Author Archives: Mickey

Final Thoughts

Posted on November 1 2004 by Mickey

    Soon it will be over. No more hourly polls, no more yard signs, no more evening phone calls. The election will be over and, inshallah, the showing will be decisive enough to curtail most of the inevitable contested … Continue reading →

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BOO!

Posted on October 30 2004 by Mickey

    What’s scarier than continual VBS exploits? How about these unnerving and spooky links, culled from the archives…The story of the haunted caveSpooky photographs of ghostsMy niece’s ghost story    Of course, nothing could be scarier than this though.  … Continue reading →

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iPod Photo

Posted on October 29 2004 by Mickey

    I was caught up in the excitement on Tuesday and impulsively ordered one of the new iPod Photos. Remarkably — especially compared to the wait for my G5 — my iPod Photo showed up just three days later. … Continue reading →

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Preparing for Victory

Posted on October 29 2004 by Mickey

    I was going to save this for Wednesday, but I’m already seeing it show up on other websites. Here’s a video of George W Bush perfecting his victory salute to America…Your browser does not support the video tag.

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Even Better Than That Real® Thing

Posted on October 26 2004 by Mickey

    Later this afternoon, 1PM PDT, Bono and The Edge will join Apple’s Steve Jobs to make some form of announcement. It might be that the iTunes Music Store is opening in more countries or it might be that … Continue reading →

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Song of the Week

Posted on October 25 2004 by Mickey

    I just discovered this song, “Takin’ My Country Back”, by the Honky Tonkers for Truth. Here’s an excerpt: I’M TAKIN’ MY COUNTRY BACKSON, YOU AIN’T BEEN DOIN? HER RIGHTOH I BEEN WATCHIN’ YOU AND I DON’T LIKEHOW YOU’VE … Continue reading →

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Stuff I’ve Heard

Posted on October 22 2004 by Mickey

    I don’t know how true this is, but I heard the bulge in President Bush’s jacket is actually his “Mission Accomplished” flight suit codpiece. It’s worn improperly, obviously, but it’s because Mr Bush has been insisting on dressing … Continue reading →

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Music of Middle-earth

Posted on October 18 2004 by Mickey

    I had the pleasure of seeing The Detroit Symphony Orchestra perform Howard Shore‘s The Lord of the Rings Symphony on Saturday. It was a special one-night-only peformance, conducted by Markus Huber, with the Ford Motor Company Chorus and … Continue reading →

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“Increase Your Word Power” with George W Bush

Posted on October 15 2004 by Mickey

    I saw this clip on Late Show with David Letterman and regretted not saving it. Luckily, I was able to nab it from The Neil Rogers Show by way of the SEI message boards. (It’s in Windows Media … Continue reading →

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I’ve Been Hacked

Posted on October 15 2004 by Mickey

    Coincidental with my having the week off, I’ve been noticing bizarre behavior in regards to my site. Since I’m using a Mac I didn’t encounter anything outright, but my browser was downloading little “2DimensionOfExploitsEnc.php” files. Most often these … Continue reading →

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