Archive for the ‘General’ Category
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005
When I was younger, my roommate and I found some baby squirrels who had fallen out of their nest, so we ate them for dinner.
I'm just kidding. We jury-rigged a house for them, and nursed them back to health with some wildly expensive goat milk derivative. Eventually, they ...
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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005
Because if you'd told me 15 years ago that Motley Crue would be doing stuff like this:
And the Crue's resurgence hasn't been limited to the stage. The cable-television station VH1 is airing a show called "The Fabulous Life of Motley Crue" beginning today, the same day the band is scheduled ...
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Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005
Greenspan:
The Fed chief said that unless growth in the huge benefit programs is restrained, these programs will require more and more government resources, rising from about 8 percent of the total economy currently to 13 percent by 2030.
"In the end, the consequences for the U.S. economy of doing nothing ...
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Tuesday, March 1st, 2005
Noted right-wing myrmidon Robert Reich* has some thoughts about Wal-Mart in today's NYT.
Short version: when you point your finger at Wal-Mart, there are three pointing back at you.
I found myself agreeing with Robert Reich, and felt a tad light-headed.
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Monday, February 28th, 2005
The King Is Dead.
Long Live the King!
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Saturday, February 26th, 2005
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I think I might take this a little more to ...
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Friday, February 25th, 2005
I was reminded of an old joke when I read this story.
Q: Why do women have breasts?
A: So a man has something to look at while she talks to him.
I know. I know. Awful joke, and very insensitive and all that, but there is a kernel of truth in there.
But ...
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Friday, February 25th, 2005
I'm guilty of one of the cardinal sins of blogging, namely, "Thou shalt link to other bloggers," so I'm working for some penance here.
If you're not reading Velociworld, you're missing out on gems like this.
Me? I'm gellin like Magellan, baby. Been on the receiving end of that war club. She ...
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Friday, February 25th, 2005
. . . I can't help but find this funny.
(Found at Deliverance.)
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Tuesday, February 15th, 2005
So far, I've managed to avoid anyone singling me out for questions to answer in a meme, but it looks like my luck has run out.
I suspect that Jim's answers will be far more entertaining than mine, but I'll do what I can:
What’s your favorite kind of cookie? It'd be a ...
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Tuesday, February 15th, 2005
Mike learned his barber skills in Butte?
Really.
I have proof.
(Just for the record, Mike isn't 7 feet tall, but pretty damn close.)
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Tuesday, February 15th, 2005
I upgraded to WP 1.5 today. (Thanks to Kim for the heads-up.)
Everything looks OK so far. Let me know if something is broken.
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Friday, February 11th, 2005
Here's everything you need to know about Jamming a Pair of Scissors Repeatedly Into Your Crotch.
Just in case you need to bookmark it for future reference. Or even if you don't. Either way is fine with me. What you do with your scissors on your time is ...
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Friday, February 11th, 2005
When they came for the beer drinkers, I did not speak up because I am not a beer drinker.
OK, that last part isn't exactly true, but here we go again with the social engineering.
A bill has been introduced to tax beer to pay for treatment and prevention programs. (Guessing ...
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Friday, February 11th, 2005
Wild, of Bleeding Brain always has a very interesting take on things. He was born and raised in Africa, and now resides in Canada. He's got some interesting stories about growing up there.
Here's another one.
It's certainly a tad different than those occasions when my car broke down.
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