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by Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) Greek philosopher
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Sign of the Times
“I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. Corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power … Continue reading
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Rock Star: INXS
Rock Star: INXS is down to the final six. I could just watch these people perform onstage week after week. If the “losers” don’t get full time fabulous careers after the last episode, I say bring ’em all back and … Continue reading
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Embrace Change
My brother got one of the new nickels from the gas station – the one with the return of the buffalo on the back and the big off-center president head on the front. The gas station attendant told him they … Continue reading
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Wedding Music Hell
My brother/business partner is compiling some music for a friend’s wedding. Right now he’s checking the songs before burning them to a CD. This means he has to play them all. Someone already walked into the office with a question … Continue reading
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eBay Sucks
eBay sucks. Any more it’s like going to a garage sale looking for a “cool find” and discovering it’s all the same junk you can find at K-Mart – only more expensive since some fool thinks the whole auction concept … Continue reading
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Diet Chocolate Rabbit Droppings
I don’t know which is worse… Taking a drink of a soda and finding out it’s actually DIET soda or biting into what you think is a chocolate covered raisin and it’s actually a chocolate covered COFFEE BEAN. Grr. I … Continue reading
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poem: sleep
sleep now i lay me down to sleep i pray that death my soul won’t keep for the me that goes away awakes not to the brand new day eyes that open on the dawn and hand that turns off … Continue reading
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Lazy Days of Indian Summer
Ah, yes… The lazy days of Indian Summer. All the windows in the house are open. A gentle breeze billows out the curtains carrying the sound of cicadas singing their fall song, a lonely train whistle far in the background, … Continue reading
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Halle Berry's Catwoman
Halle Berry’s “Catwoman” only got one star. hahahahahahahahahahaha! Wait… hahahahahahahahahahahaha! Oh well. Like she cares. With her paycheck, she can just keep her top on and BUY her next Oscar. buy cialis overnight deliverybuy sildenafil viagra
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The “Oldies”
It’s not like a bunch of balding ex-hippies havn’t said it before, but it sucks to hear one of your favorite tunes on the radio and have the DJ say, “18 YEARS AGO today that was a hit for…” Sigh.
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Catwoman / Stripperella
Catwoman, Stripperella. Stripperella, Catwoman.
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My Rant on Lindows/Linspire & Microsoft
I am extremely disappointed and quite uninspired by the Lindows / Linspire settlement with Microsoft. The past year has been filled with David vs. Goliath hype from Michael Robertson about taking Microsoft to court and turning them on their head … Continue reading
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tech info: State of Indiana Surprisingly Progressive
Havn’t tried this yet. Sounds progressive for the midwest. 😉 —begin cut/paste— ———————————————————- Indiana Residents Get Free Software ———————————————————- http://snipurl.com/7eg2 (25 Jun) The State of Indiana is offering residents free software and remote storage for personal files. Remote applications include … Continue reading
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Rambling about Politics & Teeth
What struck me most when I saw this picture of Democratic candidates John Kerry and John Edwards had nothing to do with Democrats or Republicans. I just saw lots of teeth. I don’t have a thing for teeth or anything … Continue reading
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The Self-Employment Song
The Self-Employment Song Self Employment! Self Employment! Oh what would I do without you? Probably eat.
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One More Profile of Me
Wackiness: 52/100 Rationality: 52/100 Constructiveness: 68/100 Leadership: 28/100 You are an SECF–Sober Emotional Constructive Follower. This makes you a hippie. You are passionate about your causes and steadfast in your commitments. Once you’ve made up your mind, no one can … Continue reading
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Followup on e(vil)Bay
Follow-up to my eBay story trying to bid on a Gmail invite. eBay = EVIL-Bay. I’ve heard it said elsewhere, but now I’m saying it too. Some jerk misrepresents an auction for a Gmail invite and gives me an invite … Continue reading
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e(vil)Bay and Gmail
I’m not getting any work done. It started innocently enough. I wanted a Gmail account. So sue me – I’ve got geek in my blood and wanted to try it out. *I* didn’t have an invite. Grrr. Tried to buy … Continue reading
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Silly Thing to do with a Book
Click the Format button on the Supplementary toolbar. Grab the nearest book. Open the book to page 23. Find the fifth sentence. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions From “Essentials of Programming Languages” … Continue reading
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Want a Gmail Account
Hrumph. If gmail won’t invite me, I’ll crash the party. Long live ebay! (I can *not* believe I just said that) I’m a ho for 1 gb. Sigh. 😉
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