%7Er\/boingboing\/iBag\/%7E3\/368761529\/human-rights-worker.html\">Human rights worker: JFK&#8217;s secondary screening procedures&#8230;<\/a> &#8211; It&#8217;s not a very good way to run border security, either. People have no idea the harm we are doing to ourselves in the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy-happy See what Obama, McCain and leading political pundits&#8230; &#8211; A nice use of the Google Reader metadata. 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