Monthly Archives: October 2003

Comments Are Now Disabled

Posted on October 22, 2003 by Joey Gibson

Well, thanks to the handywork of a bunch of miscreants, I’ve had to turn off the comments (writeback) system. The latest fad in spam is to unleash a robot that understands the comment systems of various blog publishing frameworks that … Continue reading →

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Highland Games

Posted on October 19, 2003 by Joey Gibson

This weekend was the annual Stone Mountain Highland Games and I was there both days. Yesterday Thomas went with me and we had a grand time. We watched lots of pipe band performances and heavy athletics competitions. Thomas was so … Continue reading →

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VirtualPC Spanks The Monkey’s Hiney

Posted on October 14, 2003 by Joey Gibson

Today I was working from home when my friend got peeved that I kept dropping off of IM to VPN in to the office, because the Nortel VPN client shuts down all non-VPN network routes on your computer while you … Continue reading →

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How Cool Is This?

Posted on October 14, 2003 by Joey Gibson

Today my son, Thomas, turned five years old!!! I can’t believe it. He’s getting so big. And so incredibly cool. For his birthday, among other things, we got him (and me) two pre-constructed decks of Pok

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Wachootalkinboutwillis?

Posted on October 9, 2003 by Joey Gibson

Gary Coleman read the Top 10 List on Letterman last night, which was entitled Top Ten Ways California Would Be Different If I, Gary Coleman, Had Been Elected Governor. Most of them weren’t very funny, but number 2 was great! … Continue reading →

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It’s Official: Dido is a Goddess

Posted on October 4, 2003 by Joey Gibson

As I mentioned two days ago, I was enchanted with Dido‘s new song, White Flag. Well, I bought the whole record Thursday night and it’s amazing. It’s filled with melancholy, yearning, desires. Utterly tragic at times; there’s actually very little … Continue reading →

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Chief WMD Inspector Kay Addresses the US Congress

Posted on October 3, 2003 by Joey Gibson

If this post is dated before 2011, I almost certainly do not agree with its contents any more. I had a profound philosophical shift that began in early 2010, which ultimately left me somewhere left of center. Please disregard all … Continue reading →

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Dido’s White Flag

Posted on October 2, 2003 by Joey Gibson

I am enchanted with Dido. I’ve been in love with her music since she released her first record called No Angel in 1999. I’ve listened to it more times than I can count. Had it been an actual vinyl record … Continue reading →

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How Do You Think Those Babies Feel?

Posted on October 1, 2003 by Joey Gibson

This article is about a demonstration by Students for Life at the University of Maryland, College Park, showing graphic photos of aborted babies. There are quite a few students who didn’t appreciate the photos. I guess if you have convinced … Continue reading →

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