The Hawks got over 6,700 folks out for their game last night, their biggest attendance of the season thus far, I believe. Hawks fans have become used to crowds about half that size which means lots of room to stretch out. Most fans know to wait for a stoppage before getting up or [...]
Dance or Sit Down
January 1st, 2008 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Sports, Trail Blazers, Winter Hawks
Tags: Houston·Rose Garden
Iowa Tea Leaves
January 1st, 2008 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Politics
I remember as a child getting up to watch the Space Shuttle return from orbit. During re-entry there was always a 45-second period where Mission Control couldn’t communicate with the Shuttle. No one knew what was happening. Watching Iowa this week is a lot like figuring out what’s happening with the Shuttle. No one knows. [...]
Tags: Australia·Chelsea·fever·Hillary·Iowa·New Hampshire
Tough to Feel Sorry for this Guy
January 1st, 2008 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Regional, The Couv
I originally felt kind of sorry for the kid young man who struck and killed a woman out by the Vancouver Mall on Saturday night. I figured he was just a kid who made a terrible mistake. No more. They need to lock him up for a good long while.
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Tags: Vancouver Mall
C-Tran Sees the Light
January 1st, 2008 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Technology, The Couv
We were running our buses on 20% biodiesel up here but they weren’t getting enough horsepower on cold days. Something about the fuel not completely igniting in the newer engines. So C-Tran has switched back to 5%. More corn for the rest of us!
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A New Year, A New Leaf
January 1st, 2008 by Chris Snethen · No Comments · Stuff
Well, sort of. I added a sweet plug-in a few weeks back that has eliminated the Spam I was getting. It’s something like 500-0. As a result, I’m turning off the moderation and letting folks post at will. Even folks previously banned will now find they’re able to comment without going [...]
Tags: New Year's Day










