Month February 2005

“Mr. Thompson’s approach in many ways mirrors the style of modern-day bloggers”, NY Times The LA Times has a lengthy front page obit today on Hunter, definitely worth reading for those not familiar with his life.And finally, the good Doctor…

Environmentalists must alter tactics “When you look at the string (of) global warming defeats under Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, it is hard not to conclude that the environmental movement’s approach to problems and policies has not worked particularly…

Los Angeles is not geared for heavy rain. The infrastructure can’t handle it. Streets and freeways flood, mud and rock slides close roads, destroy homes, and kill people. The canyon roads, many of which are major commuter routes, are twisty,…

Hunter S. Thompson (1939-2005)  “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” From PC Mag columnist Joh DvorakI can’t say I was pals with Thompson, but I knew him and chatted with him a lot when he was writing…

Hunter S. Thompson, 1939-2005 He was my big, bad brother. He was too dangerous to love, but I looked up to him. He gave lie to the contradiction between “crazy” and “true”. He died most fittingly, in a gun fight…