Monthly Archives: February 2004

Buffett in the News

Posted on February 14 2004 by Mickey

    A lot of activity in Margaritaville. Buffett’s new song and article are featured in the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated (for those who “read the articles”), Buffett appeared in Friday’s Today show, and now I find some Florida … Continue reading →

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Heart-Shaped Blog

Posted on February 14 2004 by Mickey

    It’s Valentine’s Day! Or as short fat guys call it, Saturday. Usually I avoid the sappy sentimental trappings of this day, but this year I’ve decided to revel in them. Romance is in the air, people are exchanging … Continue reading →

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Diet Blog: Day Forty-Two

Posted on February 13 2004 by Mickey

    Today’s weigh-in is unofficial, since I did it after I had breakfast. Still, the news is good — especially considering I fell off the wagon a little this week. The repetition of asparagus and cherry tomatoes and fish … Continue reading →

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Mac Attack

Posted on February 12 2004 by Mickey

    Now that Virginia Tech has switched to Xserve, they’re selling off the 1,100 G5s which had formerly been their supercomputer. These 2GB dual-processor Power Macs, with 1GB of RAM and 160GB of hard drive space, are going for … Continue reading →

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Daily Chat

Posted on February 12 2004 by Mickey

    Once again I am late to the party. A couple weeks ago Stephen Colbert, from The Daily Show, participated in a wry online chat with the Washington Post.    (Link found via Steven Rubio’s Online Life.)    And … Continue reading →

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Beans Around the World

Posted on February 12 2004 by Mickey

    As its webmaster says, Beans Around the World “started out as a simple joke” but “has developed into an international quest for world peace, love, tourism, and the promotion of high-protein vegetable food groups.” Perhaps the humble black … Continue reading →

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Dial 22824-22*

Posted on February 10 2004 by Mickey

    To enfore New York’s cell phone ban, an assemblyman wants to set up a hotline to turn lawbreakers in. As described in Tech Live‘s report:“It’s illegal in New York state to use a cellphone while driving, but studies … Continue reading →

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How to Improve Detroit?  Photoshop it!

Posted on February 10 2004 by Mickey

    Today’s Free Press has a front-page article on how Detroit representatives were in Houston last weekend to show off plans for our city’s hosting of Super Bowl XL in 2006. To make Detroit more inviting they doctored a … Continue reading →

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Congratulations PJ!

Posted on February 8 2004 by Mickey

    Peter Jackson received the Directors Guild Award last night! The One Ring.net has a set of images from the ceremony here. This and Barrie Osborne’s Producers Guild Award last month should bode well for Return of the King‘s … Continue reading →

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Stupid Headline of the Day

Posted on February 8 2004 by Mickey

    The Detroit Free Press, reprinting an article the Atlanta Journal Constitution, had this attention-getting banner today, on page 6E: “Beatles aren’t so radical 40 years later”.    Gee. Y’think? Could it really be possible that after forty years … Continue reading →

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