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Blogger News Item (Oct 26 2003 02:17 GMT) - So much pathetic political journalism out there, and then fresh out of the St. Louis Post Dispatch, comes a relentlessly insightful piece about the nature of the upcoming primary season today. The highlight was a lengthy analysis of the impact of Wes Clark and Joe Lieberman pulling out of Iowa, and how much Iowa really matters. One fragment of that: |
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Blogger News Item (Oct 26 2003 02:17 GMT) - Heather Havrilesky is an amazing writer. I had no interest whatsoever in her latest "I Like to Watch" column for Salon (on TV). But I read everything she writes because I'm never sorry I did. This weekend's entry is wonderfully titled (she's responsible for everything but the title) Rhymes with "bitch," a biting and incisive review of three new shows on the rich. |
Baseball Musings
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Two On, Two Out (Oct 26 2003 02:16 GMT) - With two out in the fifth, Gonzalez and Pierre single to put men on first and 2nd. It's up to Castillo, hitting .130 in the WS so far. Update: Pettitte gets ahead of Castillo 0-2. |
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Rumsfelds Cluetrain Memo (Oct 26 2003 02:15 GMT) - Strathlachlan: Rumsfeld's Cluetrain MemoI loved the the Rumsfeld memo the other day, and being a "Rummy" fan I thought he was completely misunderstood. Now thanks to Strathlachlan I understand why I liked the memo. Cluetrain has stuck with me since it was written, and especially the "markets are conversations" piece. Strathlachlan articulates well here that all Rummy is trying to do is start a conversation. |
Sing a Song of Six-Pence
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Friends (Oct 26 2003 02:13 GMT) - A distant friend brought up a good point two nights ago, and it's something I've been picking over like a scab. "You need," this person said, "to find some friends in the area." Absolutely. Completely. I agree with that. |
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Accident Update: Or why I hate minimum-wage jobs (Oct 26 2003 02:11 GMT) - My wife, who just started at Target (she's 27, has an education degree, has worked since she was 16, and has a child. We're not talking bar-hopping 21 year old here), called in to miss work today and tomorrow. After all, she was in a bad accident, |
Obsolete Computer Museum Helpline
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Helpline Comment (24195) (Oct 26 2003 02:11 GMT) - Free to good home - HP JetDirect 600N internal print server - fits most of their newer LaserJets (2xxx, 4xxx, 8xxx). One little problem - it's Token Ring. Anyone out there still use Token Ring? Email me at scavengerjohn(at)yahoo.com if you're interested. |
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