Posted on September 21st, 2007 by Lormar
Capital Metro board backs away from fare increase plan First the French come to their senses… Now taxing authorities in Travis County are actually backing down from stupidity? At the behest of the people? Can it be true? Surprisingly enough, at least in this case, it seems true. The Austin-American Statesman’s Ben Wear reports that [...]
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Filed under: Austin, Capital Metro, Life, News and Politics, Rants
Posted on September 20th, 2007 by Lormar
Woman, 70, Arrested Over Brown Lawn – AOL News Okay, this one completely disgusts me. State officials have investigated this matter and said that the officer acted properly? Not maintaining your landscaping is a crime now? I’m sorry, but the people who are responsible for stupid laws like this should be lined up and summarily [...]
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Filed under: Life, News and Politics, Rants, Society & Education, Weird News
Posted on September 18th, 2007 by Lormar
<RANT> Yesterday morning, the Editorial Board at The Austin-American Statesman posted an entry dated August 23 in favor of the 100-300% (for certain passengers) fare increase proposed by the Capital Metro administrative staff to the Capital Metro board… And last night at their open meeting, the public gave them a resounding NO. It seems not [...]
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Filed under: Austin, Capital Metro, News and Politics, Rants, Transportation
Posted on May 2nd, 2007 by Lormar
Hacking Your Body’s Bacteria for Better Health Brandon Keim 04.26.07 | 2:00 AM .. only display photo on first page –> .. start article photo –> Modern humans are bacteria-killing machines. We assassinate microbes with hand soap, mouthwash and bathroom cleaners. It feels clean and right. But some scientists say we’re overdoing it. All this [...]
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Posted on April 30th, 2007 by Lormar
okay, so i’ve been neglecting my blog lately. that’s fine, i’ve been neglecting my life lately and opted to spend about a month in bed…. I think it had something to do with my roommate hounding me for money every time i’d leave my bedroom. Anyway… On the bright side, I did get around to [...]
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