Monthly Archives: February 2004

Slaughterville asks PETA to Change Name to WETA

Posted on February 18, 2004 by Allen

PETA has asked the town of Slaughterville to change their name to Veggieville. Never mind that the town is named after one of the founders Jim Slaughter. As you can imagine, news media is all over this story. For news … Continue reading →

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Back from an Extended Weekend

Posted on February 17, 2004 by Allen

I took Friday and Monday off. I’ve found I don’t blog as much while “busy at home”, so it was kind of quiet around here. Not that very many people are reading, but I don’t want to violate the rule … Continue reading →

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Bill May Give Nod to Kerry

Posted on February 12, 2004 by Allen

Bill may have found a man with whom he can connect and endorse. Or so says ScrappleFace.

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After First Discarding Discast and Comney

Posted on February 12, 2004 by Allen

ScrappleFace has a suggestion for the name of a merged Comcast / Disney company.

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Fisk ** 2

Posted on February 12, 2004 by Allen

Tim Blair fisks Fisk. There is just something so Zen-like here.

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Lots of WSJ Articles on Comcast and Disney

Posted on February 12, 2004 by Allen

WSJ.com has a new page dedicated to the recent Comcast bid for Disney. Paid subscription is required. It may be found at: http://online.wsj.com/page/0,,2_1070,00.html. I’m skipping a lot of the articles, so subscribers should go over there to read everything. Also, … Continue reading →

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Bill Mann on the Comcast Takeover

Posted on February 12, 2004 by Allen

Bill Mann has weighed in on the business side of the recent Comcast/Disney news in Fool.com: Comcast’s Hostile Tango [Commentary] February 11, 2004. (Free membership required) As I have stated earlier, I don’t like the idea. While Bill seems to … Continue reading →

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Let’s Export Lou Dobbs

Posted on February 12, 2004 by Allen

I try to exercise at the Y every day. They have a bank of TVs where you can watch the local NBC station, ESPN, CNN and CMT. I usually channel-surf while on the treadmill/elliptical trainer and have been disturbed by … Continue reading →

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An Overview of Friedrich Hayek

Posted on February 11, 2004 by Allen

This has been in my draft status for some time and I’m finally (basically) link dumping here. In Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Ideas / Friedrich the Great, Virginia Postrel documents the life of Friedrich Hayek, a Nobel … Continue reading →

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SaveDisney.com

Posted on February 11, 2004 by Allen

As both a shareholder and stakeholder in Disney, I’ve signed up at SaveDisney.com. Check them out by clicking on the banner below. I don’t think the Comcast take-over bid is the way to go, but I do feel that Eisner … Continue reading →

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