Cliff has a
great photo or
two in his "why you don't want to live in Nebraska" series. I never posted photos from our recent Kansas ice storm, so I figured I should show you why you don't want to live in Kansas, either. These are from our recent
ice storm:
First up, the view from our porch:
Read on for more...
Kansas grass is unusually hearty:
Our driveway,
after I had cleared all the debris from it:
The side of our house. That thing you see under the icy branches is, ironically, our air conditioner.
We weren't the only ones with trouble. That power line in the background is holding up that big branch.
Federal scientists told to alter findings (LA Times, via Slashdot)
SCO slammed for lack of evidence... Judge calls SCO's arguments "puzzling". Juicy quote: "There's very little that can be more disastrous to your case than an angry federal judge."
The Grand Experiment -- a blog based solely on a high-paying Google keyword: asbestos. Apparently people are paying as high as $100 for hits on "asbestos". I wonder if mentioning "asbestos" many times in this story will get me any hot asbestos clicks. Probably not. The adwords on here have been more amusing than anything.
Comments
Thu, 21.08.2008 11:28
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Thu, 21.08.2008 11:19
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Thu, 21.08.2008 02:56
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Thu, 21.08.2008 02:22
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Thu, 21.08.2008 00:48
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Wed, 20.08.2008 22:00
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Wed, 20.08.2008 21:54
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Wed, 20.08.2008 20:47
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