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Give a man a fish and feed him for a day....Teach him to use the internet and he won't bother you for weeks!

Tuesday, May 25, 2004

The GWB Amazon.com: Wish List

Amazon.com: Wish List

Just in case you were stumped on what to get GWB (the shrub, not the bridge) for his birthday.

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Bird dropping hits singing Lauper in mouth

Bird dropping hits singing Lauper in mouth

"When the working day is done, girls just wanna have......dung!"
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Saturday, May 22, 2004

F'ing Deadwood

Talk Pretty - The linguistic brilliance of HBO's Deadwood. By Matt�Feeney

This is rapidly turning into my favorite TV show. I was skeptical when I heard that HBO was doing "a western” due to the "been there/done that" factor, but after watching an episode or so it's easy to get hooked. The show works on so many levels; with so many characters to root for and against. "The wife" informs me that she can't watch the show because it is "too dirty". I thought I understood, since the adult content and the liberal usage of the "f" bomb and the "cs" moniker make this show tough for some to take. But upon further discussion, I find that her aversion is based on the lack of proper sanitation and personal hygiene that is present in this frontier setting. Go figure; I may have to stop watching The Soprano's since I'm not a big fan of gold chains and big hair.
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Thursday, May 20, 2004

Historians vs. George W. Bush

Historians vs. George W. Bush

From the History News Network webpage:

"eight in ten historians responding rate the current presidency an overall failure. Of 415 historians who expressed a view of President Bush’s administration to this point as a success or failure, 338 classified it as a failure and 77 as a success. (Moreover, it seems likely that at least eight of those who said it is a success were being sarcastic, since seven said Bush’s presidency is only the best since Clinton’s and one named Millard Fillmore.) "

Nuff said.....




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Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Graduation Day

News and Information | News

So why can't all commencement speaches be as honest and on target as the one recently given by Jon Stewart?
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Look Away

Why, given all the warm memories of the late comic actor Tony Randall's appearances in The Odd Couple and The Late Show, did I have to tune into The Larry King Show last night? In the same way that you get an annoying song stuck in your head, now I can't get the thought of the insipid interview that he did with Tony’s widow, Heather. Larry had to share his insights and experiences about dating younger women; we can only hope he wasn't laying the groundwork for being the "next Mrs. King".
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Monday, May 17, 2004

Wally World

Well, after a stress free week off from work, today I return to reality. The interesting thing is that blogging represents a whole new series of opportunities to get myself in trouble. Although it is tempting to do an open and honest confessional that is a window into my daily experiences, doing so might prove to be off-putting and place me in some compromising situations at work; and (for now) I lack the guts to really put myself out there. Perhaps some "fictional" pieces about life in a modern urban department store might be forthcoming given the right opportunity.

Anyway; what I really wanted to do appears to have already been done. There is a GREAT site called The Wacky World of Wally World " which is a blog written from the point of view of a frustrated Wal-Mart employee. Someone else described it as "a cross between "The Diary of Anne Frank" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". It's raw, real, and very funny.... makes a great read.
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Sunday, May 16, 2004

M-L-C

2005 Lotus Elise: Lotus Finally Lines Up a New Car for America

A nice article in the NY Times about the sharp new Lotus sports car. But, did she have to say “few things soothe middle-age angst better than a fast, low-slung, open-air sports car.”? Ouch; this hits too close to home since we just bought a new toy, a “classic” (read: used) Miata convertible. I knew that this might scream “mid-life crisis”, but as one of my co-workers assures me; as long as I don’t get a tattoo or piercing to go with it I can avoid the “MLC” label. Some things that I’ve learned since I’ve been driving it include: sunscreen = good, hat = better.

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Saturday, May 15, 2004

Day 2

OK, using this is easy....what is tough is having some meaningful content. I always wanted to have a diary as a child....so I guess this is yet another deferred childhood goal that I pursue as a "so-called" adult. My original motivation for setting this up was as a way to update friends and family about things that might be going on in our lives. Perhaps, once I take the training wheels off, it may serve that purpose. For now, these minor ramblings will have to suffice.

Not to be too much of a geek, but I'm sitting here typing this while Anna is eating breakfast. "You-know-who" is sitting here looking cute, hoping that some of that bagel will find it's way to her. It did....who could resist that cute little face??


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Friday, May 14, 2004

Just Checking Things Out....

I just signed up for a Blogger account. Just what the world needs.....yet another annoying blog by someone with nothing to say. They say that honesty is the best policy; my only question is "Who the heck are 'they'???" More spiffy insights to follow after I read the documentation and brush up on my HTML.
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