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- ...are looking up, says Dennis Cauchon in USA Today: State spending rose 4.6% in 2002 while revenue increased only 3%; that forced states to borrow billions of dollars to balance their budgets. But legislators clamped down in 2003. |
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- You know what's cool? Grabbing a random CD in the dark from a random case in the car, throwing it into the MP3 player on shuffle, and getting music from David Bowie, The Dead Milkmen, Frank Black, Iggy Pop, and Peter Murphy. It's kinda like radio i used to listen to.Radio nowadays makes me feel like I thought I'd feel when I got old. Maybe it's me, or maybe it's just that radio's really gotten to be crap. |
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- Nothing had more biz impact in 2003. Total cost: $20 billion US. Basex concludes that, despite the new spam laws, you'll see twice as much in 2004. Great way to start the new year, wot? |
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Linky Love (Dec 31 2003 16:27 GMT) - Love the new look! I have to say that LIME green was getting a bit old! hehehe You're going to be one hot momma! I'm so amazed at your strength. You've been through so much! |
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- In addition to our regular work (and the traveling that accompanies it), we have so much going on these days... |
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- Gezien via Retecool.com: DRUM!!! Een terechte winnaar! Check ook tokyoplastic. |
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- No, I dont do New Years resolutions. However, I am not above steauh, borrowing anothers thoughts on the subject. So in the interest of further promoting self-help and personal development, read on. (I really dont need to tell you to not to take these too seriously, do I? Nah, I didnt think so) |
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Patient 67 (Dec 31 2003 16:25 GMT) - En tanke efter att ha lst klart Dennis Lehanes "Shutter Island" ("Patient 67" p svenska): Vilken suvern film det hr kommer bli! Men vem kommer spela Teddy Daniels? |
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- "I am not giving them hell, I am telling them the truth and they only think it's hell." -- Harry Truman, when accused of giving the Republicans hell. |
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- It's not that he's mean. It's just that when it comes to seeing how his policies affect people, George W. Bush doesn't have a clue. By Molly Ivins In order to understand why George W. Bush doesn't get it, you have to take several strands of common Texas attitude, then add an impressive degree of class-based obliviousness. |
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- It's another New Year's Eve. I'm ready to get this year over with, just as I was in 2001. I... |
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got-dam! (Dec 31 2003 16:25 GMT) - Where do these people think they live? Can you imagine the country this would be if those asshats ever took... |
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- Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick jump back in the spotlight with their return to their smash broadway hit "The Producers." |
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- John Gregory Dunne, the best-selling author of "True Confessions" known for his biting critiques of Hollywood and frequent collaborations with his wife, Joan Didion, has died. He was 71. |
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- Supermodel Kate Moss is seeking help for a sleeping disorder at a top London clinic. |
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- The actor best known for playing the neighbor whose face you never saw on "Home Improvement," has died. Earl Hindman died of lung cancer Monday in Stamford, Connecticut. He was 61-years-old. |
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Ow. (Dec 31 2003 16:24 GMT) - Tap. Tap. Is this thing on? Sprained hand of last entry turned out to be broken finger necessitating surgery. I... |
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- Female delegates of Afghanistan's Loya Jirga won one of their major demands. |
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Damn! (Dec 31 2003 16:23 GMT) - Gelukkig zullen ze het niet overnemen, maar dit concept voor een nieuwe Corporate Identity van de katholieke kerk zou nog... |
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西方與亞洲的跨國公司 (Dec 31 2003 16:23 GMT) - 文/戴萬青 出處/破報復刊292期 亞洲地區一些非政府組 TNCs）的概念，以種族 |
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- Silvestr nen fajn svtek. Uvdomte si, e za dneek kad z ns zastrne o jeden rok |
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- Progettini per il 2004 e auguri a tutti!!! |
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- And hell yes I am getting some tonight... its the last day of the old year we have to bring in the new one with great sex or it will jinx teh new year! So tonight at about 10 pm central time you will all know what I will be doing till midnight!!!!! |
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- QUOTE (Mutilated1 @ Dec 30 2003, 09:48 PM) It still doesn't know anything about me. Hey GoogleBot! "Mutilated1 is one awesomely cool dude! |
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- I'm going to break this blog's Michael-Jackson-Free policy just this once, to note my dictionary's definition of manhandle: manhandle: to treat roughly; pull or push about Therefore, to say: They manhandled me very roughly... |
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- i got told it was their worst album.i heard floods aswell. i thought that was awesome. |
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世界銀行呼籲戰勝貧困 (Dec 31 2003 16:20 GMT) - 文/李亮 出處/破報復刊292期 世界銀行行長詹姆斯‧ |
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- This was in the Daily Mail today - sounds good to me and obviously applies to all Ecademy F2F meetings |
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- This was in the Daily Mail today - sounds good to me and obviously applies to all Ecademy F2F meetings |
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Grounded (Dec 31 2003 16:20 GMT) - More than 550 "flight attendants" (sexy stews) will be laid off from US Airways. |
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- Worldwatch - the thinktank of record on all matters sustainable - says that cellphones and cheap computers are revolutionizing the developing world and helping bridge the global gap between rich and poor: "In 1992, only one in 237 people worldwide... [Another World Is Here]Here is the heart of the matter: "In 1992, only one in 237 people worldwide used a mobile phone, and one in 778 used the Internet; by 2002, the numbers had soared to one in 5 and one in 10, respectively. |
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- MacDailyNews will feature live coverage of Macworld Expo's Keynote presentation by Steve Jobs. Live updates will be available beginning Tuesday, January 6, 2004, 9:00am to approximately 10:30am PT / Noon ET: http: |
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- MacShirt.com has announced that they are "clearing everything for $3 to $10 while supplies last in very limited quantities." This special "Year End Clearance" sale will end at midnight EDT 12/31/03. Visit MacShirt.com for more information |
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- Apple's "New Music Tuesdays" continue to rock on weekly. Apple has announced new releases to the iTunes Music Store, including music from Lil' Jon, Sean Paul & TLC, ZZ Top, Big Fish, You Got Served, Randy Travis, Faith No More, Memphis Bleek, Raekwon, and more. Apple has also added music from Duke Ellington, Jefferson Airplane, Popa Chubby, P'Taah, Boz Scaggs, Eileen Farrell, Pete Rock, Bing Crosby, and more. Exclusive tracks, EPs, and albums from Guster, The Last Samurai,... |
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- "Don't count on seeing dramatically smaller or cheaper iPod music players in the new year, despite Internet rumors that Apple Computer will announce them next week in San Francisco,' Jon Fortt reports for The Mercury News. "For Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs to introduce such a product during his speech Tuesday at Macworld Conference & Expo, Apple would have to either unveil a breakthrough hard-drive technology, begin selling iPods based on the same flash-memory storage... |
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- QUOTE (SHUT UP AND DIE @ Dec 31 2003, 09:49 AM) OK...ANYONE GETTIN' BOOTY IN THE NEW YEAR? I'M KIND OF.....UM..... |
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- A simple password guess. That's all it took to download Saddam's inbox. The best of the bounty: Lots of turncoat Americans chasing business deals. Hopefully, authorities are following up. |
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- I learned something new yesterday that I've now become obsessed with. It's a logic issue, and it feels so dramatically weird that I can't seem to stop thinking about it. Even while I'm working on other things, this is constantly buzzing in the back of my mind. Although the specifics are rather useless, the lesson it taught me about my own mind (and yours) is the key. Unfortunately for you, I can't... |
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