Tag Archives: atom

Lying with the Dogs

I’ve griped and groused here on this old blog, and back in my days with the Twitter, about my need to consolidate all my RSS and Atom feeds under one roof, preferably a web-based one.
I tried Gregarius, as detailed here. And it was cool. I was hosting my own feeds. Problem was, I found [...]

Enhancement Vendors

tbbs-land’s Akismet-powered spam trap continues to collect its daily ration of sludge; the count of such occurrences appears in the right sidebar when you visit the site.
A not too scientific analysis of posts which get the most spam hits is one entitled “Wee Willie Wiki”. I wonder whether spammers, especially those hawking male enhancement potions [...]

No Fake Balls in Maryland

The Maryland state legislature continues to distinguish itself with inane legislative proposals. This time, the law in question would ban display of fake male genitalia from the bumper hitches of SUVs, pickups, and cars. Yep, says so right here:
Maryland Del. LeRoy E. Myers Jr. to truckers: If you’ve got ‘em, you don’t need to flaunt [...]

Comment Feed Jam

I thought my Atom comment feed reader was hosed last night, after all the comments on this post. It is OK now, though. The referenced piece is alone at the top of my “most commented on” leaderboard.
And, as someone near the part of the long tail that’s still dragging the ground, I’m happy [...]

A Roper!

I have no clue how I manage to find these stories about livestock on the loose. It’s not some weird Technorati tagging, nor an Atom feed focussing on these things; however, from Newark NJ, a tale of a wayward bull ultimately roped by a manager of the Associated Humane Societies’ Newark office. [...]

The Anatomic Dilemma is Solved

I pointed out here that the anatomic dilemma in question probably was an affliction of politicos. Within the span of a few days, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), has not only demonstrated that he can ably put his foot in his mouth with his head up his ass, but he’s also one of a rare [...]

Falling Back

Two times per year, I am reminded of the number of clocks we have in this house. The computers take care of themselves; even my PDA realized that we’ve returned to Standard Time, and set itself accordingly. Now, I get to look at the rest of our clocks, even the ones that get [...]

An Anatomic Dilemma

I saw this question on one of my blog reads earlier this week; I’ve forgotten where, or I’d provide a link. The question is especially timely during this political season:
How is it possible to get your foot in your mouth when you have your head up your ass?
Applicable in lots of non-political situations, also.
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GovTrack.us: Tracking the U.S. Congress

I came across GovTrack.us today. I haven’t explored it a lot yet, but on the surface, you can track your legislator’s speeches, votes, etc, via syndication (probably RSS, but we can hope for Atom).
Anyhow, with Congress being such a gaggle of the incredibly inane, we need a nice tool to track their progress, or more [...]

In a feed reader, no one can tell your site layout sucks

Experimenting again. Pardon my dust. I may fall back to the old livery tomorrow. In the meantime, subscribing, preferably via Atom, is the ticket to uninterrupted service.
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