February 2004
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Moron Blame Game
"For people to go out and say my agent made a mistake is utterly ridiculous and insane." Even if you're not a sports fan you ought to get a laugh from this one. Apparently it is not only utterly ridiculous, but actually insane, to believe that either San…
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Airborne Frill Seeking
When assigned seats on planes went the way of the dodo bird, only a select few complained loudly enough to be heard. When they started to sell food on planes, frequent flyers debated things, but there wasn't even a huge outcry there. I suspect it's because the food…
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Why More Legislation
I'm sure that about everyone in the world knows it by now, but it seems that Dubya, in his infinite wisdom, has decided that we need a constitutional amendment to protect society from same-sex marriage. I don't get it. What exactly is the hang-up here? Until very recently,…
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Humidifier or Vaporizer?
The other day we found out that our youngest had the croup. Pretty nasty sounding cough accompanies the croup, but luckily, it didn't seem that there was much damage. Mostly just dried out from the lack of humidity in the winter air. Our heat pump is badly in…
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Faulty Perception
It's often strange how we perceive the world around us. Most people, I think, would like to believe that they are completely unbiased when they look at most any situation. But it seems that the more I look at it, the more I realize just how one person's…
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Kicking IE to the Curb
It was bound to happen. Microsoft's Internet Explorer finally just broke. Nothing fancy, no bells, whistles or fireworks. It just died. For some unknown reason, cookies are no longer working. There are a handful that are set, and more are accepted because they keep piling up. But the…
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Broken Stop Signs
I've noticed lately that stop signs seem to be malfunctioning. Something in my brain tells me that they used to work much more efficiently. I know it was a long time ago, but didn't it used to be possible for more than one vehicle to enter the intersection…
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I've Got Mail!
I tell you, this wish list thing is cool. Just today, I received The Shawshank Redemption (on DVD) delivered to my door (well, to the mailbox), with absolutely no effort on my part. Many thanks go out to Patrick from Nova Scotia, who seems to like MT-Outliner!…
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Go With What Works
An article in today's Observer (free registration may be required) talks about one solution to violations of a school dress code. The school provides an oversized shirt for the person to wear. This frees the parents from having to go get proper clothes, it puts the violator back…