I’ve been made aware of the fact that some Internet Explorer users can’t see the title of the blog. Actually, it’s much quirkier than that, as the text will usually become visible if the text size is set to extra large, or if a user scrolls down the page and then back up. Since about [...]
Archive for April, 2005
MATRIX flops
April 18, 2005
Remember MATRIX? It started out as a horrible idea named Total Information Awareness, or TIA. When people realized that the idea was to gather tons of information on normal citizens for use by law enforcement, the proposal went down in flames, even in the post-911 paranoia of the PATRIOT Act and other nonsense. In response, [...]
WordPress is here
April 16, 2005
Expect lots of weirdness on BlogWood this weekend, as I am simultaneously changing web hosts and blogging software. I’ve been publishing with Movable Type, which started out as a good, free web publishing tool. Very powerful, flexible, and quite adequate for my needs. But then they had to go and start charging for it. Actually, [...]
Shame on Jim Davis
April 15, 2005
The median income in Congressman Jim Davis’ district is $33,559. That’s not a lot of money, so what the fuck is he voting for the bankruptcy bill for? As many others have eloquently pointed out , this unnecessary bill will shaft hard working Americans while further enriching the credit card Shylocks and other predatory lenders. [...]
Krazy Koan Friday!
April 15, 2005
When is a tax increase not a tax increase? Gov. Jeb Bush’s support for raising local taxes to deal with Florida’s exploding growth seems to put him at odds with a previous pledge he made. He strongly disagrees. The governor’s push for local tax increases without voter approval is not the same as supporting higher [...]
Welfare daddy seeks another public handout
April 14, 2005
Welfare daddy supreme Mel Sembler is seeking ownership of a public sidewalk. The problem is that some people think that just because they have a constitutional right to freely and peacefully express their opinions that they ought to be allowed to do so. Silly people: they actually feel that the constitution is more important than [...]
Anti-abortion bill moves ahead
April 14, 2005
The anti-abortion clinic rules legislation that GOP lawmakers have been pushing is moving forward. The Florida House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to tighten regulation of clinics that perform second-trimester abortions, with supporters citing safety as the goal. Opponents said the intent was to erode the constitutional right to abortion and warned the measure could drive women [...]
Democrats find spine, at least for a day
April 14, 2005
This is what can happen when an opposition party decides to finally stand for something. Jeb! Wont be able to thwart the will of the people in a special election, which means his cynical attempt to bribe teachers into selling out their students will have to wait. A plan by Gov. Jeb Bush to call [...]
Why does the GOP hate the American dream?
April 13, 2005
So, as expected , the GOP dominated Florida Legislature just found out that it has $2.2 Billion in extra cash just laying around, and the first thing they try to do is slash a program that pays for affordable housing – a program that is sorely needed in these times of rapidly escalating costs. The [...]
Big Tobacco steps up, Legislature sucks butt
April 12, 2005
Last week, we learned that our legislature is rightly concerned about greedy, evil terrorists trafficking in counterfeit cigarettes, resulting in lowered profits for deserving corporations such as Phillip Morris and RJ Reynolds. Now, the facts that virtually all of the major tobacco companies have themselves been involved in numerous tax evading smuggling schemes and that [...]