Monthly Archives: January 2017

Trollstigen

So what am I going to do without this blog? I’ve already talked about my volunteer activities that will keep me busy. I also intend to travel1, and I’d really like to visit Trollstigen (English: “Trolls’ Path) in Norway. Not … Continue reading

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The occasional open thread: the end is just the beginning

Put your Obama conspiracy comments that don’t relate to the current articles here on this, the last official occasional open thread. This thread will close in four weeks.

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Inclined dates

Mike Zullo made a big deal about how unlikely it is that two Hawaiian birth certificates should be date stamped at the same angle. Is it really unlikely? I looked at some Hawaiian certificates, and there were differing angles, but … Continue reading

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Getting back inside the box

Thinking outside of the box, the ability to come up with innovative solutions to problems, is a virtue. Thinking outside the box a good thing is when it is accompanied by a feasibility filter. An innovative solution that doesn’t work … Continue reading

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Zullo’s fundamental lie

Let’s put aside for a second all the technical claims from Mike Zullo, Commander of the volunteer Cold Case Posse in Arizona, and look at the more basic question of what his investigation was all about. What Mike Zullo has … Continue reading

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Freedom Fighter’s Journal

Today’s featured blog is Freedom Fighter’s Journal. It’s a juicy satirical web site, unafraid to do a little sacred cow tipping (if you know what cow tipping is, you ain’t from around here). Topics of interest: Rush Limbaugh and, Obama’s … Continue reading

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