Monthly Archives: March 2004

Blogroll Pinging

Tomislav has a neat feature on his blogroll that puts the blog with the most recent posting at the top of the list. It also tells you when the last post is when you move the mouse over that link. … Continue reading

Posted in Miscellany | 2 Comments

Mmmm. . .minty chocolatey goodness

My newest order of Penguin Mints has arrived on my desk. I ended up getting the variety pack, and let me say that I am not disappointed at all. Both the cinnamon and chocolate species are excellent. I have been … Continue reading

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PHC in the NYT

NYTimes.Com had an article (requires free registration to read) today about Patrick Henry College, the college in PA that was founded for the purpose of giving homeschooled kids an alternative to “normal” universities. I don’t think I like it that … Continue reading

Posted in Pop culture | 6 Comments

Counting Chicks. . .

Well, at the risk of getting ahead of myself, I think I can safely announce that we will be changing our snail mail address in the next month or so. We have a contract signed to sell our house and … Continue reading

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The Passion

We went to see The Passion tonight. I did okay until the part where he falls while carrying the cross and Mary (Jesus’ mother) has the flashback to when he falls as a kid and she runs to him to … Continue reading

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Amish in the City

CBS/Viacom is proposing a new reality show that will take Amish teenagers and plop them down in the middle of a major metropolitan area and then laugh at them. The idea is that these poor naive Amish kids will be … Continue reading

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Will and Grace at Schlotzky’s

We got a call today from someone wanting to show our house at 5:30 so we had to go out for dinner (it’s as good an excuse as any). We decided on Schlotsky’s because I had a sandwich card filled … Continue reading

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Absurdity of the Day

On the way home from work I heard that an Illinois lawmaker wants to pass a law that school buses can’t run in idle for more than 5 minutes. The bill’s sponsor claims that diesel fumes are a nuisance and … Continue reading

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CA Rules

Warning: This post contains opinions that may be objectionable to some people. If you love birth control and are an ardent supporter of it, you may be offended by the views expressed in this post. (How’s that for a disclaimer?) … Continue reading

Posted in Politics | 10 Comments

I Never Would Have Guessed

Apparently dog bites account for 1/3 of all insurance claims. Wow. It’s interesting, because it would seem like such an easy thing to control. Very interesting. That’s a lot of cash that could be saved by the cost of a … Continue reading

Posted in Pop culture | 5 Comments