Monthly Archives: January 2005

Now Hiring. No Fatties.

    It’s almost like being picked on in the schoolyard again.  Howard Weyers, owner of Weyco Inc in Okemos, raised some controversy when he forced employees to either quit smoking or quit their job.  Now, due to rising insurance … Continue reading

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The Secret of Book Six

    JK Rowling has already hinted that a major character dies in the next book of her Harry Potter series.  I recently received information as to whom it might be.  Click the following link to find out.

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Johnny Carson

    It’s been a while since Johnny Carson was on TV, nevertheless it’s still a terrible blow to hear he passed away this morning.  For someone who grew up in the 60s and 70s, there’s just something “right” about … Continue reading

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Vertigo 2005 Tour Dates

    While I was out enjoying An Evening with Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood at, of all places, the Detroit Opera House (or D’OH!, as Schmoe calls it), U2.com went ahead and released the tour dates ahead of time … Continue reading

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Metamorph the Mesomorph

    Here’s a fun little online morphing applet, where you can upload a photo of yourself and alter it to resemble different ages, races, and even art styles.    The bastardized results of my own visage are below.  Warning: … Continue reading

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Stuff I Found Today

    When visiting this online store, some read it as “Pen Island” while others see something…a bit…different.  Click here to go to penisland.net.  (From Fark.)    • A visit to the King Kong set.  Part 1.  (From AICN.)    … Continue reading

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Vertigo 2005

    The fun begins…    The dates will be announced on Monday.    The pre-sales begins on Tuesday.    The e-mail with the code is being sent out now.

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There is No Crisis

    Blogging against Bush was less than a resounding success, yet here I go again.  A new PAC site, There is No Crisis.com, has begun, trying to get the point across that despite our President’s repeated assertions, there is … Continue reading

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Golden Globes

    I was planning on another big long live-blogging session last night, as the Golden Globe Awards began.  I got a couple posts in, about E!’s pre-show coverage, before realizing that I really didn’t care about the outcome.  I … Continue reading

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Dumbass Quote of the Week

    Wow, two entries in one day. I’m coming back with a vengeance!  I couldn’t go back to sleep, however, without a word about the brain trust that is defending the schmoes arrested for the Abu Ghraib tortures. This … Continue reading

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