I remember reading an article in Time magazine maybe ten years ago called something like “America: Nation of Whiners. Complainers and Cry-Babies.” Regretably, as the items below demonstrate, that’s as true today as it was then: Family Calls Comic Book Racist Cowboy cartoon draws fire Wal-Mart Web site makes racial connections Said an astute commentor …
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Dec 15 2005
December Critical Mass Ride
December’s Critical Mass ride in Winston-Salem will be on December 30th. More details later…
Dec 12 2005
Contested Streets
A link to this interesting documentary footage was sent to me by the owner of Winston-Salem’s Neighborhood Transportation bike shop. I’m generally critical of the NPR-esque mantra of “Well, in Europe they blah blah blah…” as a perscription for anything and everything vexing us domestically in the U.S., but in this case they definitely seem …
Dec 06 2005
Spam Poetry
From some spam I recently received: it’s alphameric in conner but introit be carlo a airedale. but o’donnell and altruism. on bogging some rhea try haddad be adoptive be steuben see pain try shuttle or claustrophobic. and sympathetic or authoritative some wrack a bowl but cytosine ! metropolis. it knuckleball , steen not indistinct or …
Dec 03 2005
The Forbes Fictional 15
Forbes Magazine has published a list of its 15 wealthiest fictional characters, along with an explanatory biography of each. They are: 1. Santa Claus 2. Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks 3. Richie Rich 4. Lex Luthor 5. C. Montgomery Burns 6. Scrooge McDuck 7. Jed Clampett 8. Bruce Wayne 9. Thurston Howell III 10. Willy Wonka 11. …
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