Archive for September, 2004
Get Firefox!
I recently discovered Mozilla FireFox as an alternative to Microsoft Internet Explorer. Best thing about it? It’s not vulnerable to the viruses and malware that Internet Explorer is.
So, to stem the tide of help desk calls we get at work, I’m making Firefox the default browser on all my customer’s desktops. [...]
What ever happened to Parental Responsibilities?
We live in a world where apparently people want the government to legislate everything from whether or not we say the words “Under God” in the pledge of allegiance to limiting sex and violence on TV.
Here’s what I say…. “Parents…. GROW UP”. It is not my responsibility to raise your child. It is [...]
Blog Redesign
Everyone’s been redesigning their blogs recently…. and even I have the bug. I’m thinking about changing formats from Blogger to Moveable Type or ModBlog.
Here’s a couple of examples:
Moveable Type – Example
ModBlog – Example
Tell me what you think….
Airplane water can make you sick?
Airline Water Fails EPA Standards
WASHINGTON – One of every eight passenger airliners tested by the Environmental Protection Agency carried drinking water that fails agency standards because it contains coliform bacteria, the agency said Monday.
Tom Skinner, EPA enforcement chief, said passengers whose immune systems are compromised may want to avoid drinking water from airplane galleys or [...]
TV Blues…
After 12 seasons and multiple tragedies for its main character, NYPD Blue is going off the air. This is the last season, the last 20 episodes. As it’s one of my favorite shows, I can’t imagine it finally going off the air. What will become of Andy Sipowicz? Hopefully, this final season [...]
McDonalds Abuse
Men Allegedly Bomb McDonalds Over Shake
LAKELAND, Fla. – Two brothers serving in the military and a third man exploded a small bomb inside a McDonald’s because they were angry over a bad milkshake, officials said. No one was hurt and damage to the restaurant was minor.
Pedro Garza, 19; Joshua Hackey, 19; and Nathaniel Hackey, 21; [...]
Memogate Apologies
Dan Rather’s Apology
A statement from Dan Rather of CBS News:
Last week, amid increasing questions about the authenticity of documents used in support of a 60 MINUTES WEDNESDAY story about President Bush’s time in the Texas Air National Guard, CBS News vowed to re-examine the documents in question — and their source — vigorously. And we [...]
Scenes from an Auburn Game (Game 3)
Amazing.
That one word sums up my experience yesterday with the Auburn/LSU game. I’m proud of my Auburn boys. War Eagle!
For those of you who don’t follow SEC College Football, Auburn beat the defending National Champions, LSU yesterday 10 to 9 in a gruelling defensive battle, including a second half SHUTOUT of LSU. [...]
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