Monthly Archives: October 2003

Headlines

    The Supreme Court has agreed to hear debate on whether the “one Nation under God” phrase in the Pledge of Allegiance should remain. This story could be big, although the ruling won’t be till next year. Personally, I … Continue reading

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Rock of Ages

    Speaking of my rock collection, here are a few more samples. These aren’t from my States of the Union collection, these are just rocks with interesting shapes. They come mainly from Mackinac Island and also Presque Isle park … Continue reading

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School of Rock

    For quite a while, every year I would be able to go up to Mackinac Island for our Summer vacation. Mackinac’s shoreline is lined with limestone rocks which often are formed into recognizable shapes (and their flatness and … Continue reading

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Fucking USA

    I confess I am strangely attracted to this crude little bit of Korean pop propaganda. I first heard about it on Blogdex, after a snippet of a music video appeared on Rob Pongi.com.    After doing further searches … Continue reading

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Redempublicanocrat

    In the aftermath of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s election, I figured I’d take this category out again for a ride around the block. I know everybody loves Ahnuld, but, seriously, they couldn’t just wait till Terminator 3 comes out on … Continue reading

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Yesterday in Tech News

    Although they’re a day old, a couple tech stories have caught my eye. The first, from this C|net article, is that the latest copy-protection implemented by BMG on its new CDs can be defeated by simply holding the … Continue reading

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A Message from Joe (2003/10/8)

    My nephew Joe is taking an international studies course in Ecuador. Here’s his latest message. From: JoeSent: Wednesday, October 8 2003   07:26:47Subject: Baños Howdy Everyone! This is gonna have to be pretty short, as I have volleyball … Continue reading

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Comic Convergence

    Over the weekend three of my favorite comics all came to town. A remarkable comedy nexus in the space/time continuum. I wasn’t able to make the Stephen Lynch show at Clutch Cargo’s on Friday, but I did get … Continue reading

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Bullwinkle’s Poetry Corner

    First Lady Laura Bush began the third National Book Festival by reciting a poem, written by none other than her husband, the President of the United States. To honor the “written word in an age of visual media”” … Continue reading

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Oh the Thinks You Can Think

    A University of Maryland study confirms most Americans have at least one of three misconceptions about the Iraq invasion (those being that Saddam Hussein was involved in the September 2001 attacks, that the US have found weapons of … Continue reading

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