Author Archives: Mickey

Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You

Posted on October 3 2003 by Mickey

    Oh the irony! Incredible but true! Headline of the week! Although the Direct Marketing Association is engaged in fighting the Do-Not-Call list, 11 of its executives signed up for the Do-Not-Call list! (From Newsday, by way of Slashdot.)  … Continue reading →

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Numbing-orean

Posted on October 2 2003 by Mickey

    I noticed someone searching my site for this information, and now I can provide it. I found from TORN that the official Lord of the Rings site has released a list of theaters which will be participating in … Continue reading →

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New Breaded Food Sensation

Posted on October 2 2003 by Mickey

Cheeseburgers by the stick     Introducing Cheeseburger Fries, a new taste sensation formed from ground beef and cheese, breaded and deep-fried.    I first read about this on Bill Maher‘s blog, and I see other bloggers and assorted sites … Continue reading →

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A Message from Joe (2003/10/01)

Posted on October 1 2003 by Mickey

    My nephew Joe is taking an international studies course in Ecuador. Here’s his latest message. From: JoeSent: Wednesday, October 1 2003   07:41:12Subject: Chota and the Angel nHello folks! I am returned from my weekend trip, renewed and … Continue reading →

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More & Bigger (and hopefully sooner)

Posted on September 30 2003 by Mickey

    Saw this link on The Digital Bits. According to an article at e4engineering.com, Japanese engineers have unveiled “Ultra High Definition Television”. HDTV is obsolete before it had a chance to catch on, since this new system offers 4,000 … Continue reading →

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The Precious

Posted on September 29 2003 by Mickey

    I missed seeing the new announcement by mere seconds. I was just at the official site, but it was seconds later at TORN that I saw word the new ROTK trailer had been released, right around 3:30 PM … Continue reading →

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To Me! To Me!

Posted on September 29 2003 by Mickey

    While waiting for a hopefully better version to show up at the official site, I’m spending my time watching AOL’s Return of the King trailer offering. A Nazgûl on approach to Minas Tirith Metropolitan Airport Shelob. Ick. I’m … Continue reading →

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PWNED!

Posted on September 26 2003 by Mickey

    Found out from eBay this afternoon that I’m the victim of credit card fraud! Some jagoff was using my credit card to start an eBay account, make a thirty dollar BidPay payment, and some fifty dollar RegSoft purchase. … Continue reading →

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Come to Sméagol’

Posted on September 26 2003 by Mickey

    The One Ring.net has a snippet of the Return of the King trailer, released today. Their download page is understandably getting hammered, so I figured I’d mirror the QuickTime file here [since removed], on my site. The file … Continue reading →

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Ring, Ring, Go Away

Posted on September 25 2003 by Mickey

    The much anticipated activation of the Do Not Call list, slated to take effect October 1, had been put on hold, as usual, by some spoilsport judge. A US District Judge in Oklahoma says the FTC does not … Continue reading →

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