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- The leaves are changing, there's a nip in the air and we've been quite sick. All of this means that comfort food is quite welcome. Tonight, we opt for meatloaf, roasted potatoes, baked squash and something not so comforting - stuffed cherry peppers. |
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- Arf c'que je t'aime mon Loulou!! Une aventure inédite des Drôles de Petites Bêtes 3 balades dans le jardin 10 personnages 14 jeux et activités 3 niveaux de difficulté Des comptines, des chansons et de nombreuses animations Et surtout l'admirable Mireille l'abeille, Léo l'asticot, l'extraordinaire Léon le bourdon et puis bien sur Belle la coccinelle ainsi que Frédéric le moustique... |
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- Petite voix, petite voix pourrais-tu taire que je dorme un peu? Il y a des fois où j adore avoir mille idées en tête, en fait j aime presque toujours avoir mille idées en tête. Ce que je n aime pas, ces temps-ci, c est que bien que je sois à la limite de la fatigue et que j essaie de rattraper un minimum du sommeil qui s est envolé durant l été où j ai trop fais de tout en même temps, je ne m endors pas. Ou trop tard. Ou avec la tête qui bouillonne encore alors que je voudrais simplement ralentir. |
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- According to The Washington Post and Newsweek, media coverage and photography of the return of soldiers killed in action has been banned by the Bush Administration since March. Critics say that such . . . |
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- A New York Times editorial points out that the actions of prosecutors in the Washington sniper case are a troubling sign for how the government will use its anti-terrorism powers. "Proceeding . . . |
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- Once, Twice, Three Times More MusicI think I got on board with Apple at just the right time. They have done some really cool stuff, and are continuing to do more cool stuff, the most recent being the Windows release... |
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- Converted. Does that look right? it was a bit hard to decipher my own encoding ;-) |
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- Great news! My niece had a baby girl at 10pm British |
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- Lee Hadden notes The Washington Times has This Article on an effort by the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations to promote a kinder and gentler Islam in the nation's 16,298 public libraries. The effort, called the Library Project, was announced at a press conference in September last year. A year later, CAIR has succeeded in ordering about 6,900 sets of 18 Islamic books, tapes, DVDs and videos for libraries nationwide. The effort coincided with librarians' frantic efforts to stock collections on anything to do with Islam, biological warfare, terrorism or Osama bin Laden — the mastermind of the September 11 attacks. |
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- When there all going to a party and George and Kramer are getting wine but they cant cause they have a hundred and then they can but there double parked in. And tehn Jerry and Elaine are getting cake and waiting for George but they cant get them and Jerry pukes for the first time in 13 years(I think it was 13) and the guy breaks Elaines foot with his cane? I think Ive described it enough(lol) so anyone know waht its called?... |
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- My friend Colby, following some careful calculations, posts his list of Canada's most popular weblogs. |
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- THE ASSOCIATED PRESSRIDGEFIELD -- It doesn't pay to lose your temper over loud music.Toni Lynn Lycan, 44, got so mad about the music blasting from the apartment downstairs that she jumped up and down as hard as she could - and broke both her legs, according to police in this southwest Washington community near Vancouver.The injury was discovered when officers were sent to the Carriage House Apartments on Thursday afternoon, Police Chief Bruce Hall told The Columbian newspaper in Vancouver.Lycan initially yelled at her downstairs neighbor - Allen M. Haines, 27 - to turn the music down. |
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I'm In! (Oct 21 2003 23:58 GMT) - It's official! I've been accepted into The English Language Institute of China's University Teaching Program. They are sending me the commitment papers and such today. I have decided to wait a year to start the free Master's Degree program and just get used to my surroundings. That means I will... |
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- A man tried to board a plane with a knife and a cutting tool on Tuesday, then was allowed onto his flight once the items were confiscated, authorities said. |
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- When there all going to a party and George and Kramer are getting wine but they cant cause they have a hundred and then they can but there double parked in. And tehn Jerry and Elaine are getting cake and waiting for George but they cant get them and Jerry pukes for the first time in 13 years(I think it was 13) and the guy breaks Elaines foot with his cane? I think Ive described it enough(lol) so anyone know waht its called?... |
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- Kirk Jones, the man who plunged over Niagara Falls and survived, is to be charged and faces a $10,000 fine. |
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- The Vietnamese Government given a muted response to reports of a massacre by US forces in the Vietnam War. |
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- Ou readers may have noticed that the Samizdata was down for a few hours today. It appears that the cause was sustained DOS attack directed to our hosting company Hosting Matters. Little Green Footballs was also affected and has further details.... |
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- My sorry blog has been neglected for an awfully long time. With life and work gobbling every last minute of my time, even this entry has taken me a lot of discipline to compose. It's quite possible that my blog may become a dead space pretty soon for a couple... |
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- How long does the average blog reader stay on a blog on any given visit? I searched for the statistic on Google but couldn't find it so I decided to do some of my own investigations. I headed over to... |
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- Sometimes you have to show where you come from to know where you want to return. This is Somber's and my wedding photo from June 9, 1990. We were both eighteen years old, and fresh out of high school. For... |
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Crazy 8 (Oct 21 2003 23:56 GMT) - Antoine Walker is a talented player and seemed like a decent guy, but I think the Celtics are closer to #17 with him in Dallas. And the Mavericks are closer to #1.... |
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- My er, 1.67 RB H color, SI1 Clarity |
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- To solicit the opinions of others on your own ring is |
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- If I win the lottery and if the ring is not |
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- The Twilight Singers are back and they're currently on tour supporting their latest release, "Blackberry Belle", and it's my humble... |
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- BURLINGTON, VT -Governor Howard Dean today sharply criticized the latest congressional vote on the so-called partial-birth abortion ban: "As a physician, I am outraged that the Senate has decided it is qualified to practice medicine. There is no such thing... |
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- Was es ist? Was passiert.? Versuche zu verstehen und das geht schon. Bestimmt. Alles nicht so dramatisch. |
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- I always do this. I start reading one book and get into it then pick up another and get into that, then pick up another. These three are very different: Henry Miller's Plexus...I'm about halfway through this. |
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- "'Under God': The history of a phrase." This article will appear in the October 27, 2003 issue of The Weekly Standard. |
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- Roland Piquepaille writes "The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) just released its 2003 World Robotics survey. The original press release by UNECE has 15 pages in PDF format, while the full report represents 380 pages. Here are the three essential findings: robot orders in first half of 2003 were up by 26% to the highest level ever recorded; worldwide growth in the period 2003-2006 will reach an average annual rate of 7. |
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- Edeet Ravel says being nominated for a Governor General's literary award is a pleasant surprise. (CBC Arts News) See also:... |
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- baby, they're totally crossed for you... keep us posted! |
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- (New Zealand) International drug company Pfizer is investigating alternative ingredients in cold and flu remedies to combat New Zealand's methamphetamine problem.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(65%), $propaganda_theme2(60%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $propaganda_theme6(65%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $harm_reduction(100%), $stimulant(100%), $amphetamines(100%), $various_drugs(95%)] |
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- (US) "This sends a strong message that there will be no delay in catching those who cheat or who believe they can stay one step ahead of the system.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(50%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $prohibition_agency(100%), $narcotic(100%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(50%)] |
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- (US) The cocaineB from the AvonB house was being distributed to numerous points across upstate New York.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(60%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $propaganda_theme5(60%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(95%), $drug_law(80%), $hallucinogen(100%), $stimulant(100%), $cocaine(100%), $cannabis(100%), $various_drugs(95%)] |
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- (Canada) '' Rains told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Tuesday. ``All of that has certain ominous appearances to anybody.'' ``CI's top priority is the investigation of violations of the tax law.[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(50%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $illegal_drugs(100%), $drugs(90%), $prohibition_agency(100%), $narcotic(100%), $various_drugs(90%), $various_illegal_drugs(50%)] |
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- This afternoon, the Senate overwhelmingly passed the ban on the horrendous procedure called partial birth abortion by a margin of 64-34 including many Democrat Senators voting for the ban. Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn. in the closing debate, said that partial ... |
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Welcome (Oct 21 2003 23:53 GMT) - Welcome to the Reserve Currency blog. I am not an economist, and I really don't know much about macroeconomics, but I am a reasonably well-educated and intelligent person, and I have recently developed a fascination with the topic of reserve... |
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- I can imagine Gates saying to Ballmer: "Look Steve, I'm going to be a guru and write more books about innovation, but you're going to be in the limelight, so you've got to keep talking about innovation. It really needles that Wibbly guy." "But we haven |
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- Canadian publishing house ECW Press announced Tuesday it is closing its Montreal office. The closure takes effect Nov. 30. (CBC... |
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