Author Archives: Jason
Romney’s Fantasy of Blame
Mitt Romney is happy that domestic oil production has increased in recent years, but he wants to make sure we don’t thank the president for it. Today, Romney pointed out that the Red Sox won the World Series while he … Continue reading
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Technovictorian Dream Sucker
Back in 2003, my friend Mike Missiaen was planning to make a movie called War Against Sleep. He asked me to make a prop, and he wanted it to have a certain look — I think he called it “techno-Victorian.” … Continue reading
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Weren’t we talking about a pipeline?
Jobs, climate change, and congressional grandstanding have little to do with the Keystone XL proposal. Continue reading
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You may not have health care, but at least you saved $71.
Despite all the hooplah about cutting taxes, the savings for most Maine taxpayers are miniscule. Meanwhile, the governor is proposing massive cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services. Continue reading
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Voodoo Economics Today
The Tax Policy Center has reviewed the tax plans proposed by Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Rick Perry. All three would drastically reduce taxes on corporations and wealthy taxpayers. Romney would take things a step further by actually raising taxes … Continue reading
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Do-it-yourself nut (in both senses)
What do you do… ahem, what do I do if it’s Independence Day and my wife’s bike is missing a metric nut? Make a new nut, of course! I made it out of a bolt head. First, I measured the … Continue reading
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Building a Trash Garden
My wife wanted to build a raised-bed garden as cheaply and easily as possible. She bought a load of compost, but she didn’t want to buy railroad ties, hay bales, cut granite blocks, or whatever it is that people use … Continue reading
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Failed project: foam bender
I’d like to bend sheets of foam. I’m working up to making radio-controlled airplanes, but I’ll write more about that later. I’m pretty sure I saw a YouTube video about making a foam bender out of nichrome wire and glass … Continue reading
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LePage’s Strength
I guess Governor LePage has at least one strength. I found it in my barn.
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Norman Rockwell Meets Jerry Springer: New England-Style Democracy
Here in Kennebunk, like the rest of New England, we take our town meetings very seriously. In other parts of the country, when somebody talks about a “town hall meeting,” they mean a politician drops by to answer some questions. … Continue reading
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