Monthly Archives: March 2005

Speaking of Rocking…

Speaking of rocking as I was a moment ago, I have to plug Only Way to Know for Sure by Rollins Band. I’ve been a huge fan of Henry Rollins since his Black Flag days. I saw him in Atlanta … Continue reading

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TortoiseCVS Rocks!

I’ve been using CVS for a very long time now for version control. I used the command line tools happily for years, then some good GUI tools appeared. I never really liked some of them, but SmartCVS really stood out. … Continue reading

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Brudda Iz

If you’re a fan of Hawaiian music, then you know who I’m talking about. If not, you should become acquainted with Brudda Iz as quickly as possible. Actually, you may already be familiar with his music and not realize it. … Continue reading

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When Does Enlightenment Arrive?

Did I arrange the stones and rake the sand properly to attain enlightenment? Given these photos of real Zen gardens, I don’t think so.

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Ten Ways Dick Cheney Can Kill You

That’s great. I love it.

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Letterman on Clinton’s Heart Surgery

While my dislike of Bill Clinton is no secret, I certainly don’t wish him ill health. In fact, I hope he recovers from his heart surgery and gets back to his life. Having said that, Letterman’s Top 10 list from … Continue reading

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Imagine My Surprise…

… when I Googled for “css form field layout”, then clicked on the first item returned, which was titled “aplus moments > Blog Archive > Styling form fields” and I see the hot chick on the beach picture located here. … Continue reading

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Go See “Robots.” Now.

We went to see Robots last night. What an excellent film. Robin Williams, who I haven’t really liked since Mrs. Doubtfire and Good Morning, Vietnam was absolutely brilliant! I really enjoyed his voicing of the robot called Fender. The movie … Continue reading

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I Have a Lot of Music

Anyone who knows me knows that I am constantly listening to music. All the time; working, playing, sleeping… well, maybe not sleeping. But I have music going all the time. I just looked at the counts in my WinAmp music … Continue reading

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To a Democrat…

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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No RSS or Atom Feed? Why Not?

One of my biggest annoyances of late is finding an interesting/cool/useful blog, only to discover that they have neither an RSS feed nor an Atom feed. This annoys me because, as a rule, I don’t visit blogs by hand. In … Continue reading

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Remind Me Again Why I Voted Republican…

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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Gutless Republicans, Take 97

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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It’s A Good Thing I Was Prepared…

In my Sunday School class we are studying a book called The Other Gospels, which is a collection of Gnostic texts, discovered at Nag Hammadi, Egypt in 1945. This week our text was The Dialogue of the Savior, and it … Continue reading

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Hey Hollywood! Come Up With Some New Ideas!

Is every single screenwriter in Hollywood completely out of ideas for new films? It would appear so. After the absurd remake of the classic Flight of the Phoenix, I now hear that Wolfgang Petersen is remaking the absolute classic The … Continue reading

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I Went to Quiznos For the First Time…

I saw a commercial for Quiznos yesterday that, as Jerry Clower would say, “flung a cravin’ on me” for their Steakhouse Beef Dip sandwich. It’s a French Dip, that’s toasted and is really good. You should try one.

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Gotta Love Dolly Parton

While being honored by the Country Radio Broadcaster, Dolly had this to say I think of radio as a great lover. You were great to me. You bought me a lot of nice things. Then you dumped my ass for … Continue reading

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Potted Meat Scares Me

I’ve never been a fan of potted meat. Actually, let me be more specific: I can’t imagine ever eating potted meat, even if I were stranded on a desert island, and the only thing I was able to save from … Continue reading

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