Author Archives: Mickey

Gadgets Round-up

Posted on February 16 2003 by Mickey

    It’s been a small piece of forever since I updated my Gadgets page. It’s not that I haven’t been buying gadgets — far from it — it’s just that I haven’t had time to experiment with them. The … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14 2003 by Mickey
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Two Things

Posted on February 12 2003 by Mickey

    • People smarter than we are have determined that our Universe is 13.7 billion years old. I feel very uneasy knowing this. It’s like hearing something I’m not supposed to know. The scientists also add it was a … Continue reading →

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My Apologies

Posted on February 11 2003 by Mickey

    I guess I should apologize to Peter Jackson. It seems my continuing criticism of The Two Towers cost him his Best Director nomination this morning. I guess I should not have focused so much on the negatives regarding … Continue reading →

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Targeted

Posted on February 8 2003 by Mickey

    The evil Redhead is more devious than I thought. She hacked into my SFG forum and knocked it offline. She evidently even taught herself Linux, since the message she left said something about “Affix” owning me. Surely the … Continue reading →

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Meatheads

Posted on February 7 2003 by Mickey

    This is a tasty idea, even though the end result is raw and inedible. Still, juicy red meat is involved, so how can it be wrong? Hats of Meat, a website created to celebrate the history and versatility … Continue reading →

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Hail Columbia

Posted on February 5 2003 by Mickey

Sunrise as seen from Columbia(TIME Magazine; NASA-Getty Images) It’s been said we had begun to take the space shuttle for granted. This might very well be so, since I was surprised to read (in TIME magazine) that there have already … Continue reading →

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New Tour

Posted on January 30 2003 by Mickey

    The tour dates have been announced and — Sweet Jesus! — Buffett’s actually going to peform in Michigan again! Tuesday, June 24Detroit, MI     DTE Music TheatreOn Sale March 8     I might actually have to … Continue reading →

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Translating Two Towers

Posted on January 30 2003 by Mickey

    Let us return to the continuing adventures of Gandolf Foogray, Gibley, Filden, and Marine the Hobik.    Last year at this time, The Fellowship of the Ring was bootlegged to DVD overseas and the subtitles, which went through … Continue reading →

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Well, Hello Mr Fancy Pants

Posted on January 29 2003 by Mickey

    Hey look, we’re going to be famous. I just found out the new Evil Dead videogame (“Fistful of Boomstick” coming soon from THQ [for X-Box and PlayStation2]) takes place in none other than Dearborn, Michigan (whence I’m writing … Continue reading →

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