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- While Governor Dean was campaigning throughout Florida yesterday, the campaign headquarters here in Burlington, Vermont was receiving serious snow for the first time this season. Over the course of two days, Burlington Airport alone received 17 inches of snow. For... |
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- Just kidding. This year's Turner Prize has been a circus like any other. The winner was announced today, and the prize has gone to--who else?--a transvestite potter named Claire. The only real upset of this year's show was that the award did not go to the |
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- Looking around the .NET Framework, I am impressed by what is there already and the amount of effort need to build such a framework. Great deal of .NET is familiar because its design has been influenced by and stolen from Java. |
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- At a farewell roast before his former colleagues from Toronto City Council and other media personalities from the city, former Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman surprised spectators by appearing in blackface. [More] |
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- Daniel Nehme, a member of the central leadership of Syria's ruling political coalition, has died at age 78, the official Syrian Arab News Agency said Sunday. SANA said Nehme, appointed a leading member of the National Progressive Front in 1972, died late Saturday from a heart ailment at the Shifaa hospital in Damascus. |
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One year (Dec 07 2003 22:58 GMT) - This weblog has one year today. Please pardon the following self-gratifying vacuities. Padawan.info was launched on Dec. 7, 2002 and has since attracted 191,409 visits, 579,635 hits among which 217,084 pages and 110,508 downloads (mostly RSS feeds), representing 5. |
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- من راننده تاکسیام، هر چند که ديگر تاکسیام نارنجی نيست. اما دليل نمیشود هر آخر هفته، در سرما و گرما، نروم کنار کوچهی باصفای آن بغل، کنار جوی آب روان که از قناتهای خانههای پولدارهای محله سرازير است، و شروع به شستن پيکان يخچالیام نکنم. يا اينکه کاپوتش را بالا نزنم و به موتورش ور نروم. يا زيراندازهای سياه لاستيکیاش را کنار خیابان نيندازم. اين وبلاگ تا اطلاع ثانوی درحال تغيير و تحولات ظاهری خواهد بود. |
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- At a farewell roast before his former colleagues from Toronto City Council and other media personalities from the city, former Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman surprised spectators by appearing in blackface. [More] |
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- Following on from Marysa's blog on death .. HERE one of the great books which have influenced me is Dale Carnegie's 'How to stop worrying and Start Living' .. which I rate better than 'How to win friends ..' and I have used constantly(and am re-reading now) I heard .. and cannot confirm .. |
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- Following on from Marysa's blog on death .. HERE one of the great books which have influenced me is Dale Carnegie's 'How to stop worrying and Start Living' .. which I rate better than 'How to win friends ..' and I have used constantly(and am re-reading now) I heard .. and cannot confirm .. |
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- Medicare Plan for Drug Costs Bars Insurance (The New York Times). The New York Times - Medicare beneficiaries will not be allowed to buy insurance to cover their share of prescription drug costs under the new Medicare bill to be signed on Monday by President Bush. [Yahoo! News - Top Stories] |
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- Word association game found at http://subliminal. lunanina. com. What the heck, here goes: |
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- "R.H. Phecal, the 2002 winner of the Acme Gold Medallion for most copious and substantial producer of the short-short, squatted over the bowl. " by Jimson S. Sorghum posted 12/7/2003 5: |
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ҹ¨ҡ (0/0) (Dec 07 2003 22:56 GMT) - 2003-12-08 03:04:32 |
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- The other day, I ventured Forth to the Park for a fine post-Prandial promenade. There is little Finer than a Stroll in the Sunshine, with one's Hat at a jaunty Angle, walking stick swinging Freely, drinking in Nature's splendor. I even left my Gloves at home - woeful choice! For as I bent to Appreciate a fine Gladiolus blossom, I inadvertently Disturbed a small striped Denizen therein: a laboring Honeybee, mid-task no Doubt. |
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- Republicanism is not equivalent with the GOP political party. Genuine conservatism has had fleeting representation within that party. Examine the history and the principles of each. A real conservative stands for the principles of individual civil liberty |
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- The other day, I ventured Forth to the Park for a fine post-Prandial promenade. There is little Finer than a Stroll in the Sunshine, with one's Hat at a jaunty Angle, walking stick swinging Freely, drinking in Nature's splendor. I even left my Gloves at home - woeful choice! For as I bent to Appreciate a fine Gladiolus blossom, I inadvertently Disturbed a small striped Denizen therein: a laboring Honeybee, mid-task no Doubt. |
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- Whether you're looking to get into the "cool" group in school or be invited to all the inter-office parties, it's not uncommon to have some kind of desire to fit in to a certain crowd. Luckily, we've compiled a crucial list of tips for you to follow that should assure you instant popularity in no time. [More] |
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- Dan Gillmor skriver om Now Broadband TV, TV ver DSL i Hong Kong.... |
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- X-mas comes early for freeze-frame perverts with the unrated release (Shhhh! Don't tell Blockbuster!) of '80s sitcom siren Nicole Eggert's... |
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- Whether you're looking to get into the "cool" group in school or be invited to all the inter-office parties, it's not uncommon to have some kind of desire to fit in to a certain crowd. Luckily, we've compiled a crucial list of tips for you to follow that should assure you instant popularity in no time. [More] |
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- Posted by Mary Josh Marshall recommended reading Slate's article about the Boeing snafu. According to the reporter, Boeing's problem arose from hubris and greed. In 1996 the company changed its focus from selling airplanes to the private airlines to becoming... |
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- Upon encountering a snake in the Area of Operations (AO):Gosh, what would the French Army do? |
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- A computer system gone amok combined with intensely competitive stock markets and indecision by Nasdaq officials to create wild trading in a single stock yesterday. [More] |
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- A computer system gone amok combined with intensely competitive stock markets and indecision by Nasdaq officials to create wild trading in a single stock yesterday. [More] |
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- Last Friday, as 27-year-old Ohio resident Danny Kentsworth spent yet another night with his live-in girlfriend, Karen, staring indifferently at the flashing television screen, it suddenly dawned on him that it didn't matter in the slightest bit whether or not he finished watching the Nick-At-Nite "Mr. Belvedere" rerun all the way to its conclusion. [More] |
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- The world's number one golfer, Tiger Woods, is to marry his hot Swedish girlfriend Elin Nordegren, a 23-year-old bikini model. Woods, who is 27, popped the question after the President's Cup golf tournament in South Africa. Elin replied, "Yes!" and immediately called her father in Sweden, telling him, "Daddy, we're going to be rich!" [More] |
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- When things at work get hectic it's tough to manage your time effectively. When things at work are slow, it's even more difficult to manage your time because you have to find something to do. A few years ago, a coworker and I struggled with some serious time management issues. In the office where I used to work, when I didn't have anything to do, I developed a routine: First I would surf the net. |
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- TRENTON, N.J. - More than one-third of New Jersey prison parolees end up back in prison, according to a panel that commissioned two studies on inmates re-entering society. |
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- Okay, here's five days' worth of stuff, over 1,000 RSS items. Whew! Citizen Smash chronicles the pathetic attempts to put negative spin on the "Bush serves Thanksgiving dinner to the troops" story. |
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- If it conflicts your pre-determined worldview, reject it. Even if it means American soldiers have to die. Exclusive: Cheney and the 'Raw' Intelligence THE MEMO, obtained by NEWSWEEK, suggests that the INC last year was directly feeding intelligence reports about... |
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- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) test fired a cryogenic engine on 5th. India is the fourth country after United States, Russia and France to have successfully developed cryogenic engines. Cryogenic engines are essential for geostationary satellites and for the moon mission. This is pretty cool. [Wired] |
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- Last Friday, as 27-year-old Ohio resident Danny Kentsworth spent yet another night with his live-in girlfriend, Karen, staring indifferently at the flashing television screen, it suddenly dawned on him that it didn't matter in the slightest bit whether or not he finished watching the Nick-At-Nite "Mr. Belvedere" rerun all the way to its conclusion. [More] |
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