Entries from October 2007

Here’s a disturbing trend, and something to add to the long list of things that this country will have to [...]

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My friend’s father used to sing this on occasion. It inserted itself in my head, so I looked it up. [...]

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There are some jobs out there that I wouldn’t apply for, but that I’d love to see the résumés of [...]

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Any other DirecTV users out there? Did you notice a software upgrade overnight? (That is, the night of Oct. 24-25?) [...]

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The bang (exclamation point to some of you) is because I’ve been working on the photos section for quite a [...]

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As we don’t have an address (nor do I have an official job title) in Richmond yet, but I like to have [...]

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AKA, reason #1737: A seven year old boy at Dennis Township Primary School in Cape May County, N.J., was suspended [...]

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I’m kinda wondering that. I have a MySpace page (I try to have one on most popular networks), and it’s [...]

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Schools banning tag. Yes, sure, on rare occasions kids can get hurt. So? It’s certainly not life-threatening, and if you [...]

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An $8.5 million NASA study of aviation safety consisting of detailed interviews with thousands of pilots found that commercial air [...]

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Schools’ (and others’) like to tout their "zero tolerance" policies for drugs, weapons, bullying, and so forth; it’s supposed to [...]

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South Carolina teen accidentally brings butter knife (!) to school. Teacher sees it when it falls from her locker. Student [...]

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For no good reason other than I wanted to put it on “paper,” here’s the laundry guide for people who [...]

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I hope if when I’m arrested, I have a bit more dignity.

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So Matthew Jones was arrested in New York for a rather heinous crime: standing around when other people were walking. [...]

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Answer: It doesn’t matter what you think. It’s kinda obvious. I wonder if Xenu ordered them to do it.

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So it’s official: We’re moving to Richmond. Roanoke’s economy is just not very good, and, as our neighbor pointed out, [...]

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If you want to check out an awful, awful Web site, go to Adidas. Wow. I saw an Adidas backpack [...]

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The good folks at Appalachian Power (“Our name says it all”) have told us we’re losing power from 9:00 to [...]

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I like using Wikipedia’s “Random article” link; I invariably learn something interesting. Sometimes it takes a few tries. That’s because [...]

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