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Puget Sound Blog Round-Up
July 18, 2004
It's time. Let's check in with just a few of my favorite Puget Sound bloggers. Girl Hacker reports the U.S. Air Force is looking for an accordion player. But not just any accordion player. (Third post down; check out other entries and bookmark this fine, non-political blog which has been up and and running "almost daily" since November, '99). Steevak highlights a training camp for Palestinian kids who are taught to abduct and murder Jews. Brian Crouch notes Taser stun guns are really working for police in Miami, as an alternative to shooting bad guys with old-fashioned bullets. And Tasers are gaining acceptance in many other police departments. So he wonders why Amnesty International is calling for Tasers to be banned. Jim Miller links to a WSJ op-ed piece (free, no reg. req.) about John Edwards' dubious past as a personal injury lawyer hoodwinking juries into deciding that maternity ward missteps caused cerebral palsy. Greg Piper says, Hey, what about the 50 Worst Beers? And I thank him for that. Stefan Sharkansky says there's a charter school in Oregon we should know about. James J. Na is pleasantly shocked to see this pro-American piece in Asia Times Online, extolling our nation's entrepreneurial drive. Here's a bunch of stuff from Ambra Nykol's excellent blog. Make sure to check out the 10th of these recent, archived posts, "Hi, I'm Charles Dickens and I'm Overrated." Nykol channels the late author for a conversation; and posts reader feedback on the most overrated authors and novels. Posted by Matt Rosenberg at July 18, 2004 08:17 AM Trackback Pings TrackBack URL for this entry: Comments:
afsdsdfds Posted by: lkjlkj at July 19, 2004 07:26 AMRegarding the Taser item: I work out at times with some members of the Seattle PD. According to some of them, despite the trend toward less-lethal and less impact oriented weapons in police-military circles in the world, the Seattle PD has been pressured by external groups to use batons (!) rather than "pepper spray" as a "safer alternative" to subdue rioters and less-than-murderous suspects. They think that the PD is set up by these groups for an eventual lawsuit. I don't know whether that is true or not, but it is entirely possible that some anti-police groups do not want the police to use effective less-lethal weapons in the hopes that there'd not be fewer dramatic police shootings and "violence." Posted by: James J. Na at July 19, 2004 08:10 AMWe lost one Puget Sound blogger. Greg Piper moved to Salem, Oregon. http://www.gregpiper.com/archives/cat_life_in_seattle.html And the others. You led me to some new ones. Steevak says he is moving to Salem also. Posted by: Ron at July 19, 2004 12:09 PMRon, thanks. Greg informed me of that after my post as well. I had missed the news he was leaving Seattle. I understand he may end up in D.C. Which would be quite interesting for Greg, and his blog's readers, I'm sure. Posted by: Matt R. at July 19, 2004 01:45 PMPost a comment
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