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Archive for May, 2005

Ten reasons to love Jennifer McBride

Thursday, May 26th, 2005

Jennifer McBride is a pre-journalism major at the University of Oregon and a columnist for the Oregon Daily Emerald. If you have a moment, please read her wonderful column “10 reasons not to kill Bush” (also available here and here).
When you’re done, be sure to drop her an email encouraging her to stick to […]

Paul Anka sings hits from the eighties

Wednesday, May 25th, 2005

Sounds like a fake Saturday Night Live commercial, doesn’t it? But no, it’s Rock Swings, the latest project from legendary singer and songwriter Paul Anka. I got an advance listen this morning (my company encompasses the Verve label) and it’s absolutely amazing. You have to hear Paul Anka perform these songs to […]

Occam’s Shiv

Wednesday, May 18th, 2005

I’ve stood by quietly through the current Newsweek bogus-story scandal and let far better bloggers document this travesty as it progresses. But now the liberal MSM is getting over the shock of their own short-fused agenda blowing up in their face, and the freak show of blame-shifting spinmeisters has shifted into a gear not used since the NBC forged-document debacle.

Next, they’ll be executing murderers

Wednesday, May 11th, 2005

Listening to Steve Gill on 99.7 WTN this morning, I was amazed that he was actually reading aloud from the Tennessee Sexual Offender Registry, including offenders’ names, addresses and offenses. I was amazed! Doesn’t Steve understand the possible consequences of publicizing the Tennessee Sexual Offender Registry?
What if people actually started going to the […]

5/5/5

Thursday, May 5th, 2005

Today is the fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth year since 2000. Twice today, at 5/5/5 5:55:55 am/pm, the time can be represented with eight identical digits. That won’t happen again for nearly six years, until January 11, 2011 at 1:11 am.
Of course, on 11/11/11 at 11:11:11, the world will […]

And now for something completely commercial

Sunday, May 1st, 2005

Everyone’s talking about Jennifer Wilbanks’ abduction hoax this weekend, so I’ve decided to write my first product review to break the monotony.
Thermos Beverage Can Insulator
I was hanging out one evening with my friend Dean when he asked if I’d like a drink. He handed me a can of soda nestled in a gorgeous stainless-steel […]