Daily Archives: November 20, 2003

Will Jacko Beat It?

SANTA BARBARA, Michael Jackson, with his hands cuffed behind his back, was led into the county jail here on Thursday afternoon and booked on charges of child molesting, beginning what promises to be one of the biggest legal spectacles in … Continue reading

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Simply Live Anywhere

The Dowbrigade is all aglow in the reflected glory of another great new blog spawned by an attendee at the BloggerCon Blogging 101 sessions. This particular entry is the brainchild of the intriguingly named Al Wayztravelin. Called Simply Live Anywhere, … Continue reading

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Anne Dow Obituary

Anne Rindlaub Dow, who for more than 20 years directed English as a second language programs at Harvard, died Oct. 31, 2003, after a two-year battle with multiple myeloma. She was 65. The Dowbrigade mourns. from the Cambridge Chronicle

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Wired to the Mob

A mafia hacker tells his story to Wired Everyone thinks they know what the mob is like. It’s something you learn from watching The Sopranos and GoodFellas, something that involves Joe Pesci, baked manicotti, and a dead guy in the … Continue reading

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Another Look at Gay Marriage

It has occurred to the Dowbrigade that yesterday’s posting on Gay Marriage was rather too flippant for what may turn out to be the pivotal issue in the upcoming knife fight for the white house. As the Dowbrigade would be … Continue reading

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