Archive for September 29th, 2006
This morning I had an appointment to inspect the Fairfield Library for a possible future home of the Grover Cleveland Library and Museum project that Free Buffalo is working on. My part was to thoroughly photograph the library. More info and pics on that project here.
Since I was in the neighborhood, I stopped by the Darwin Martin House to see how the progress is going. I was completely amazed at the transformation taking place to this architectural wonder. Below is a slideshow with some photos of the construction taking place.
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Not only is New York City poised to decided what you can’t eat legally, they are now tracking you if you have diabetes. If you test positive for diabetes, the doctor will required to notify the City so you can be added to the list. Food police knocking at your front door is not far off anymore.
“Big Brother,” “Orwellian,” “Nanny state”–all those words were on the lips of New Yorkers this week after the local Board of Health proposed banning most so-called trans fats from the city’s more than 20,000 eateries. The targeted fatty acids are produced when vegetable oil is solidified with hydrogen–for frying foods or making baked goods, among other things. They can raise levels of “bad” cholesterol. Even health officials can’t honestly claim that trans fats are a major cause of heart and artery problems. They are the demon du jour, however, and the overlords of New York seem bent on saving us from them.
If the current proposal actually becomes law, every outlet from the fanciest restaurant to the smallest pizza parlor will have 18 months to find substitutes for trans fat-producing hydrogenated oils. These oils figure in thousands of recipes, in part because they produce familiar good tastes and textures but also because the oils don’t get rancid quickly.
The Republicans and Democrats are actually more like carrion birds, like two vultures fighting over the eyeball of a dead wildebeest. They serve as bagmen for two antagonistic sets of special interest groups. Their sole purpose is to wrest control of the government’s machinery from the opposite party so as to siphon as much money as possible into the pockets of their patrons.
The quote is from My Election Prediction.
Hey there Georgie Boy, long time no speak. From what I’ve been hearing, you’ve had a rough time as of late. As always, I’m here to help. So put down that comic book: 9/11: A Graphic Adaptation and listen up! I have The Solution.
I’ve noticed strain on your face. News reporters aren’t giving you the respect you think you deserve. Your hand puppet… er I mean right hand man, Tony Blair, with a little encouragement from outraged Labour Party MPs, is on the verge of moving out of Number 10 Downing Street. The courts are starting to tell you can’t sit around listening in on the party line anymore. And some smart aleck senators tried to tell you thumbscrews and swirlies were not acceptable! Obviously they didn’t belong to the same frat house you did. Good thing you put the kaibosh on that!
The worst of all is… Iraq. We always keep coming back to Iraq don’t we? It’s the big corncob up the POTUS butt. It ain’t working out. Anbar Province is all but lost. In Baghdad, bodies are piling up higher than that mountain of missing left socks in your laundry room.
Civil war is raging in this little Liberation Quagmire you’ve created.
Now don’t just sit there and imitate Bonzo. Something’s gotta be done. Like usual, you need someone to tell you what to do.
I have the solution. Ready? Here it goes.
Give Iraq back to Saddam Hussein. That’s right. You heard me! Give it back.
The rest is here.
The fear campaign is picking up pace as the November elections approach. The House approves warrantless wiretap law and the Senate OKs detainee interrogation bill.
