Monthly Archives: August 2005

Canal St Ain’t Just a Name Anymore

Posted on August 31 2005 by Mickey

      The photos are unbelievable.  The stories are horrifying.  People having to bust their way out of the attics of their flooded houses.  Tens of thousands trapped in the Superdome, with no water and no working toilets.  Whole … Continue reading →

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Urgent Message

Posted on August 28 2005 by Mickey

    Note: I did not see this message at the time. I am posting it here for my own benefit. I was not made aware of this bulletin till probably August 30 or 31st, but I’m including it here … Continue reading →

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Psoriacast (2005-08-27)

Posted on August 27 2005 by Mickey

    Today’s forecast calls for dry and crusty…

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Toy Story: The Erotic Italian Edition

Posted on August 22 2005 by Mickey

    You know, if I’m to blog about Pixar I really should be writing about the recent passing of Joe Ranft, and how his creative talents will surely be missed — not only at the company but in my … Continue reading →

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iPod Killer

Posted on August 14 2005 by Mickey

    I had to laugh when I read this at Digg.com. Digger jon13210 submitted a photo of a smashed up iPod, the end result of his frustration and dissatisfaction with the product. “My iPod sucked from the beginning,” he … Continue reading →

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Crooks & Liars & Plagiarists

Posted on August 13 2005 by Mickey

    In a world of crooks and liars, I guess I’m the crook. I\’m too lazy to do my own research, so today’s blog post will be stuff I’ve shamelessly stolen from the Crooks & Liars website.  First some … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday (Pt 2)

Posted on August 11 2005 by Mickey

    While watching an old CommandN podcast I learned about a piece of donation-ware called Disk Inventory X, a disk usage utility which can display one’s hard drive’s contents as a “treemap”. It looked cool and I had to … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday

Posted on August 10 2005 by Mickey

    Can’t let the day pass without noting it’s been one year since I ditched Windows and switched to Mac. Coincidentally, two days ago, I broke my G5’s uptime record. Previously it was 16 days of continual uninterrupted use. … Continue reading →

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Mrs Sheehan Goes to Crawford

Posted on August 9 2005 by Mickey

    Half a month ago I quoted Cindy Sheehan, a grieving mother who spoke at a congressional meeting about the death of her son.  Now Ms Sheehan is in the news again, marching on the Western White House in … Continue reading →

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One Wedding and a Cookout

Posted on August 7 2005 by Mickey

    As promised, here’s video of the wedding I went to (on August 6), followed by the family get-together the next day (August 7). This is a larger-sized version than available in my podcast subscription. Your browser does not … Continue reading →

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