Here’s an aspect of the dreadful FATCA that hasn’t gotten much coverage. From jed in comments: homeless by choice (and on principle). “How to Be Creative.” I don’t buy the claim that there’s no such thing as “creative types” (OMG, there are indeed creative types). But the rest is surely true. Creativity isn’t just for artists, writers, and inventors. Neat idea: an urban food forest. Not quite sure, though, how “free” it can be. A U.S. government soldier decides to freelance. (ADDED: The story that it was one “lone nut” “going rogue” probably isn’t going to hold up.) “Gaining Respect…
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… to an alien. But sooooo lucidly. Swiped from the Twitter feed of AgoristDon.
6 CommentsAs promised, Jake MacGregor’s thriller The Advisor ends with a bang. Eight final chapters (plus epilogue) for your weekend reading pleasure. They start here. Those who aren’t yet Jake fans or who’ve simply lost track of the plotline over the months might want to begin at the beginning. Or you can wait for the Kindle edition, which should be out shortly. Even better: Jake’s already started on book two in the Advisor series. You go, Jake! Nice work.
Leave a CommentAverage cost of living $150,000/year? I freaking don’t believe it. Not sure I believe this, either. But it makes me all the more grateful for that freezer full of grass-fed beef. (H/T PT.) Now, this I definitely believe: Having power makes you stupid. Something actually good about Rick Santorum. I try not to lift too much from Radley Balko, since I figure a lot of the same people read his blog and mine, but this was too good: Why you can’t smoke pot. (Because there’s sooooooo much money and lobbying for the drug warriors.) “10 Rules for a Literary Feud.”…
22 CommentsSource. (Via Becky Chandler’s Twitter feed.) And yeah, yeah. Don’t tell me. You, my fine readers, don’t ask.
14 CommentsStaunch freedomista Mary Lou Seymour is an equally staunch dog rescuer. Since November, she’s been dealing with a special case — an Australian cattle dog who needs a very special home. Meet Sweetie: Here’s ML’s description and contact information from Sweetie’s PetBond listing: Sweetie the blue heeler needs to be in a one dog home, she wants to be your partner, with no children, no other pets, just you and Sweetie … she was found as a stray last November in Georgia, she has been in several foster homes since. I have been trying to find her a forever home.…
52 CommentsThe other day, RL sent this link. It’s to a nice, friendly, good-humored, free site that helps people compose letters to the FBI requesting their infamous files. You just fill in your personal info and the site produces a letter you can print out and send off to find out what the FBI’s got on you. Nice convenience. Naturally, despite all its cheerful disclaimers, the site makes me want to wrap my entire self in tinfoil several layers deep. There was a time, I suppose, when I held the common fear: If you ask for your FBI file and you…
23 CommentsRemember those strange underwater dog photos that went viral last month? Turns out the photographer is getting the success he deserves (which often doesn’t happen with ‘Net phenomena) and sharing his goodness with shelter dogs. (Tip o’ hat to F.) Unlike, for instance, killer PETA. The most over-crowded and hectically run big-city pound is better for animals than those creeps. The true prices of things. This came from S. with a one-word comment: Eeeewwwwwww. Elegant solution: post-earthquake container housing. (H/T MSJ.) One of those small, strange stories that comes along every once in a while (and makes writers want to…
8 CommentsChapter 65 Chapter 66 Chapter 67 Chapter 68 We’re nearing the end now. I hear there are maybe seven or eight chapters to go — and those may be released in one swell foop. Pretty soon, too, Jake’s health permitting.
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