Monthly Archives: July 2003

“…and a Diet Pepsi”

Posted on July 10 2003 by Mickey

    It’s gotten to the point of cliché, the joke where the fat guy orders a whole litany of food and caps it off with the addition of a diet Pepsi. I guess people think this is a joke … Continue reading →

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Blog Within a Blog: My New Computer 3.3

Posted on July 9 2003 by Mickey

   One more step taken and one step to go. I picked up my flat panel monitor on Tuesday night at Best Buy. (I felt safer getting the monitor at a store than by mail order.) I was so impatient … Continue reading →

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Links Roundup (2003/07/09)

Posted on July 9 2003 by Mickey

   • Reuters: The radio ban on the Dixie Chicks’ music causes Senate action: “[T]he fact that giant radio groups could ban a group’s music because of a political statement was [in the words of Senator John McCain] an ‘incredible, … Continue reading →

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“Yes sir, Mr Mayer, sir!”

Posted on July 7 2003 by Mickey

    Want to be a movie mogul? According to an article on IMDB: Ethan Hawke is offering fans the chance to produce his new movie Billy Dead. The enterprising hunk is struggling to finance the project, about a troubled … Continue reading →

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Midsummer Cleaning Pt II: Full Expandable

Posted on July 7 2003 by Mickey

    JFathers, the insidious Moriarity to my Miss Marple…no, wait…that doesn’t sound right. Whatever. JFathers, who otherwise lurks here demanding food, has finally proven himself useful by pointing out that my expandable/collapsible menu (not to be confused with the … Continue reading →

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Computer Woes

Posted on July 6 2003 by Mickey

    I tried to be a nice guy today and go to my Aunt and Uncle’s house to help fix a computer problem. They’re unable to open any links within Outlook Express. Since the cursor turns into a hand … Continue reading →

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Official Participant of Blogathon 2003

Posted on July 5 2003 by Mickey

    For a while my site was not listed at the Blogathon site. I was suspicious I’d done something wrong on their form, especially since my charity — the Electronic Frontier Foundation — was not one of their suggested … Continue reading →

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“Ooo, aah!”

Posted on July 5 2003 by Mickey

    In case I haven’t mentioned this before, I hate all the various kinds of video editing software. It took me all day to fashion a presentable clip from last night’s fireworks, and all I wanted to do was … Continue reading →

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Happy Fourth!

Posted on July 4 2003 by Mickey

    Happy Independence Day!    Let the cookouts begin, as we celebrate the great sociopolitical experiment dedicated to the sell-evident truths “that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that … Continue reading →

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Blogathon 2003

Posted on July 4 2003 by Mickey

    Yeah, it’s another blog talking about Blogathon 2003. I just signed up for it…and I guess I’m in training already since I’ve stayed up three hours later than I meant to.    Come July 26, I’ll be blogging … Continue reading →

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