Category Archives: Links

Ray Harryhausen

Posted on June 10 2003 by Mickey

    Congratulations to Ray Harryhausen, creator of many memorable and mythic stop-motion animated characters, who now, today, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. According to this article, the honor was achieved through the strong backing of … Continue reading →

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Today in Fat (2003/06/08)

Posted on June 8 2003 by Mickey

(From an AP story on AOL)     Next stop: Tankah, Mexico.    A new Mexico resort, opening June 15, may be the vacation spot of choice for heavy people sensitive about their weight and appearance. The resort, Freedom Paradise, … Continue reading →

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Blog Within a Blog: My New Computer 1.3

Posted on May 27 2003 by Mickey

    I really expected one of my computer orders to show up today. I guess FedEx and UPS are behind because of the holiday, but the race is on to see who delivers first.    With no gadgets to … Continue reading →

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Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be

Posted on May 17 2003 by Mickey

    I just saw this story, although it was announced earlier in the week. There’s a well-known hypothesis that an infinite number of monkeys at an infinite number of typewriters would eventually produce the works of Shakespeare. A group … Continue reading →

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Today in Food (2003/05/09)

Posted on May 9 2003 by Mickey

    Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services, is putting pressure on fast food businesses to shape up, according to a Reuters article on Yahoo!.    “It is important to pressure the food industry and the soft drink … Continue reading →

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Would You Like to Microsize That for 39¢?

Posted on May 2 2003 by Mickey

    The above image is a microscopic view of St Pauli Girl beer, taken from a site called Microscopy. (It was the Martin Sargent’s “Site of the Nite” for Tech TV on April 28, but I only learned about … Continue reading →

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Fairies

Posted on April 30 2003 by Mickey

    It’s too much of a cliché to write “Best. Site. Ever.” So I’ll simply say that this site is hypnotic.    I just can’t look away!   Behold the Fairy Dance*    * Sorry. I only recently viewed … Continue reading →

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Dead Again

Posted on April 30 2003 by Mickey

    In the great tradition of Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell, a group of Michigan youths have once again banded to put together a homemade horror movie. Having kidded myself that I might one day make a movie, this … Continue reading →

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Today in Food (2003/04/29)

Posted on April 29 2003 by Mickey

    They used to call it a Big Mac Attack. It seems nothing will be keep people from going to McDonald’s, as evidenced by these two news stories. First there’s this man, who wanted McDonald’s so bad he didn’t … Continue reading →

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Bloggadocio

Posted on April 28 2003 by Mickey

    Over the last couple weeks I’ve been working on a couple other blogs, and during that time I’ve become more and more dissatisfied with the SFG server. I\’s hard to miss the grunts and groans when it tries … Continue reading →

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