Category Archives: Totally random stuff

The Wit of Reason

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Reason.com is the web site of the Libertarian Reason magazine. The comments section – unlike any other web site I can think of – are so much fun to read http://reason.com/blog/2013/03/28/wal-marts-proposed-customer-assisted-del Is typical – it’s a story about Walmart toying … Continue reading →

Posted in Art's Big Adventure, Libtertarian Politics | 1 Comment

Show me the money

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Obamabucks are headed to Chicago… The city is borrowing $100 million to build a 6 block long park along the sewer known as the Chicago River. The River originally collected sewage and storm runoff and dumped it into Lake Michigan. … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Art's Big Adventure, Collapse of America | 13 Comments

Reality Check

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Fred Stiening

The “poor” in the United States are in the top 1% of the world Damn, here comes that train again

Posted in American Politics, Totally random stuff | 5 Comments

Creating a 15 kV trifurcating transition splice

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Fred Stiening

I feel so inadequate now http://youtu.be/UkjrtoMD7yw

Posted in Totally random stuff | 11 Comments

American Girl

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Speaking of being out of touch… I looked at the restaurant list in Water Tower Place in Chicago – if you’re not familiar with it, Water Tower place is a vertical shopping mall in the center of the Miracle Mile … Continue reading →

Posted in Art's Big Adventure | 14 Comments

Don’t bring a 150 ft rope to a 140 ft arch

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Fred Stiening

http://www.mercurynews.com/nation-world/ci_22865014/man-killed-rope-swing-at-famous-utah-arch It would be interesting to know how many deaths and serious injuries have been inspired by seeing or wanting to create a YouTube video.

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Boris Berezovsky says “I’m dead”

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Boris Berezovsky was one of the “capitalists” who looted Russia after the Soviet Union fell apart. At one time he was a billionaire who had control of the import of BMW’s into Russia. He has been in exile in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dead Things | 6 Comments

Chicago shootings YTD

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Note this is shootings, not deaths

Posted in Art's Big Adventure, Dead Things, Gun ownership | 29 Comments

Children are not spreadsheets

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Fred Stiening

54 public schools are closing in Chicago, with changes to 11 others. NY Times coverage The South Side of Chicago is emptying out, much in the same way as Detroit did. As neighborhoods deteriorate, the thugs move in. As the … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Art's Big Adventure, Collapse of America | 11 Comments

Two killed on Lake Shore Drive

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Fred Stiening

You’re probably wondering why this is news. The accident occurred at 4 AM, when an off duty Suburban policeman got on Southbound Lakeshore Drive heading North at 80 MPH, driving at twice the legal limit of alcohol. His SUV eventually … Continue reading →

Posted in Art's Big Adventure, Collapse of America | 7 Comments