February 2004
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Oscar Par-tay
Stacey and I just got back home from Holly's Oscar party, which, like all parties, took place at Alex Court's ...
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How Many Ways Do I Hate Thee, Spam?
Some jackass is apparently using my domain as a sender address for spam, which I deduce from the fact that for...
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Bathed in the Green Glow of Xbox
As I alluded by mentioning Halo in my tale of Monday sickness, the Tidball household is now Xbox enabled. Matt...
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Cthulhu 500 Press
Yog-sothoth.com has picked up some bits of news about Cthulhu 500, including some graphics I hadn't seen yet....
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Twelve Reasons Gay Marriage Will Ruin Society
"7. Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are always...
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World Snowball Fighting Championships
"'Everyone who gets married gives up snowball fighting' ... says Mr. Miyashita. 'Japanese wives won't put up w...
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Lost in Translation in 25 Words or Less
A fine film, but its hype and accolades are out of proportion to its merit if you value plot even a little bit...
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Unfortuante Scheduling
So Kerry's going to be in my backyard for a CNN/L.A. Times debate at USC tomorrow night and I've got a meeting...
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Sick as a Ducking Fog
Yesterday, I woke up with an upset stomach that quickly evolved into the worst stomach flu I've had in five or...
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American Culture
Zompist.com's definition of American culture is insanely interesting....
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John vs. John: Health Care
Edwards
Edwards would require parents to provide insurance for their children under 21, and would provide inc...
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California Propositions 57 & 58
I've been meaning to write something about Propositions 57 and 58. (I've been meaning to write a lot of things...
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Buy Jeff Stuff
Atlas Games has just created (or perhaps I have just found out about) Cafe Atlas, a CafePress shop where you c...
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Kerry Bumper Stickers
Get 'em while they're hot....
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css Zen Garden
css Zen Garden (website)...
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Writing Discipline
I started writing script pages on the Ice Horror project today. Although the outline may change once Charlie w...
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Weaving Dreams
Part of my re-employment plan is to update my web skillz so if the computer games industry won't have me I'll ...
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A Man Apart in 25 Words or Less
Wide awake to start, I slept (literally) through the third act. F. Gary Gray has fallen mightily since The Neg...
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Tears of the Sun in 25 Words or Less
A worthy setting and dilemma, and Fuqua can direct, but this stretches 60 minutes of story to 118, and Willis ...
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The Others in 25 Words or Less
Great, just great. And classy, too. Brilliantly conceived, acted, and directed. Free of cinematic "cheap shots...
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Federal Marriage Amendment
Here's the text of the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment:Marriage in the United States shall consist only of...
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FactCheck.org
FactCheck.org (website)...
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Is There Anything It Can't Do?
It seems necessary to follow up earlier posts about USB vibrators and beverage warmers with a link to this cig...
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The Fiscal Titanic
Even Andrew Sullivan, writing for The New Republic Online, is baffled by the President's tenuous grasp on real...
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Speak Out
I send e-mail (or faxes and letters generated via web) to my Senators and Congressfolk on a weekly basis. For ...
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The Perfect Score in 25 Words or Less
Despite some bright points (Leonardo Nam, Matthew Lillard) I can't bring myself (in spite of trying) to like t...
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Blood Simple in 25 Words or Less
A truly human thriller, strong without flash or trickery. Some very well-made dramatic scenes, though pacing f...
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Hands Off the Bathrobe, Punk
The following tag was hanging from each of the two bathrobes in our room at the Westin:For your comfort, we ha...
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Ghost Ship in 25 Words or Less
Imaginative mass death start becomes a common but servicable basic horror situation. Neither thrilling nor ted...
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Tucson, AZ
It seems now like less the vacation it was going to be when we planned it, but I'm in Tucson today until Sunda...
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Jon Blake Cusack 2.0
No "Jr." or "II" for the offspring of techie dad.Jamie Cusack [his wife] said she didn't concede until the wee...
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