Archive | October, 2005

28 October 2005 ~ Comments Off

Could have been the Best Week Ever

Does anybody else wish that Delay would have been booked the same week that Harriet Miers quit and Scooter Libby got indicted? Because I am not afraid to admit that the current situation makes me smile and giggle to the point of near-incontinence. But I want to make two other quick points: Anybody who says [...]

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25 October 2005 ~ 2 Comments

Glowing Apple keyboard

Photographed by Arkku Yeah, I need one of these. Too bad I’ve already used up my yearly ration of luck with electricity installing a light fixture.

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25 October 2005 ~ Comments Off

MightyGirl’s Birthday Present

Photographed by MaggieMason Not too shabby – might be a nice gift for my wife on her 30th. But is it better to get the coupe or the convertible?

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20 October 2005 ~ Comments Off

Judging from the Legislature

If “legislating from the bench” bothers the Republicans so much, why is it okay when they judge from the legislature?

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20 October 2005 ~ Comments Off

When did MSNBC get balls?

Much like everyone else, I’ve been disappointed with the way that reporters have handled the failures of the Bush administration. Let’s face it, when most of the population believes that Saddam was involved in 9/11, the media isn’t doing a very good job. So imagine my surprise when I read Keith Olbermann’s The Nexus of [...]

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19 October 2005 ~ Comments Off

Hurricanes of 2005

Admittedly, I haven’t been following Wilma very closely, because the last time I heard anything, it was a category 1 hurricane and I was thinking that I could blow off paying attention to it entirely. Now that it’s a category 5 is it too early to start crapping my pants and screaming about the end [...]

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18 October 2005 ~ Comments Off

Advice to Single Geeks

I have just learned the most awesome technique for geeks to attract women, and it’s too late for me to use it. Why, you ask? Happily married, that’s why. But the rest of you need this advice. I was reading Make:Blog and they posted a link to a forum post explaining how to make a [...]

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17 October 2005 ~ 4 Comments

Pico Pica: World’s Greatest Hot Sauce

First things first: buy yourself some Pico Pica immediately. Then buy me some for recommending it. Secondly, this is not salsa. I cannot emphasize this enough. Every time I start talking about how much I love my Pico Pica, people try dipping chips in it. It’s not dip, dammit, it’s a condiment. Think of it [...]

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16 October 2005 ~ Comments Off

Play with Airline Security without Going to Jail

You know all those funny things that you want to say at the airport security checkpoint, but don’t? Well now you can! Playmobil has released a security checkpoint playset, and here’s how to play with it.

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16 October 2005 ~ Comments Off

Invite available

I have an extra invite to post comments on sites from Gawker media, meaning Gawker, Jalopnik, Lifehacker, Kotaku, or Gizmodo. I’d love to just give it out to any commenter on this site, but as these are some of my favorite sites, I wouldn’t want them to get spammed. Here’s the deal: I’ll send an [...]

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