Monthly Archives: September 2003

I Don’t Have a Sports Category

Posted on September 9 2003 by Mickey

    It’s football season and Frolixo just can’t get enough gameplay. Here are the latest standings, as of 2:18 last night: Frolixo (Kansas City Chiefs): 158Monket the piglet (Green Bay Packers): 0Total record of games to date:Frolixo: 247 wins, … Continue reading →

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Fyrrrwaaaaanngggoowwuuuurrmmmmmmmmm

Posted on September 8 2003 by Mickey

    At last: an explanation of why I always wet myself and run away screaming whenever I hear the THX logo.

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Cancel the S.O.S.

Posted on September 8 2003 by Mickey

    I’m still not sure what the problem was: my cable modem would start resetting as soon as I turned my computer on, as if there was some problem with the power. It would constantly reset itself even if … Continue reading →

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Down to the River

Posted on September 7 2003 by Mickey

    My cousin Elizabeth had this year’s big family picnic yesterday. I already uploaded some pictures to my photo gallery [since moved to Flickr], but here’s a photo that couldn’t fit. It’s a panorama of the Detroit River, photographed … Continue reading →

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Friday!

Posted on September 5 2003 by Mickey

    It’s Friday and my brain has turned to mush. How else to explain why I feel so listless and am so easily distracted by bright lights and shiny things. Good thing it’s quiet at work, since I don’t … Continue reading →

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A Food to Be Named Later

Posted on September 4 2003 by Mickey

    German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, along with French President “Black Jacques” Chirac, is refusing to support the recent US draft resolution asking for international assistance in running post-war Iraq, according to today’s AP article. “Their stance threatened to reopen … Continue reading →

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S.O.S.

Posted on September 3 2003 by Mickey

    Can a video card cause me to lose my broadband connection? I needed to send my ATI All-in-Wonder in this morning to get repaired (for reasons illustrated here); and a coworker loaned me his nVidia graphics card, since … Continue reading →

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A Message from Joe (2003/09/03)

Posted on September 3 2003 by Mickey

    My nephew Joe is taking an international studies course in Ecuador. Here’’s his latest message. From: JoeSent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 10:21:20Subject: Another Mr. Blue Sky Day Well, today, like every other day here, is bright blue skies … Continue reading →

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Somebody Talk Me Into This

Posted on September 3 2003 by Mickey

    Just found out that, according to her website, Loreena McKennitt will peform on Thursday, September 25, at “historic Fryfogel’s Tavern, 12km east of her hometown of Stratford, Ontario.” The short solo performance “is part of a fundraising evening … Continue reading →

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A Message from Joe (2003/09/01)

Posted on September 1 2003 by Mickey

    My nephew Joe is taking an international studies course in Ecuador. Here’’s his latest message. From: JoeSent: Monday, September 01, 2003 12:27:23Subject: Hello world travelers Howdy friends, Ok folks, I have had a wonderful weekend. My family did … Continue reading →

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