Monthly Archives: June 2003

Blog Within a Blog: My New Computer 3.2

Posted on June 30 2003 by Mickey

    Just got the e-mail from ATI saying my video card is being sent. This means I just have to find a monitor I like as well as officially buy my Pentium 4 processor, and then I’ll be done.  … Continue reading →

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Ups & Downs (aka “ooooOOOOoooo”)

Posted on June 30 2003 by Mickey

    Oh no! The big new attraction at Cedar Point might remain shut down, according to a Toledo Blade article last weekend. The roller coaster in question, Top Thrill Dragster, is billed as the tallest and fastest roller coaster … Continue reading →

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MAID MARIAN:   You speak treason!
ROBIN HOOD:   …Fluently.

Posted on June 30 2003 by Mickey

    Another DVD to buy in September.    Warners Brothers hopes to equal the gorgeous Technicolor restoration of Singin\’ in the Rain when they release the classic Errol Flynn movie Adventures of Robin Hood on September 30. Warners will … Continue reading →

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It is Five:O’Clock Somewhere

Posted on June 29 2003 by Mickey

    Yes, we assume it’s five:o’clock somewhere, but now we can know for sure. Check this site of times around the world, so you can be as precise as possible with that next bar order.

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Mailboat

Posted on June 27 2003 by Mickey

    Are you an AOL user? Are you getting letters from LADI34T at shortfatguy.com with subject headers like “Live Debt FREE!” and “Today you can be free of debt”? I promise you these letters are not coming from me. … Continue reading →

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A Bolt Out of the Blue

Posted on June 26 2003 by Mickey

    Scientists have discovered a new form of lighting — it goes up, above the clouds. The bolts also don’t form jagged branches, but fan out into shapes resembling a tree. The UK Telegraph has a good diagram and … Continue reading →

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In Space, No One Can Hear You Pop

Posted on June 25 2003 by Mickey

    When in doubt, steal stuff from Catch.com. Here’s a very cool site with QuickTime and MPEG movies of what it looks like when you burst a water balloon in zero gravity.    Bonus link: the New York Times, … Continue reading →

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A Pleasure & A Hell of an Evening

Posted on June 25 2003 by Mickey

    Well it turns out I could’ve recorded the show after all. Security was very light — back to the good old days — but I did not chance it and did not bring my recorder in…and was thus … Continue reading →

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Dash ’n’ Dine

Posted on June 24 2003 by Mickey

    Another fast food comparison, but not by me. I work an afternoon shift, so I don’t have the opportunity to compare fast food breakfast sandwiches, but the Detroit Free Press has done the work for me. There’s an … Continue reading →

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Pre Game Cocktail

Posted on June 23 2003 by Mickey

    It’s hard to believe the Buffett concert is nearly here. It’s been such a long time since we saw Jimmy Buffett at Pine Knob (no, I will not be calling it DTE Energy Music Theatre) that I’m quite … Continue reading →

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