Category Archives: News

“Na na na na…”

Posted on June 2 2002 by Mickey

    So what happened last night? After six close-scoring games, some of which needed to be decided in overtime, what happened to Colorado that the Red Wings were able to trounce them so handily? It’s like Colorado had a … Continue reading →

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Local News

Posted on May 2 2002 by Mickey

    Just saw a commercial for channel 4’s “The Defenders” — they’re the hardhitting reporters who do exposés usually on cops and other government employees screwing around on the job. This got me thinking. Channel 2 has a similar … Continue reading →

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Earth Day

Posted on April 23 2002 by Mickey

    A little post Earth Day note. Our President unveiled his “Clear Skies” environmental plan today, which awards companies points for low emissions (which they can barter to companies with high emissions). This is the great “let the marketplace … Continue reading →

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ANWR

Posted on April 10 2002 by Mickey

    What a shock.    The mideast declares an oil embargo on us, and guess what our administration’s solution is — drilling in Alaska! Who’d’a thunk it?! Drilling in Alaska. That old song and dance Dubya’s been working on since … Continue reading →

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Who’s Online?

Posted on February 6 2002 by Mickey

    According to the latest census information released by the Commerce department, more than half of all American households, and more than half of all Americans, have access to the Internet. A further breakdown shows that of this total … Continue reading →

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The American Talib

Posted on February 6 2002 by Mickey

    I guess my local newspaper thinks I’m stupid.    They keep referring to notorious traitor-in-training John Walker Lindh as the “American Taliban”. Apparently they forgot that “Taliban” is plural. That’s why when we were fighting to oust the Taliban … Continue reading →

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The Countdown

Posted on December 6 2001 by Mickey

    Less than two weeks to go till Fellowship of the Ring. To get in the spirit, here’s an MP3 of Professor Tolkien himself, recorded in 1952, reading an early and chilling part from the first book.    It’s … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to Me

Posted on November 9 2001 by Mickey

    Happy Birthday to me. Looks like an amazingly busy week coming up too — almost enough to rival May. But details will have to wait for later.    I’m a bit bemused by CNN’s report on the FBI’s … Continue reading →

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War

Posted on September 15 2001 by Mickey

    And now we are at war. I don’t want this front page to turn political or to antagonize anyone if my views do not match yours, so the diatribe I began to write has instead been moved over … Continue reading →

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September 11

Posted on September 11 2001 by Mickey

    I really have nothing to say. The images from the news express it all. And since my company called off work today, I’ve been watching TV all day. Work on my site seems so trivial against the inexplicable … Continue reading →

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