Monthly Archives: July 2004

The Three Laws (adapted)

Posted on July 30, 2004 by Allen

Oh, this is classic cartoon Day By Day — 7/30/2004 So is there a corallary set for Democrats? If so, who are the overlords of Democrats? I’ve got to mull this a bit…

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To Quote Ted Kennedy

Posted on July 29, 2004 by Allen

Today, we say the only thing we have to fear is four more years of George Bush.

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It Was Only A Matter of Time

Posted on July 29, 2004 by Allen

When Jollibee announced that they were hiring nude waitresses across the street from the weight-loss clinic. [Via Lileks]

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Who Knows What Evil Lurks In The Heart of Your Computer?

Posted on July 29, 2004 by Allen

With all apologies to The Shadow, if you have a Windows computer, most probably Microsoft Internet Exploerer (MSIE). Now I’m ambi-browserous, but can understand why some people would like to rid their computer of MSIE. CERT and other security agencies … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Regret

Posted on July 29, 2004 by Allen

In the space of a single Esquire article, Tom Junod moves from About President George W. Bush, though, I felt the satisfaction of absolute certainty, and so uttered the words as essential to my morning as my cup of Kenyan … Continue reading →

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Dennis Kucinich’s Speech at DNC

Posted on July 29, 2004 by Allen

Watched the DNC last night on C-Span (kudos to the person who suggested that — talking head free zone (except for the speakers)). Before I examine Dennis’s speech, I thought it was interesting that the only delegates who didn’t release … Continue reading →

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20th Anniversary Date

Posted on July 28, 2004 by Allen

Meant to write about this earlier, but I forgot. As noted in an earlier post, my wife and I just celebrated out 20th wedding anniversary. For a variety of reasons, we were not able to attend a play or concert, … Continue reading →

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Two. Things. That. Have. Jumped. The. Shark.

Posted on July 28, 2004 by Allen

(1) Typing a series of one word sentences that, in total, make up a sentence. (2) The phrase “jumped the shark”.

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This Should Be Front Page Headlines

Posted on July 28, 2004 by Allen

Read Diplomats: Iran Resumes Nuclear Program to learn how Iran has broken the seals on their centrifuges and may take steps to restart uranium enrichment. Blue State or Red State, conservative or liberal, this should worry people. Iran’s mullahs have … Continue reading →

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Drat drat drat! WSJOnline now has RSS feeds

Posted on July 28, 2004 by Allen

Well, the company that I used to work for provided free subscriptions to the Wall Street Journal Online and my subscription finally expired. I’ve been debating whether to renew and had decided not to. Now they’ve gone and added RSS … Continue reading →

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