Archive for December, 2006
Saturday, December 30th, 2006
New Study Announces That I’m Screwed. — Women who keep their homes clean and tidy are less likely to develop breast cancer than those who let the dust and dishes pile up, according to a new report.
Saddam Hanged — Saddam Hussein is dead. The former Iraqi leader was hanged in Baghdad this morning at [...]
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Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
Gerald Ford Cashed Out — Former President Gerald R. Ford, the nation’s only unelected commander in chief, died Tuesday night. His office did not release a cause of death. He was 93.
Troop “Surge”: This Plan Brought To You By The Good People At BadIdea.com — In an effort to sway President Bush’s soon-to-be-announced policy decisions [...]
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Monday, December 25th, 2006
Well, we couldn’t take it anymore — had to open some presents. Heh. That’s okay — we can devote our full attention to watching Lil’ Art open his presents tomorrow afternoon when we get him.
We gave MrJames a new headset for his computer, and Call of Cthulhu, a neat fan movie make in the style [...]
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Saturday, December 23rd, 2006
First, what’s up with the Google logo? What do kangaroos have to do with the holidays? Is there a joke here that I’m missing? Google’s based out of Oregon, not Australia. Is there a ‘Roo infestation in Oregon that I don’t know about? I mean, not that it isn’t cute and all, but I went [...]
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Friday, December 22nd, 2006
Last night was our gamer Christmas, and just all-around a hell of a busy day.
The day started when I rolled out of bed about 11am, and directly into the shower, to be up and going. I had to finish my Christmas shopping. With no coffee and hardly any sleep, and dragging Art sleepily along with [...]
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Sunday, December 17th, 2006
Well, the Christmas shopping is pretty much done. I’ve got two packages in the mail that I’m still waiting for, and I’m hoping that at least one of them shows up on time. That one is the gamer present, for our gaming group gift exchange, which is this upcoming Thursday. We do a — let’s [...]
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Thursday, December 14th, 2006
Man, it just doesn’t feel very Christmasy around here. There’s no snow — just mud, gray, and wet. Looks and feels more like March than December. Even at work, with a ton and a half of Christmas decorations up, it just doesn’t feel much like Christmas.
I’m hoping that changes when I get some presents under [...]
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Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
‘Mallard Fillmore’ creator arrested for DUI — Hoosier Edward Bruce Tinsley, creator of the conservative comic strip Mallard Fillmore, was arrested in Columbus Dec. 4 and charged with operating a vehicle under the influence — his second alcohol-related arrest in less that four months, according to the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department.
Pardon me while I laugh [...]
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Monday, December 11th, 2006
Okay — I’m sorry, this just blows my mind. Read this from TPM.
Could someone please explain to me just what in the fuck we did for the Iraqi people that we should feel they owe us anything, much less any sort of attempt to do anything besides blow our shit up at every available opportunity? [...]
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Saturday, December 9th, 2006
Bush: Iraq Study Group Agrees With Me — In his weekly radio address, President Bush said the bipartisan Iraq Study Group’s report released this week “explicitly endorses the strategic goal we’ve set in Iraq,” though he ignored sections of the panel’s report that criticize his administration’s handling of the war.
Could someone please tell me that [...]
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