Month December 2004

So I’m sitting having the morning coffee a few days ago, reading the newspaper. One of the cats, Joey, is on the table, with his paws on a windowsill when something outside startled him. Up he leaps, landing squarely on the…

As mentioned, I’m bringing back the Water blog here. I’m also bringing back the Green Party blog. These both are what the software for this blog calls a category, and they function as blogs on their own – although I can post…

From the always amazing Shifted Librarian  In winding my way through email from the past few weeks, I find that several people sent URLs to help Linda in her quest to find blogs devoted to the topic of water and the…

The massively hyped workers comp reform strongarmed by Gov. Schwarzenneger in California was supposed to reduce rates. Instead, many businesses find their rates have increased. Why? Insurance carriers, in a sleazy move, are reclassifying workers into higher risk categories, that’s why.…

U.S. says it can use torture-induced evidence