February 2005
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Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Just a few minutes after we left Bonaire, we found ourselves landing on Curacao. This airport was easily the busiest that we saw on the whole trip – including the one in Charlotte! This is not to say that there was the same amount of traffic, pedestrian or…
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Social Security and You
Social Security may or may not be worth saving. Much as with Girl Scout Cookies, the issue is probably one of framing. To be quite clear: The Social Security program isn't an investment. I think that's the most difficult concept for me to get through my head. I'm…
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To Juice or not to Juice
Barry Bonds is all up in arms (again) about the use of steroids in baseball. Others are all uptight about the sanctity of records from a time when there were no steroids in baseball. Frankly, I don't see why we care. Obviously there is a call for steroid…
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Microsoft Junk Mail
How utterly appropriate. Microsoft Outlook tags its very own test message as junk and sends it to the Junk E-Mail folder. Did Uncle Bill not find that inappropriate somehow?…
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Windows 2000 Password Recovery
The other day I had a server that no one could access. It wasn't actually being used or anything, but the company has been talking about using a server for a while, so it seemed to make sense to see if the one they had could actually be…
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Girl Scout Cookie Scandal
Okay, it's not really a scandal (at least not yet), but I wanted something catchy. Ever the helpful neighbors, we bought a box of Girl Scout Cookies the other day. Actually, we bought 'em a few weeks ago, but they were delivered the other day. Cost? $3.50. Pretty…
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Government Machinations
Let me get this straight. We finally get Iraq to the point where they hold elections. Now, some people (admittedly, a journalist, but it wouldn't surprise me if politicians felt the same) think that the person they are likely to elect is a bad choice? That's it. Give…
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Satellite Radio Programming
I don't listen to much radio. Sure, if I'm in the car I'll flip on (or flip off) Bob and Tom. Once in a while I'll even turn on the radio on the way home to catch some updated scores from a game. But I simply cannot imagine…
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Why Is It So Hard?
The Problem: Some people want to see a female president, implying that we just ought to put one there, without, say, a vote on the subject. As if it's time for quotas in government. Can't we get over that hump already? My Proposal: You want a woman in…
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Are National ID Cards Coming?
CNet is reporting that national ID cards may be effectively on the way. Frankly, I don't get it. The article says only that states must comply with federal antiterrorist standards by 2008. It doesn't actually say that the federal government will be implementing a national ID card. Even…