Category Archives: Peter’s Page

Damn

For the last six months or so, one of the first things I did upon coming into work on Sunday mornings was to check Randy Pausch’s update page. Randy Pausch, if you will remember, achieved worldwide notoriety last fall when … Continue reading

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It’s the Pollution, Stupid

Or more specifically it’s the soot, from our tailpipes, our industries, most of our electricity generation—and also from forest fires, volcanoes, and the wind. Black carbon soot is causing most of the loss of polar ice according to this recent … Continue reading

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The Next Baseless Consumer Scare

Yesterday our flappy-headed friends to the North fired the opening salvo in the next ridiculous consumer scare that, thanks to New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer, is sure to be convulsing US consumer markets soon. The enemy this time? BPA, … Continue reading

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And Now for Something Completely Different

I don’t know about you guys, but this pretty much sums up my feelings about the upcoming presidential election:

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Has Hillary Lost or Surrendered?

That’s the only question left after her and Barack Obama’s debate tonight, which took place about a mile and a half from my house. I can’t believe I’m watching, in real-time, Hillary Clinton get smacked around with the campaign schtick … Continue reading

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Goodbye Rudy Tuesday?

Cross-posted at my widdle Wiberal Capitawist Pawty bwog. Sorry about the title, really. But it’s all up to the crackers now. Fred Thompson has left the building, leaving Rudy Giuliani the only candidate in the Republican race potentially capable of … Continue reading

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About Peter

Peter Jackson is Papa Bear to a bear family of five (clap clap clap clap) deep in the heart of Texas. By day he anonymously toils supporting a prosperous fruit company’s server products while at night he wastes his time … Continue reading

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