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Wed - September 10, 2003

This site is dead, long live the new one!


I have started a new blog, using new software, on a different server... www.sebimeyer.com Please update your bookmarks, blog roll links, etc accordingly.
The rest stays the same, but better.

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Wed - September 3, 2003

What's going on


I've gotten some emails from readers of this page asking me what is going on and why I am not updating as of late. It has nothing to do with me losing interest, but has rather to do with some technical difficulties I am trying to resolve to make sebimeyer.com even better than before...

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Fri - August 22, 2003

a bit of American Grafitti


dinner on main street

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Thu - August 21, 2003

Holiday Inn Express


We have found a place to sleep at night: A Holiday Inn Express in Fresno, Ca. This answers a long standing question I had...

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Wed - August 20, 2003

Stay Tuned


I am dead tired. The promised account of my adventures in Vegas will have to wait till next week. This is how I feel right now...

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Mon - August 18, 2003

Vegas first night


We just spend our first night in Las Vegas. So far so good. Or as the people on the roller coaster coming by our window would put it: "WhhhhhhhhAAAAAAAAAA!"

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Sat - August 16, 2003

Vegas Baby! Yeah!


My brother and are booked on a flight to Las Vegas tomorrow...

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Ass Cleavage


I was at the mall a few minutes ago and saw an add for what I can only describe as ass-cleavage panties...

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Microsoft


A passage from a BBC World article reads "Software giant Microsoft says it is confident it has thwarted threatened massive disruption to the internet from the MSBlast worm" even though thousands of people DID have problems...

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Thu - August 14, 2003

Burglar digs tunnel into sports store


This happened yesterday just a few blocks from where I live...

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Mon - August 11, 2003

Presidential Action Figure


I don't know if I should find this funny, plain sad or disgusting...

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how not to get a hotel in Key West


We went to Key West and had a blast, but also learned a lesson...

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Fri - August 8, 2003

cheesy post cards


Writing post cards is a chore nobody in their right mind likes. My brother just wrote two cards to friends in Germany that took the art of writing lame cards to new levels...

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Thu - August 7, 2003

vacation


I am going to Key West and will probably not be able to update this site until Sunday. I'll probably do it like last time and write things on the road but upload them all at once when I get back...

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Wed - August 6, 2003

Origins of the neck-tie


This is hilarious, in a "thank good we do not have to live in this kinda world anymore"-way...

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Mon - August 4, 2003

Homestarrunner and Strong Bad


I am off to Islands of Adventure with my brother for the day (a fact I just reminded him of, he had forgotten) but I could not leave without posting something. So for you personal amusement I hand you over to the Awesome Brothers Chap...

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Sun - August 3, 2003

Guardian: Earth spins slower than it should, causes problems in clocks


Every now and then I read something that makes me reconsider a major concept I thought I had grasped. This is one of those articles...

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international travel in times like these


It took him two attempts but my brother has finally arrived from Germany last night. He missed his plane the day before because of security checks and slow check-in and was visibly shaken by the whole ordeal...

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Fri - August 1, 2003

Photofriday: Curves


This weeks entry for Photofriday, on the topic "curves"

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Thu - July 31, 2003

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!


The lot next to our condo complex is being cleared and built on. I could live with the background noise created by the machinery and trucks, but the constant beeping of trucks backing up is driving me insane...

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Wed - July 30, 2003

I screwed up the economy


A press conference George W. Bush gave today made me realize he is not to fault for the messy economy slump we are in. I am...

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Tue - July 29, 2003

Has the Pentagon lost their collective mind? You bet!


A friend emailed me the link to this article. At first I thought it was a joke because it was so ridiculous, but no, these guys are serious. The Pentagon is proposing we bet on who will die next in the Middle East... (updated: The plan is no more.)

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Sat - July 26, 2003

Sebastian shampoo


A friend of mine (ironically his name is also Sebastian) and I saw a shampoo and hair care collection named "Sebastian" in the window of a German hair salon last winter. On a whim I checked on them today and what popped up is more than ironic...

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Video Wizardry


If you think everything you see on TV is real, I suggest you watch this recut of George W. Bush's State of the Union Address. It is shockingly well done and illustrates how to do good propaganda...

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Fri - July 25, 2003

Photofriday: Mechanism


I decided to try out Photofriday today, which calls for a themed photo. This weeks topic "mechanism" went well with my recent visit to Kennedy Space Center...

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Thu - July 24, 2003

what do you sleep with?


I found this image on the Web, which apparently is a Japanese (correct me if I am wrong) craze...

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back home


I am back home and have uploaded some entries I made while away. I did not have any chance to upload them until now, so the dates reflect the time the entry was written, rather than uploaded.

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Wed - July 23, 2003

Pizza cuts cancer risk


It's all over the web by now: A study shows eating pizza once a week lowers cancer risks...

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Mon - July 21, 2003

Kennedy Space Center


I have been wanting to go to Kennedy Space Center for ages now. When I came to the United States the first time, back then as ten year old tourist, my parents asked me "Do you want to go to Disney World or Kennedy Space Center?" It was a no brainer at the time but I have been regretting that I did not go for years. Now, 14 odd years later, I finally went and loved every minute of it...

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Sun - July 20, 2003

Stones and shell advice


My wife just came home from the beach and dumped a whole pile of broken shells onto the bathroom counter saying "they look nicer on the beach" which prompted me to dispense this piece of unsolicited advice...

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Bitburger


My wife, her Mom, sister and I are staying with a friend of her Mom's in Satellite Beach for a couple of nights. She is a quirky woman of the "no nonsese" kind. She's also been nurse for about 20 years and spend some years in Bitburg, Germany on an army base. I made a comment about the beer they make in Bitburg, aptly named Bitburger for obvious reasons, to which she answered "they make beer there?"

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Talk amongst yourselves


I will be gone for a couple of days...

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Sat - July 19, 2003

Trading Spaces drinking game


My wife and I are addicted to the TLC show Trading Spaces. To give it a twist, I came up with this drinking game...

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Used book store find


We went to a used book store in Sarasota Friday afternoon and found this rather amusing book...

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Fri - July 18, 2003

Google fun


A selection of strange Google searches pointing to me...

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Wed - July 16, 2003

Kitty translator


This company claims to have devised a communication device that translates cat and dog speech patterns...

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Americana Junk


If you thought you have seen all American flag-plastered kitsch by now, think again. These pages are hilarious. I was laughing so hard the cat came over to check if I was ok...

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Tue - July 15, 2003

digging the proverbial hole


The Washington Post had a quote from George W. Bush that you simply have to read to believe...

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Fri - July 11, 2003

Are these brothel pillows?


My wife brought these home today. She claims they are "nice" but I refer to them as "brothel pillows." So I'll have you decide. Look at the photo and then vote...

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Tue - July 8, 2003

worst pick-up lines ever


If you think you have heard them all, think again... (and no Mom, I have never, and will never use any of these)

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Mon - July 7, 2003

I honestly hope this will never happen


President Bush in an interview with CNN's Tumi Makgabo on why he chose to go to Africa now.
Bush: "I wanted to go before my first term was over."

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Sat - July 5, 2003

Site Search Marketing


I just implemented a way to search the posts on my site. (it's on the right, with the other links) The first search I did, to try it out, had hilarious results...

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Comment Amnesty


It has taken me a month and a half to realize that Enetation, the free service behind my commenting system on this site, is a piece of shit. It is free but it has definite problems, so I switched to a different free provider...

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Drug Commercial Satire


If you spend half an hour watching American TV you quickly realize one thing: You are sick and need all those drugs that are advertised. This satire goes down those lines...

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Fri - July 4, 2003

Indepence Day


"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin

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Tue - July 1, 2003

The ASCII Matrix has me


In the category "completely-useless-but-cool Matrix crap" I give you...

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Chateau Wal-Mart


Wal-Mart is gearing up to sell $2-5 priced wine in their nationwide stores. Apparently I am not the only one cringing at this prospect Very Big Blog even has a list of 12 name suggestions for the brew horriblé...

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Fri - June 20, 2003

Friday Five: Hair


I wasn't sure if I was going to answer Friday Five questions again, but this is just too good...

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Tue - June 17, 2003

SEBI plans to ink pact with CFTC


If you have any idea what this mean, please let me know...

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Sun - June 15, 2003

Stephen King in the creepiest way possible: 3D sounds


Reading Steven at StevenBerlinJonson talk about his new audio system and how good the surround sound is, reminded me of one of my favorite radio dramas. This is the definite way to listen to sound, and it even works on the lowliest walkman, not to mention on iPods, as all you need is a set of standard headphones...

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Sat - June 14, 2003

Harry Potter and The Terminator


Amazon.com clearly offers an odd combination here...

Posted at 08:53 EST   Read Entry    

Trans Atlantic conversations


Just got off the phone with may family in Germany. My brother had a lot to say...

Posted at 07:12 EST   Read Entry    

Martha Steward's jail cell decorating contest


A Photoshop contest is underway...

Posted at 05:44 EST   Read Entry    

Bush falls off a Segway scooter


(pictures included)

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Fri - June 13, 2003

Friday Five June 13th, 2003


Friday Five has been an institution in the blogging world for some time now. Each week on Friday the site lists five questions that bloggers are to answer in their Friday postings. This week I decided to also answer the questions...

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Thu - June 12, 2003

The 'Care Bear' horror is over!


Mike at Troubled Diva finally wrestled the 'Care Bare' theme to the ground and brought it back to a normal looking theme... (screenshot of old look included)

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Cell phones triggered bombs


Terrorists are using cell phones to trigger bombs, according to this AP article...

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Wed - June 11, 2003

Word of the day


When you sit in a newsroom and a copy editor burst out laughing and says "I love the dictionary!" it is a good sign that we have a new word of the day...

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Outsmarting Google


How quotes like "trinity and persephone kissing," "neo and trinity having sex," or "sex with monkey" can get you on Google...

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Tue - June 10, 2003

Study shows Web is not governed by probability alone


The Guardian reports about an interesting study that shows the top 12% of blogs account for half the visits. This proofs that even in a free speech zone like the Web not every voice has the same chance of being heard. Interesting stuff...

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Cyberpimping in Hong Kong


Cell phones in Hong Kong are used to advertise "assets" of prostitutes...

Posted at 11:46 EST   Read Entry    
Mon - June 9, 2003

Matrix Revolutions trailer


The trailer is here!

Posted at 11:08 EST   Read Entry    

Gizmodo goes retro


Gizmodo.com has a heatlhy dose of geeky gadgets every day. Today they decided to go retro for some reasons and list the coolest gadgets from 1983...

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Sat - June 7, 2003

Cat Carrier


When my wife took our cat to the vet yesterday she needed this one... (it's a joke. So please no hate mail)

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Responding to spam


By now we should have all gotten the obnoxious emails claiming that if we send the writer some money we will soon be extremely rich. Zoe at My Boyfriend is a Twat send a clever response to one of them...

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Fri - June 6, 2003

Leg-room


A pretty funny commercial for the new Mini Cooper...

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Geek test


You know you're a geek when...

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Mon - June 2, 2003

Happy Birthday!



Posted at 01:28 EST   Read Entry    

Suiting the occasion


I met my Dad for dinner tonight and will again tomorrow. There is only one problem though...

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Sun - June 1, 2003

comments working


I have spend a number of hours working on it and now it is finally working...

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Fri - May 30, 2003

Blogging


I have been fighting the God Of Messed Up Blogging Software for a day now and my site seems to be finally up and running again.

In other news: Rebecca Blood, well respected blogging pioneer, is also back from her week of absence that she spent attending a blogging conference in Vienna. Her opening talk is up on her site...

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Thu - May 29, 2003

The changing stance of the Bush administration on WMDs in Iraq in their own words


This is simply amazing. 28 quote from George W, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Ari Fleisher, Wolfowits, Powell and others that clearly and undeniably show how the Bush administration is changing their stance on if and how many weapons of mass destruction are in Iraq. I knew this was happening but seeing the actual quotes in chronological order is something else.

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Wed - May 28, 2003

hilarious Kevin Smith short "The Flying Car"


This short by Kevin "Silent Bob" Smith is simply hilarious. He asks the question we have all asked ourselves at least once: Would you let a German scientist hack of your foot if that would mean you would get a flying car? Yet another reason why the man is a visionary...

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Tue - May 27, 2003

How to rate the Eurovision contest


Every year there is a contest in Europe called Grand Prix d' Eurovision de la Chanson in which singers from all over europe compete. Each country sends one that was picked by a telephone (TED. One of those inexplicable terms coined by German TV) poll in a previous competition on live TV in their respective countries.

Sounds like a good idea that shouldbe fun to watch? In theory, yes.

The problem is that all the songs are HORRIBLE and the whole things is an embarrassment. This of course does not stop people like my parents to watch it anyway and millions of people to not only watch and vote, but also buy the CD of the horrible songs later...

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Mon - May 26, 2003

The Matrix Reloaded explained 2.0 (Updated 6/26/03)


I went to see the Matrix Reloaded again last night and think I understand it a lot better now. It is the kind of movie you simply have to see more than once to get completely. So here is the explanation of the movie as I see it... (major spoilers of course)

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Sun - May 25, 2003

New York City in pictures


This blog from fellow iBlog user (that's the software I use, Mom) Rosario has very cool and insightful photos of New York City...

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Sat - May 24, 2003

Blix about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq: "I am beginning to suspect there possibly were none"


Straight from the man who should know: Hans Blix, former chief weapons inspector in Iraq, says in an interview that there probably are no weapons of mass destruction and the war was not justified in this respect...

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What on earth is a giant Amorphophallus titanum?


Apparently it is a big plant that blooms only every few years. This year it set a new world record with a height of 2.74 m! Quite impressive...

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Drunk voters?


Just had one of those weird exchanges with my wifey that make our relationship special...

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Fri - May 23, 2003

Tree lovers


Anybody who has sat through an Oracle meeting with me lately knows I have an obsession with trees. This guy seems to have had a bad experience that could cure that...

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Wed - May 21, 2003

Egg Carton Psychosis


Cats are known to be eccentric and ours does not seem to be any different as she is afraid of the weirdest things. Such as an egg carton.

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Wed - May 14, 2003

The Matrix has me


Today The Matrix Reloaded opens here in Tampa with an advance screening and I have tickets to go see it...

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Sebi and the New York Times


Maybe yesterday was not so bad after all. The first editorial I wrote as opinion editor apparently was picked up by a certain big newspaper for their online section...

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Tue - May 13, 2003

some days just suck


Today was one one those days that just suck completely...

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Mon - May 12, 2003

Daily Show: Bush vs Bush TV Debate


It is official: Jon Stewart is the best journalist alive...

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Sun - May 11, 2003

Happy mother's day!


A special "thank you" to my mom...

Posted at 01:35 EST   Read Entry    
Sat - May 10, 2003

The summer of sequels


This summer almost exclusively sequels are released. A safe bet for the makers because they know it will probably do well at the box office (or not). And you know what? I like them too...

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Mon - April 28, 2003

Just plain weird...


Visit this link and start clicking on stuff.

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Sat - April 26, 2003

Dalai Lama editorial in The New York Times: The Monk in the Lab


Is there a hope that human kind could overcome its destructive tendencies? The Dalai Lama seems to think so in the New York Times editorial.

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Sun - April 20, 2003

CNN website: Dick Cheney dead?


Obituaries for celebrities are usually prepared in advance and held by big newspapers just in case they are needed. CNN.com posted a couple of these by mistake and announced Dick Cheney, Ronald Reagan, and Pope Paul II dead. They were pulled pretty fast but I managed to find them online.

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Happy Easter!


Happy Easter to everybody! Of course I will be working tonight...

Posted at 12:32 EST   Read Entry    
Sat - April 19, 2003

LA Times: Does Bigfoot exist?


This article in a very good read. At over 2,000 words is manages to cover literally all aspects of the story.

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Thu - April 17, 2003

Guardian: Bush vetoes Syria war plan


No matter how scary the decisions coming out of the White House at late, it could be FAR scarier it seems. How about suggesting to Israel that attacking Syria is a good idea? Oh wait! Better wait with that until after the next presidential election...

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Thu - April 10, 2003

The Oracle trip to Atlanta


Read the log of the things that happened to Fazio, Britta (yes, like the water filter), Stefanie, Michelle and Sebi on their trip to Atlanta on April 4th.

Posted at 11:47 EST   Read Entry    
Thu - April 3, 2003

American War propaganda leaflets


Check out these nice propaganda leaflets to see how YOU! can help the war effort!

Posted at 11:11 EST   Read Entry    

Slate: The Poetry of D.H. Rumsfeld


In the category "scary men wielding too much power who are amusing" we give you the poetry of Donald Rumsfeld

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Wed - April 2, 2003

Inverness Courier Editorial: Nessie proof fence doomed


This editorial argues that the EU proposal to build a fence to protect locals from the Loch Ness Monster would be a bad idea.

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Best April Fool's Day hoaxes ever


Check out this website for a list (and details if you want) of the best April Fool's pranks. I think next summer I will take a vacation on San Seriffe to get away from this stressful paper job of mine.

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Fri - March 28, 2003

AP: Town in Iowa to outlaw lying


A fresh air of stupidity is brought into the news by this article

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Thu - March 27, 2003

Guardian: Bush a Robot?


This hilarious article questions if George W has some stand-ins for him. The specifically refer to a speech he held yesterday in Tampa, a speech I personally attended. (coverage of that 24 hour stint will follow soon) Update: photos and slide show available here

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Mon - March 24, 2003

Michael Moore's Oscar acceptance rant


The only thing in the 5 hour+ Oscar show last night that really made me perk up was that Michael Moore won for Best Documentary. I couldn't agree more as Bowling for Columbine is quite a good movie. Here is his acceptance speech in which he bashes the war.

Posted at 03:32 EST   Read Entry    

Jamaica Gleaner: Bush's war - the hidden agenda


A very comprehensive article detailing who is going to profit from the war in Iraq and why. Of course this is fiction because we all know Bush is going to war purely to free the Iraqi people. Right...

Posted at 02:16 EST   Read Entry    
Fri - March 21, 2003

BBC World shows presidential grooming


BBC World started broadcasting the feed of George W. Bush's speech early. Footage of him being groomed and practicing reading of the tele-prompter proceeded a speech that was meant to instill support for the war. (Picture included)

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Guardian reporter phones nations such as Eritrea and questions their support


An interesting article that shows how the support of 30 and more nations we keep hearing of on the news holds up in reality. Might there be more details the Bush Administration is not telling us?

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Wed - March 19, 2003

Mattel discontinues vibrating Harry Potter broomstick


A mother likes her son's toy way too much...

Posted at 03:27 EST   Read Entry    
Tue - March 18, 2003

Robin Cook's resignation speech


This resignation speech by Britain's former foreign secretary and leader of the House of Commons is so to the point that it is even more disconcerting how obviously wrong the steps to enforce the current actions against Iraq are...

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Michael Moore's open letter to George W. Bush


In this open letter, published on his website on March 17th, Moore sums up why he thinks the upcoming war is a grave mistake

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Fri - March 14, 2003

Boy in oral sex incident sues school district


Student receives oral sex in class and sues school. School compares it to 9/11 in letter to parents.

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NY Times Column: A Tyrant 40 Years in the Making


Every now and then you read something that completely influences your thinking on a certain topic from then on. This is a big one. Saddam Hussein was put in place by the C.I.A.

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Sat - February 15, 2003

Hillsborough River State Park


photos of our trip to the park

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Wed - February 12, 2003

Aquarium


photos of our tanks

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Wed - February 5, 2003

First Blog entry. A historic moment...


what the heck it is all about

Posted at 12:00 EST   Read Entry    

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