Category Archives: Grim Meathook World

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Posted on 6 March, 2012 by Mike

I am hoping that the events of the past week or so have finally demonstrated exactly how unhinged elements of the conservative universe are. And one would hope beyond hope that Rush Limbaugh will finally, finally, finally be banished from … Continue reading →

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On the littler guys

Posted on 19 October, 2011 by Mike

You might have noticed recently there are a bunch of protests erupting all over the place. The arguments of the protestors are, to be sure, unfocused and confusing. I have some level of sympathy for these guys as a group, … Continue reading →

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Currently reading

Posted on 18 September, 2011 by Mike

Or, my tabdump for 18 September 2011, potentially of interest to some people I know read this blog: Don’t Come to the Dark Side: Acquisition Lessons from a Galaxy Far Far Away Fighting a Nuclear Armed Regional Opponent: Is Victory … Continue reading →

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Obligatory post

Posted on 9 September, 2011 by Mike

Herewith, a collection of links to articles that either helped shape or closely mirror the way I think about what happened a decade ago: David Foster Wallace, “Just Asking“: “What if we chose to regard the 2,973 innocents killed in … Continue reading →

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The view from up here

Posted on 7 September, 2011 by Mike

I saw an interesting thing last night. “Combat Hospital” — a Shaw Media-produced show about life at KAF in the middle part of the decade, with a multinational health care team at its centre — featured the death of a … Continue reading →

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Cheer down

Posted on 28 July, 2011 by Mike

“Is everybody happy? I’ll soon change that!” Globe and Mail: Truth, justice, and becoming un-American. “A series of tough new U.S. tax laws, designed to root out Americans hiding money offshore, is suddenly prompting many expatriates to consider the ultimate … Continue reading →

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Getting back to normal

Posted on 23 March, 2011 by Mike

I’ve spent the past week and a bit in a stupor, trying to wrap my head around the triple-threat disaster unfolding in Japan. It’s grim stuff, the kind of thing that makes reasonably good backplot to any number of anime … Continue reading →

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Is this a news report or a trailer for a motion picture?

Posted on 22 February, 2011 by Mike

As I mentioned in the previous post, I was up in Port McNeill over the weekend and drove home after teaching this afternoon and evening. McNeill is a long way from everything; this was the furthest up I’d ever been … Continue reading →

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For the win!

Posted on 29 October, 2010 by Mike

Times Colonist: Man tells how he found loaded M72 rocket launcher in bush next to highway. This story plays out exactly like you would expect it to — guy finds a loaded, live weapon discarded on the side of the … Continue reading →

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Weapons grade awesome

Posted on 29 September, 2010 by Mike

When Matt Taibbi is on his game, he’s probably one of the best journalists working anywhere today. And, holy hell, is he ever on his game. The conclusion to what is an awesome article about the Tea Party: The bad … Continue reading →

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