Author Archives: Mickey

Q: …Yeah?
A: …Yeah.

Posted on September 24 2003 by Mickey

    Congratulations NBC. Just as I feared, you turned The West Wing into ER. You’ve got another show where the dialogue has no flourish but exists only to serve the plot; with anguished close-ups and spinning camera moves, and … Continue reading →

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Can a Guy in a Bear Suit Break into Dave’s Montana Home and Eat His Candles?

Posted on September 24 2003 by Mickey

    An amazing number of blog entries today. I guess I’m going for the record. Maybe I’m turning into Jaquandor who always posts numerous entries per day, except mine aren’t so thought out and well-written.    I’m adding this … Continue reading →

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Sharing the Love

Posted on September 24 2003 by Mickey

    Tee-hee. Ya gotta love this. KaZaA is now suing the RIAA! KaZaA claims the RIAA, in tracking those 261 people who were later sued, was using KaZaA Lite, an unauthorized version of the file-sharing software, and by doing … Continue reading →

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DCOMbobulate

Posted on September 24 2003 by Mickey

    Skeptical as I am about unknown e-mail attachments, even I was puzzled by the latest file sent to me from “support@microsoft.com”. The e-mail [My Life as a Fischer has an example of it] looked official enough and, stranger … Continue reading →

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A Message from Joe (2003/9/24)

Posted on September 24 2003 by Mickey

    My nephew Joe is taking an international studies course in Ecuador. Here’s his latest message. From: JoeSent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 07:07:44Subject: I’m finally changing the subject line… Howdy folks, I thought that before I leave on my … Continue reading →

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Chicks Chuck Chaps

Posted on September 23 2003 by Mickey

    I don’t know what took them so long. After the simple-minded kneejerk cries of treason and the ridiculous record burning shindigs, I was disappointed a while ago when the Dixie Chicks went to the media to apologize for … Continue reading →

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Live News

Posted on September 23 2003 by Mickey

    That figures. Right after I pre-order the upcoming live CDs, their release date gets changed. Buffettnews reports the CDs, originally scheduled to start appearing in October, won’t show up till the beginning of November. This information was available … Continue reading →

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The QuickTime File of Galadriel

Posted on September 23 2003 by Mickey

    We were just discussing how there’s been no word on whether the upcoming Return of the King trailer would be available for download, but according to The One Ring.net it will be! The trailer will premiere this Friday, … Continue reading →

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Emmy 2003

Posted on September 22 2003 by Mickey

    I am embarrassed to admit it but I didn’t find out the Emmys were on Sunday until the afternoon of the day before! At least I didn’t miss the program, but it came up so fast I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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A Message from Joe (2003/9/21)

Posted on September 21 2003 by Mickey

    My nephew Joe is taking an international studies course in Ecuador. Here’s his latest message. From: JoeSent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 17:13:31Subject: Re: Time to fill ya in. Hello friends and family alike, I am just returned from … Continue reading →

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