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Entries from August 2003

Resurrecting the Cold War one word at a time

August 29th, 2003 · Comments

I just did a Google search on the delightful old Cold War term, ChiCom, and got nothing, zero, no hits. How is that even possible? This is a word that needs to be brought back into regular usage. Just cuz we can’t have a Red Spread anymore, doesn’t mean we have to [...]

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Tags: Communism

New Favorite Search Engine Key Words

August 29th, 2003 · Comments

Fun with your logs…

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Tags: Geek

US to sell military goodies to India

August 28th, 2003 · Comments

You know, as far back I can remember I have wanted to be in a position to create useless red tape. I told my mother this, in fact, in Middle School. Therefore, I am pleased to know that I was until recently a “mid-level officials [who] can sit on requests for months if [...]

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Tags: Defense

Top Pick

August 28th, 2003 · Comments

My new favorite blog.

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Tags: Weblogs

Marriage is a Compromise

August 28th, 2003 · Comments

Biting the bullet for the good of domestic harmony…

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Tags: Overheard

Swearing

August 26th, 2003 · Comments

I hereby swear, with my hand on a stack of Charlie Parker records and holding a copy of Axis: Bold As Love to my heart, that Jungle Brothers Done by The Forces of Nature is one of the best albums ever.

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Tags: Music

My Boys Are Rockin’ It Bling Bling Style

August 22nd, 2003 · Comments

My boys in Dropsonic have just signed to Dallas Austin’s Rowdy Records. So hip hop hooray!

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Tags: Music

The Worm

August 20th, 2003 · Comments

I’m getting hammered by spam from a friend’s parents’ computer. Obviously, it has been infected by a viral worm, and is sending out to and from everybody in the Outlook Express address book.
What’s really stupid: Outlook Express automatically adds EVERYBODY who has ever sent you e-mail to your address book, so the [...]

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Tags: Geek

Oh No; He Didn’t!

August 20th, 2003 · Comments

Oops! Did I just link to a funny video that disses Macs?

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Tags: Geek

Quiet Me

August 20th, 2003 · Comments

Friday

1:15 1 zithromax, 1 meprozine
4:30 Meprozine, motrin
8:00 Meprozine
11:30 Meprozine, Motrin

Saturday

5:45 Meprozine
6:45 Motrin
12:00 Meprozine, Motrin, zithromax 2:30 Meprozine
5:45 Meprozine
10:00 Merpozine

Sunday

8:30 Meprozine
9:45 Meprozine, Motrin, Zithromax
2:00 Motrin
4:30 Motrin
9:40 Meprozine, Motrin

Monday

6:45 Meprozine
9:00 Meprozine, Motrin, Zithromax
2:15 Motrin
7:00 Motrin, Meprozine

etc…
Wisdom tooth yankage really isn’t so bad, when properly medicated. It’s the not eating part that sucks ass.

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Tags: Life

Still not the Planet of Sound

August 18th, 2003 · Comments

On August 27th, at 5:51 AM, Mars will be the closest it has been to Earth in sixty thousand years.

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Tags: Nature

Modern Nomad Defined

August 13th, 2003 · Comments

How can one have a workplace with no actual “place”?

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Tags: Culture · Life · Modern Nomad · Travel · Work

Wikkid Pissa!

August 11th, 2003 · Comments

Wow! What a great trip. Check out our pics from Viv’s and Mike’s splendid wedding on Cape Ann and the resultant Bowers-guided Walking Tour of Boston.

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Tags: Travel

Blimps!

August 8th, 2003 · Comments

I am excited to see that my favorite, absurd sensor platform is back. Of course using a blimp for Homeland Security isn’t as cool as using it on the front lines in theater for over the horizon track data, but it tickles me nonetheless. snz

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Tags: Defense

Bean Town!

August 6th, 2003 · Comments

Off to bean town tomorrow A.M. Check the map, yo.

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Tags: Travel