Published by scott June 30th, 2004
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Scary pic of the day:
“God, I and he knows what he did,” [Paula] Jones [of Clinton-impeachment fame] told CNN on Tuesday. (read more)
Good. I don’t think anyone else needs to know. And I’m pretty sure God’s kicking himself for peeking. (And check your grammar next time!)
“Bill Clinton pretends to be contrite, but he continues to [...]
Published by scott June 30th, 2004
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So, the Coffee’s kicked in (Starbucks Kenya Blend — yum) and I’ve gotten over the minor disappointment that Starbucks ran out of Summer Fruit Cobbler (WARNING: Addictive), and I’ve trawled the news sites and I’m ready to go.
Item One: The Justice Department decreed that it would not comply with a Freedom of Information Act request [...]
Published by scott June 29th, 2004
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked enforcement of a law intended to protect children from pornography on the Internet, saying the law probably violates free-speech guarantees. (read more)
Porn is speech. It’s made of little movies that glaringly lack a plot, but it’s still speech. Kudos to the Court. It’s interesting to note that the decision [...]
Published by scott June 28th, 2004
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Riding to the mall one Saturday, Joanne Ikeda’s younger sister turned to her and asked, out of nowhere, “Do you know that I am now overweight?” (read more)
She joins Arnold Schwarzenegger and Scott Simpson in the ranks of the Terminally Overweight. Yeah, apparently I’m edging toward obese as well, though my 33-inch waist hasn’t been [...]
Published by scott June 25th, 2004
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OK, this isn’t a private broadcast network doing nice things for the community, but here goes with an announcement I think is worthwhile:
A major attack on several web servers has left them infected, and the can infect your computer if you’re running Internet Explorer under Windows.
If you want to read nerds talking about it, visit [...]
Published by scott June 24th, 2004
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If you haven’t noticed the stylistic facelift, you’re blind. Blind as a bat. Blind as a bat with serious glaucoma driving at night. After drinking. I’ll be entertaining comments about the new site, just put in a comment or something down further.
I’m seriously starting to wonder about some people these days — I took off [...]
Published by scott June 23rd, 2004
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So I haven’t been in a blogging mood today, and I’m not quite sure why. Hm.
Published by scott June 22nd, 2004
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From CNN.com:
…or I could be a virus, or I could be unwelcome email… no one really knows…
That’s the problem with spell checkers — It’s spelled properly, but it’s the wrong word.
Published by scott June 21st, 2004
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The leader of an anti-discrimination group called for tolerance after a sign reading “Stamp out Islam” was posted in the hometown of an American contractor murdered in Saudi Arabia. (read more)
As a person in possession of a rational mind, I must question the fervor with which certain luddites attack the existence of Islam. I am [...]
Published by scott June 21st, 2004
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A teacher’s aide who forgot to put away her marshmallows and hot chocolate at Yellowstone National Park last year was taken from her cruise ship cabin in handcuffs and hauled before a judge, accused of failing to pay the year-old fine. (read more)
Talk about over-reacting… Freaking bill her or something. The article continues, noting that [...]