Monthly Archives: December 2008

Anti-Warming Ninja Strikes Coal Plant

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Magpie

Friday, November 28th: The £12m defences of the most heavily guarded power station in Britain have been breached by a single person who, under the eyes of CCTV cameras, climbed two three-metre (10ft) razor-wired, electrified security fences, walked into the … Continue reading →

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Skinning a Mouse on Thursday

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Magpie

It was raining today, so I didn’t really feel like going anywhere. Fortunately, my friend decided to skin the mouse that the cat had killed. I took pictures of the process. Note that these pictures are not for the squeemish, … Continue reading →

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Kopbusters

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Magpie

About a month ago, we learned that reality TV had hit bottom, with the announcement of Smile, You’re Under Arrest, a reality show from Fox (of course) in which people with warrants are tricked into believing it will be the … Continue reading →

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Reasons To Live To Be Old

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Magpie

I want to be around when this happens. Not that I have anything against Warsaw in particular, mind you. It’s just, so beautiful. (I found this image on darkroastedblend, but I can’t figure out where they found it.) Tweet

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I Will Marry You If We Can Honeymoon In Socotra*

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Magpie

(Photo by Jan Vandorpe) So there’s this archipelago, Socotra, in the Indian Ocean. And near as I can figure out, everything there is amazing and beautiful and wonderful, at least visually. There are 40,000 people but they only put roads … Continue reading →

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Book – Liberation, by Brian Francis Slattery

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Magpie

Just finished reading Liberation: Being The Adventures of the Slick Six After the Collapse of the United States of America, and it’s a fine, fine book. Essentially a pulp adventure story, but quite politically aware, this book is about, well, … Continue reading →

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