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Month: May 2010

An Even Better Butts Solution

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  • Economics
May 27, 2010July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I have long been an advocate that smokers should carry a little bag, like dog walkers, to clean up after themselves.  But I saw an even better idea on a comment thread recently.  That, like with bottles and cans, a […]

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More Atlanta Oddities

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May 23, 2010July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The territory of Incorporated cities in Georgia is often circular, giving a stroking appearance on the map.  They do not cover most of the urbanized territory.  I would guess that half of Atlanta’s population of 5.9 million lives directly under one of the […]

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Atlanta

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May 22, 2010July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

As I take more of the tours provided by the New Urbanism conference I am attending, I get to find out some of the attractive and interesting things about Atlanta.  It’s easy to dismiss: “Sprawlanta” When people from here want […]

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LA the Least Gentrified Major City?

  • Politics
May 13, 2010December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Los Angeles has been “gentrified” and made more stable in many of its areas by immigrant settlement, but the phenomenon of Anglo gentrification by what used to be called “yuppies” or their more contemporary counteparts (most of the original “yuppies” […]

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Northern Country Music

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May 5, 2010December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Anyone who judged American history by its popular vocal music would get the impression that the South had won the Civil War [perhaps freeing the slaves in the process, but] if you count both blacks and whites dominating the scene. […]

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I’m more on the right and I’d like to see the filibuster gone - of the Republicans take back the Senate - party time! https://apple.news/AX6uolPNWQHGj8Cay6H9d-g

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A better way to get affordable housing is filtering - handing down housing that’s already built. We do that with cars. https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2022-06-20/california-affordable-housing-cost-1-million-apartment

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If we’re talking about wearing shorts to the office, seven inch “walking shorts”, as we used to call them, are fine for that. If I’m going to swim, five or four is better. Can’t really do Speedo’s though. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-tiktok-convinced-men-to-buy-really-short-shorts-11598277834

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