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We shall not grow wiser before we learn that much that we have done was very foolish.
- F. A. HayekThere is one thing more embarrassing than having voted for Barack Obama... Not being embarrassed.
- Allen
Monthly Archives: September 2005
Much Less A South Paw
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa via Yahoo!) I didn’t know Johnny Damon was a pitcher.
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Parallels in History
Jumbo Joke illustrates the Parallels in History. "What the American people have seen is this incredible disparity in which those people who had cars and money got out and those people who were impoverished drowned." –Ted Kennedy on Hurricane Katrina … Continue reading
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The Rita ‘Rita
In honor of Hurricane Rita, I present the Rita ‘Rita: Ingredients and Hardware: One standard bar blender. Hammer. Sledgehammer. 10 pounds of ice. 3 gallons of Tequila in metal container. 3/4 oz. Triple Sec (or Cointreau). Splash of Sour mix … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Drink
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The Fifth Rule?
Jay Tea examines Poor Liberal Thinking and comments on George Will’s three four rules to keep out of poverty. 1) Graduate from high school. School attendance is mandatory until the age of 16, and free. Further, the law encourages kids … Continue reading
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Another Brilliant Bit of Satire By Scott Ott
ScrappleFace: Poll: Most Americans Not In Iraq A unnamed CNN reporter, stationed in a Green Zone hotel lounge in Baghdad, said the new surveys "simply reinforce what I’ve known for two years — the war in Iraq is unwinnable. For … Continue reading
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Caveat Emptor
Great article in Unpeeling Apple’s Nano. Apparently the new Apple Nanos have a profit margin of 50% before distribution and marketing which I assume are quite large and cut into that figure. But my caveat emptor came at the end … Continue reading
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Caveat Developer
At the end of Kathy Sierra’s essay Creating Passionate Users: Subvert from Within: a user-focused employee guide, she states: [Be warned, though, that I was asked or rather urged to leave Sun as a result of some of what’s in … Continue reading
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Happy Discardia!
I‘m not getting didn’t get you anything. I hope you’ll do the same for me. And BTW, Discardia this year was from June 21 to Sept 22. But if the notion that you’ve missed Discardia gets in your way… [Via … Continue reading
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Well, That Didn’t Take Long
Yesterday Oklahoma City announced (officially) that the Hornets will play 35 games at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City. Baton Rouge will get 5 games and a whopping 82 games will be on the road. But John DeShazier of NOLA.com … Continue reading
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Welcome To Telephone Hell
Here’s your Get Out Free Card, provided by Intuit QuickBase. A list of how to navigate the phone systems of major corporations to quickly speak to a "real human". Apparently Klein bottles can be found at AT&T Wireless and Compaq. … Continue reading
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