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Scrabble is a Religion

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I watched an interesting flash movie just now. I found a link to it in a post at Screenhead, the latest Nick Denton micropublishing vehicle. This post was about a newly launched web site called Vid Lit which “offers a different kind of Flash, with the emphasis on storytelling, and images as more of an […]

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Summer Camp

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I just saw a face on Friendster that I haven’t seen in decades. I know her first name is Audrey because Friendster told me her first name is Audrey but I don’t know her last name. Her profile doesn’t list it and I cannot for the life of me remember what it is or was […]

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Entrepreneurship: Jamaican Style

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….and I’m not talking about marijuana either. Hurricane Ivan decimated the island’s power grid and hundreds of thousands of people are still without power. As many of the island’s inhabitants rely on cell phones to communicate, some enterprising souls have turned their cars into mobile money making machines. The photo below shows a car charging […]

politics

Daily Show Debate Quote

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Said Rob Corddrey of the Daily Show, in response to an assertion that Senator Kerry had little chance against the hard working man of people President Bush: “If I may John, that is a bit of a stretch. The Bush people would like to remind you that he held his own against the smartest man […]

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Best of Blah blah blog: week of 9/27

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Here is the second installment of the “Best of Blah Blah Blog” for the week of September 27th: Miss Universe, Austrailian Jennifer Hawkins was modeling back in her home country, putting on a show for the local fans. As Chris put it, “Even though it started out alright, it didn’t end up as planned. All […]

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Hot and Wide Awake

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Sounds like the title of a Skinimax movie doesn’t it? I’m in NJ, done with fasting and atoning for the vows I broke last year, for the wrongs I committed and the rights that I never got around to doing, and wide awake. Wide wide awake. The kind of awake that is uncomfortable this late […]

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New Star Wars Videogame

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There is new Star Wars video game being advertised on TV a lot these days. It’s called Stars Wars Battlefront and it looks pretty good. I went to the product site to check out some screenshots, watch a demo vid and generally review it. Although I rarely play my PS2 these days, I have to […]

politics

The World Wants Kerry As Prez

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I read an interesting article from the BBC today about how if the world, and not the US, voted in the November elections, Kerry would win in a landslide. I’m sure plenty of right-wing republicans who want us out of the United Nations will use these numbers as proof of something, though I’m at a […]

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Star Wars Quote of the Day

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There has been a ton of Star Wars attention lately due to the first three movies, episodes IV – VI, being released as a boxed set in DVD format (finally). The best line I’ve heard/read so far is from Luke himself, actor Marc Hamill: “How can you be so serious on a film where you […]

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Important Jury Duty Info

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I received this little news tidbit last week (September 15th) but with the Jewish holidays I finally got around to posting it. This is good to know for all those who may face jury duty one day – now jury duty can be a lot more fun! Read on below for details: NY Judge To […]