{"id":16764,"date":"2010-02-18T21:00:30","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T04:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2010\/02\/18\/unblogged-bits-for-thu-18-feb-2010-1100pm.html"},"modified":"2014-11-06T07:28:51","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T14:28:51","slug":"unblogged-bits-for-thu-18-feb-2010-1100pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2010\/02\/18\/unblogged-bits-for-thu-18-feb-2010-1100pm.html","title":{"rendered":"Unblogged Bits for Thu, 18 Feb 2010, 11:00PM"},"content":{"rendered":"
Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries …. <\/p>\n
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  1. A new back for the penny<\/a> – Thus, once we have grandkids, I expect “Lincoln Memorial” pennies to have the same rare panache for kids as “Wheat” pennies did for me growing up. Assuming anyone still has pennies, that is.<\/li>\n
  2. Food label designed by “neurological and bodily responses”<\/a> – I’m sure some consultants made a lot of money on this.<\/li>\n
  3. Get a mirror, Rush: John Aravosis (DC)<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Anti-govt anti-Obama nuts launch Facebook page to honor domestic terrorist who crashed plane into IRS office<\/a> – Stack was a lunatic, not a terrorist or a hero. But the folks yammering how heroic it is to fly your plane into an office building: they’re the ones I’m really afraid of. (On a different note, I love the GLBT law firm ad in the upper right, though the Travelocity ad below it is darkly ironic.)<\/li>\n
  5. Was Joseph Andrew Stack A Terrorist? Was He Left Or Right?<\/a> – I wouldn’t call him a terrorist — it was an act of rage, not an act calculated to make people actually change their ways. I’d agree he’s probably closer to Tea Party libertarianism than anything else in his screeds — but this was a suicide-homicide, not a terror attack.<\/li>\n
  6. Civil unions and straight marriage<\/a> – The social conservatives grudgingly offered second-class marriage to gays in the form of civil unions — not realize that actually potentially hurt the institution of marriage (by being attractive to straight couples, too) more than gay marriage ever could.<\/li>\n
  7. PleaseRobMe site exposes danger of sharing too much information online<\/a> – Got a 500 error trying to access it. It teaches a valuable lesson — what you reveal online can, actually, be read by people you don’t want reading it.<\/li>\n
  8. You shall not crucify mankind on a cross of fiat currency…<\/a> – South Carolinan Republicans: They’re Zany!<\/li>\n
  9. Scott Brown Yawns At Plane Attack On IRS Building: \u2018Everyone Hates Taxes\u2019<\/a> – Imagine if it were a Muslim terrorist and a Democratic Senator (let alone the President) got on, shrugged, and said, “Well, nobody likes American foreign policy.” What an idjit!<\/li>\n
  10. Utah state senator wants to create holiday honoring \u2018gun pioneer\u2019 on MLK Day.<\/a> – Wow. What a Jerk (R).<\/li>\n
  11. Hatch Warns Tea Party Activists: Work With The GOP\u2026Or Else<\/a> – If the GOP takes over the TPs, the current power structure within the party isn’t likely to survive. If they try to force them to toe the line, though — then they become the enemy and become politically marginalized. You’re riding a tiger, guys …<\/li>\n
  12. A walk down memory lane<\/a> – Click through to the article to find the answer. It’s not hard to guess, but the final question Benan asks is the key.<\/li>\n
  13. True colors<\/a> – Money graf: “The funny thing about conservative Republicans who downplay their ideology to get elected? Who seem moderate to centrist voters? They invariably stop downplaying that ideology just as soon as they have official powers.”<\/li>\n
  14. It’s not just Anthem<\/a> – For all those who cavil at everyone being “required” to have insurance, and all insurance companies being “required” to treat people the same … here’s why.<\/li>\n
  15. Playing D&D With Porn Stars: How Much Do You Want To Be A Wizard?<\/a> – Nice article on Indie vs. D&D RPGs — and where the effort actually lies in both.<\/li>\n
  16. Specify Your Title<\/a> – It would be worth it just to get on mailing lists as “The Viscount” …<\/li>\n
  17. Commandments In Arizona Capital<\/a> – No, no, no, they’re not RELIGIOUS. They’re just “little rules.” Just because the first four say “HONOR AND OBEY GOD AND ONLY GOD!” doesn’t mean they’re RELIGIOUS at all … (Yeesh.)<\/li>\n
  18. Malaysia begins caning women for adultery \/ The Christian Science Monitor – CSMonitor.com<\/a> – Another place I can do without visiting.<\/li>\n
  19. China: A Looming Antibiotic Resistance Problem [Mike the Mad Biologist]<\/a> – That’s just swell …<\/li>\n
  20. Longing for a past that never existed<\/a> – Ah, those golden, halcyon days of … scarlet fever and gangrene.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries …. A new back for the penny – Thus, once we have grandkids, I expect “Lincoln Memorial” pennies to have the same rare panache for kids as “Wheat” pennies did for me growing up. Assuming anyone still has pennies, that … Continue reading “Unblogged Bits for Thu, 18 Feb 2010, 11:00PM”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[718,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marriage-equality","category-potpourri"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":682,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2001\/09\/01\/treasure.html","url_meta":{"origin":16764,"position":0},"title":"Treasure","author":"***Dave","date":"Sat 1-Sep-01 7:31pm","format":false,"excerpt":"So there's this commercial on TV, on a \"treasure chest\" of rare coins, including at least a dozen wheat pennies. 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