Author Archives: Mickey

Travels with Short Fat Guys

Posted on November 17 2000 by Mickey

    Ahhh… the weekend…    I’ve gotten slightly re-energized with this web site over the last couple days. I have no reason for it, so it’s best not to question it; but this sudden (and uncharacteristic) burst of energy … Continue reading →

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The Next Files

Posted on November 3 2000 by Mickey

The season premiere of my favorite show is just a couple days away, but strangely I am not looking forward to it.    I used to be a huge X-Files fan, but now the thought of the show’s return fills … Continue reading →

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George W and Dave L

Posted on November 2 2000 by Mickey

    My favorite video clip of recent days. Just in time for Election Day: a behind the scenes look at George W Bush’s appearance on Late Show with David Letterman. This clip was originally shown on October 20, the … Continue reading →

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Computer Troubles

Posted on October 23 2000 by Mickey

    What would a vacation be without some computer trouble? I’ve been noticing a lot of large files clogging up my hard drives, with generic names like “00093284.wav” or “00094726.avi”. And more recently I discovered these files were being … Continue reading →

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Pre-Empted

Posted on October 20 2000 by Mickey

    “The show you would like to be watching, and which can be seen by the rest of the country, will not be shown so that we can bring you this old low-rent program we can pack full of … Continue reading →

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Changes

Posted on October 2 2000 by Mickey

    Now that the new TV season is starting, there should be an update on the TV page soon; and I recently placed an order with Oupost.com so hopefully I’ll have an update for the Gadgets page too. Until … Continue reading →

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BNL Live!

Posted on September 16 2000 by Mickey

    It’s time for a new offering.    The latest MP3 is from Barenaked Ladies. It was recorded a year ago at Pine Knob, during their “Barenaked Summer’s Night” tour for their album Stunt. This MP3 also boasts at … Continue reading →

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JBO

Posted on September 9 2000 by Mickey

    It looks like Jimmy Buffett Online is back online! This is great news, even including the legal restrictions imposed on the site. (Funny, I thought the name would be one of the things to go.) Now if only … Continue reading →

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While Sitting in the Wendy’s Drive-Thru…

Posted on September 8 2000 by Mickey

    “The Wendy’s Drive-Thru Query”: Why is it you always get your drink before your meal, but you only get your straw with your meal? So you get to sit there holding your cola, unable to do anything with … Continue reading →

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Amy Grant Live!

Posted on September 2 2000 by Mickey

    Still haven’t found time to create a full-fledged Music section, but I did manage to encode another MP3. Maybe this is an effort to beat the department stores at their own game, but despite its being only Labor … Continue reading →

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