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Raised-Bed Gardening: Do It Yourself

David Z | May 30, 2009

Now, the “square foot” approach seems like more effort than I’m prepared to undertake, at least this year. Instead, I just threw a bunch of soil, some peat moss that some friends left behind when they moved, some good mulch, and mixed it up. Then I proceeded to just cram it full of naturey-goodness, paying no particular attention to spacing or whatever.

San Diego County: No Place For Free Speech, Assembly

David Z | May 30, 2009

The couple, Pastor David Jones and his wife Mary, indicate that an average of about 15 people attend their weekly bible study. Which according to San Diego County officials, they can not continue to hold without obtaining a “major use” permit, which could cost tens of thousands of dollars.

All Your Internets Are Belong to Us

David Z | May 29, 2009

A few weeks ago I commented on some ridiculous “informed consent” cyber-security bill. At least one commenter reacted to my claim that this sort of thing is the first step down a perilously slippery slope, saying essentially: look, this is no big deal. Granted, I conceded that in my post. There are [...]

Smoking: Still Healthier Than Fascism

David Z | May 27, 2009

Rather than recognizing this objective and painfully obvious fact, ending once-and-for-all the “discussion” about whether government has any business regulating the affairs of individuals, in their individual and voluntary capacities, government decides to stay the course, and as a result, more government intervention should apply in order to rectify the injustices brought about by government intervention. Epic. Fucking. Fail.