Travis Mateer aka William Skink

I started blogging in 2010 as “lizard” at 4 and 20 Blackbirds.  In 2015 the absentee landlord of that blog decided my criticism of Democrats had crossed an unspoken line, so I was kicked off the blog and started Reptile Dysfunction, later renamed Zoom Chron, where I continue to report on local issues with a unique mixture of on-the-ground insights and unabashed opinions you won’t find anywhere else.

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178 Responses to Travis Mateer aka William Skink

  1. Bob Williams says:

    Was not explosives that turned Tower concrete to instant dust and powder.
    I am in search of quality links to what might HAVE really caused the craters in China.
    Sparse recent news among my sources, and from my searches.

    geezer Bob

  2. djinn&tonic says:

    Yo Stink! To Protect And Infect, Part 2
    The militarization of the Internet

    https://youtu.be/vILAlhwUgIU

    PSA!

  3. lex talionis says:

    Hi Lizard, if this is you who are linked to a Moon of Alabama posting. Man, I’m out here in Los Angeles. Trying to figure out how to get out. Dude. I fully agree with you. super depressing. I support the second amendment and small businesses. god help us all.

    • yeah, I’m that reptile that shouts at the moon. if you’re trying to get out it’s really about networking. our vacancy rate for rentals is like 3 percent, which is low, so unless you have an “in”, it’s hard.

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