Daily Archives: August 26, 2003

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Prison Murder Details: Do Not Read if Squeemish

I debated all day about whether to blog the horrific details of the vicious prision murder of convicted pedophile ex-preist John Geoghan. Sure it was gross, but it was news, and provokes all sorts of profound throughts about retribution, the … Continue reading

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EasyJet HB-III: All Hail the Pilot

Easyjet 737 HB-III departed Aug,15 at 09:50 from Geneva, and flew 10 minutes later into a Thunderstorm. Golf ball-sized hail did extensive damage to the nose and wings of the plane. They returned to Geneva for an emergency landing. Amazingly, … Continue reading

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Is Nothing Sacred?

Why is it every time I find a really feel good story, something that restores my faith in the existence of pure American values, somewhere among the aisles of this vast supermarket of a nation, my find turns to dust … Continue reading

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Man Has Personal iPod in Own Brain

by Ted Lascowicz I don’t want the white-corded wonder. I have my very own iPod in my mind. I hear those little things carry up to a month’s worth of music. Well, so does my mind . I can call … Continue reading

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I am NOT Jumping the Shark

  Whoa, better stay on that board. Kowabunga, Dude….  

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CEO’s and Lobbyists Formed Bush Energy Policy

If you subscribe to the school of slightly paranoid political thought that sees the last 50 years of American history as a titanic struggle between two power centers, the old-line gray flannel Wall Street/Ivy/Media nexus and the up-and-coming Cowboy/Oil/Energy military/industrial … Continue reading

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Rock and Roll Fantasy

Presidential Campaigns Search for the Perfect Tunes With todays Presidential campaigns turned into glorified media circuses, the selection of a theme song for each of them has become a question of key importance and strategic implications.  An article in today’s … Continue reading

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Swazi King Puts Henry VIII to Shame

MBABANE (Reuters) – Swaziland’s King Mswati III has chosen a 17-year-old girl to become his 11th wife, alarming health workers who say he is setting a bad example for a kingdom with one of the highest HIV infection rates in … Continue reading

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Biz Whiz Game

Maybe the reason you haven’t gotten a job is that you spend so much time playing mindless but entertaining games like this. Now you can at least PRETEND you’re working at Wal-Mart with the Cash Register Game

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