Author Archives: ChrisA

Obesity: A tale of two columnists

Posted on May 21, 2012 by ChrisA

Ericka Stutzman of the Daily Camera: Comparing apples to oranges: Why ‘pizza’ food fight is a worthy one meet Vince Carrol of the Denver Post:Carroll: Americans’ obesity isn’t the potato chips’ fault One is looking for a government solution the … Continue reading →

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“Headphones are the new wall,”

Posted on May 21, 2012 by ChrisA

From Cubicles, Cry for Quiet Pierces Office Buzz h/t to Glenn Reynolds.

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Glenn Reynolds: “Seriously, people like this should expect to be shot.”…

Posted on May 20, 2012 by ChrisA

…” And in a civilized polity — which Chicagoland isn’t — they would have been.” Here’s what he’s talking about… Suspects wielding hammers and batons attack diners at Tinley Park restaurant

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Daily Camera: Love your ‘effing Toolbar Part II

Posted on May 20, 2012 by ChrisA

Toolbar in middle of screen…

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IBD Cartoon: So Boulder

Posted on May 17, 2012 by ChrisA

Michael Ramirez cartoon from Investors Business Daily. So Boulder!

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Boulder plastic bags: Fee over ban

Posted on May 16, 2012 by ChrisA

More feel good legislation from the People’s Republic. Of course the City would enact a fee over a ban. Follow the money, it’s all quite simple. They are capitalists for government control and the citizenry are their lemmings. I also … Continue reading →

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“With the exception of those over 40 who were born on the eastern side of the Iron Curtain, no European has ever experienced such a situation.”

Posted on May 16, 2012 by ChrisA

We’re talking Capital controls.

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California Education Budget

Posted on May 15, 2012 by ChrisA

Darren at Right on the Left Coast responds to a frustrated teachers comment:”More cuts? When will this end?” His response… Well, Teacher X, it will end when you quit voting for the Democrats who keep running this state down the … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 15, 2012 by ChrisA

Glenn Reynolds: Because ruining the lives of New Yorkers isn’t enough, I guess. Mikey Bloomberg campaigns for higher taxes in California. Goodness gracious you can’t make this stuff up.

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Note to Daily Camera

Posted on May 15, 2012 by ChrisA

Hate your effin’ toolbar. Just sayin…

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“Maybe when it will be called “the refuge of the smarts”, it will be time to sell.”

Posted on May 14, 2012 by ChrisA

Jim Grant commenting on Warren Buffett’s (or possibly Charlie Munger’s) comments on Gold.

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Glenn Reynolds: “My advice to the Chinese: Pay off some environmental groups to shut this down.”

Posted on May 14, 2012 by ChrisA

Rare earth mining starts again in the United States. No need to worry NIMBY Boulderites, we’re talking Mountain Pass California. Let us know if the Chinese are calling for you to complain!

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Frank Fleming: “If the goal is to create annoying, useless hippies, I’m pretty sure it can be done for much cheaper.”

Posted on May 13, 2012 by ChrisA

This student loan nonsense has to end.

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Glenn Reynolds:”…any other industry that did this to its customers would be regarded as predatory in the extreme.”

Posted on May 13, 2012 by ChrisA

And the mystery industry is?

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JP Morgan’s Jamie Diamond: “We screwed up”

Posted on May 13, 2012 by ChrisA

No sh!t. $2 billion down the hole and counting.

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Flashback: Doomsday Scenarios

Posted on May 13, 2012 by ChrisA

Ed Driscoll: Incidentally, it’s worth flashing back to all of the doomsday enviro-prognosticators of the 1970s, and how much they got wrong — hilariously so, in retrospect: Here’s the video… Of course, this time the prognosticator’s are right, just like … Continue reading →

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Plastic Bags: “But hey… they’re saving the world, right?”

Posted on May 12, 2012 by ChrisA

concludes Ed Morrissey over at Hot Air. They tried it in DC and wound up losing more than 100 jobs and realized a net drop in disposable income. They passed the same ban in San Francisco in 2007 to cut … Continue reading →

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Paper or Plastic, pay the fee in Boulder

Posted on May 12, 2012 by ChrisA

Boulder to consider fee on paper, plastic grocery bags rather than ban Jamie Harkins, a business sustainability specialist with the city, said Boulder officials considered several recommendations before settling on fees, which officials hope will encourage shoppers to bring their … Continue reading →

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House of the week: missile silo home with runway

Posted on May 12, 2012 by ChrisA

I’m not moving to the Adirondacks for the missle silo home but others might… Nestled up in the Adirondack Mountains, this $750,000 property listed on the Saranac real estate market has more to it than meets the eye because it … Continue reading →

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200 Year Supply Of Oil In Green River Formation

Posted on May 12, 2012 by ChrisA

Mark Perry at Daily Markets examines the shale oil reserves in the Green River Formation that “is located in a largely vacant region of mostly federal land on the western edge of the Rocky Mountains that includes portions of Wyoming, … Continue reading →

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