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michael lee

michael lee has written 1144 posts for Addison Road

Powell for Obama

Powell today endorsed Obama for President. I think this will hold sway with some moderates who are fiscal, but not social, conservatives. If nothing else, it gives some voters a reason to pause, and reconsider if they want to vote with their party or not.

Things That Are Flammable, In Order of How Awesome My Discovery of Said Flammability Was At Age 12

Gasoline (my experiments were nothing if not exhaustive)
Dry spaghetti noodles (used in a pinch to light a gas stove)
Cotton Candy (why do more people not know about this one?)
WD40 (in aerosol form only)
Lighter fluid (can be mixed with sand and spread out to form incredibly awesome “flaming desert” campaign with toy soldier)
Paraffin (note: melted down [...]

grizzly arrowed

Nothing you do in your entire life will every be this awesome. Man saves son from charging grizzly bear with a bow and arrow.

The Phreakiest Phriday: La Pequeña Sarah Palin

So, Phreaky Phriday seems to have run it’s course. People have pretty much figured out where to find weird stuff on the internet, without needing the soft guiding touch of the roadketeers. I feel a little sad, though, that we didn’t give it a proper burial.
I can think of no better way to close out [...]

Violence in India

59 people have been killed, hundreds of homes and churches burned in the last two months as a result of violence against Christians in India. The story from Associated Press, and from Christian Science Monitor.