In which I tout my elite YouTube status
Wednesday, 26 May 2010 by Mike Gogulskidiary | 4 Comments »
I'm l33t! or 1337! or something!
Those clever dolphins!
Wednesday, 19 May 2010 by Mike Gogulskidiary | 2 Comments »
Speaking with some friends, somehow the topic of which animals it's okay to eat came up. My friend suggested an intelligence-based metric, allowing for cows and chickens to be eaten but not, say, dogs and cats. Someone asked, "what about dolphins?" My ...
Free Market Anti-Capitalism?
Thursday, 13 May 2010 by Mike Gogulskidiary | 1 Comment »
[caption id="attachment_3618" align="alignright" width="280" caption="Smash Capitalism, Comrades!"][/caption] From comrade Charles "Rad Geek" Johnson comes "Free Market Anti-Capitalism?", an exploration of, well, what I'm really all about. That's not to say I agreed with every single thing Charles wrote before I read ...
Rising renunciation of US citizenship
Wednesday, 7 April 2010 by Mike Gogulskidiary | 10 Comments »
Coming up on the second anniversary of nostate.com's inception, I've now received a number of inquiries from people considering renouncing their US citizenship, for various reasons. These were coming to me at a rate of one every three to four months, ...
It’s ridiculous. It’s not even funny.
Saturday, 3 April 2010 by Mike Gogulskiart, diary | 2 Comments »
Do you know how many time zones there are in the Soviet UnionRussia? ElevenNine. From Wikinews: Russia removes two timezones Monday, March 29, 2010 The Russian government has decided to remove two of its eleven timezones, in the country's first step towards time reform, ...
Happy 18th birthday, Henry!
Thursday, 1 April 2010 by Mike Gogulskidiary | 6 Comments »
As some of you know, I have a cat. His name is Henry, and today, 1 April 2010, is is 18th birthday! Henry was adopted from an animal shelter in Kansas by a couple who later moved to Florida. My then-girlfriend ...
Going stateless: the cost
Saturday, 20 February 2010 by Mike Gogulskidiary | 11 Comments »
What can you get for free by happening to be born within some arbitrary boundaries, but must pay $450 to get rid of? US citizenship, if the State Department's recently-announced plan to raise consular services fees goes through. From the Klasko, Rulon, ...
The book haunts me…
Tuesday, 9 February 2010 by Mike Gogulskidiary | 8 Comments »
In 2004 I was staying with my girlfriend for about six weeks in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. We'd rented a semi-cozy little apartment not far from the town center. Just around the block there was a used book shop which -- miracle ...
A hierarchy of Jesuses?
Tuesday, 19 January 2010 by Mike Gogulskidiary | 5 Comments »
I'd never considered, before today, the possibility that there might be a hierarchy of Jesuses. Walking around in the city just a little while ago, I spotted a large sign set up outside a shop, which read: TALLER JESUS [caption id="attachment_3547" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The ...
You are now part of the tribe
Wednesday, 23 December 2009 by Mike Gogulskiart, diary, people | 1 Comment »
The best image, from the best moment of Avatar. [caption id="attachment_3514" align="aligncenter" width="540" caption="You are now part of the tribe"][/caption]
