Archive for October, 2005

A Lovely Half of Football

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What’s more beautiful: the Packers stomping on the sex-crazed Vikings or Vikings fans (the most fair-weather in all of sports) having to watch it?
UPDATE: Patrick “almost” feels sorry for the Vikings.
UPDATE II: Me and my big mouth. The Vikings have scored 10-straight points. Now, Ryan Longwell just missed a field goal to start the […]

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Puzzle Problems

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While watching the World Series I’ve been working on some Sudoku puzzles. Let me tell you: I suck. The easy ones are taking me twice as long than average. Ugh!

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Miers Affirmatively for Affirmative Action

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When a paper trail is lacking, actions are as loud as words when it comes to Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers. Defenders have mentioned how she fought to stop the American Bar Association from having a pro-abortion position. They argue that this is a sign she’d vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. In the Washington […]

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Defending Miers to Webloggers

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The RNC organized a conference call of webloggers hosted by RNC Communications Director Jim Dyke and former Texas Supreme Court Justice Craig Enoch defending Harriet Miers. From reading Mark Coffey’s account I’m not swayed. Agnostic I’ll remain. The problem is anecdotal accounts don’t cut it for me. President Bush wants conservatives to trust him that […]

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200 Years Ago Today…

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Lord Nelson led the British Navy to victory in the Battle of Trafalgar.
“Trafalgar 200: ‘England Expects That Every Man Shall Do His Duty’”

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When Reviewers Go Wild

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Zagat reviewers aren’t always nice. Slashfood has some quotes that didn’t get into their guides.
“Zagat Outtakes”

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Carnival of the Badger: Pirate Edition

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Subject to Change hosts the Carnival of the Badger #10.
WARNING!!! TAM will be hosting next week’s carnival. I promise no pirates, but there will probably be something just as annoying. There’s a certain song in my head that would fit perfectly.

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Praise to Feingold

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The Coburn Amendment would have dropped the funding for needless Alaska bridges and pay to rebuild a Louisiana bridge damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Alaska’s senior Senator Ted Stevens threatened to resign from the Senate if the amendment passed. Well, we’re still stuck with Stevens and his porkbarrel ways because the amendment died 82-15. Praise has […]

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Idiot, Sports-Loving Criminal

WTMJ’s John Jagler found a moron who like Larry Bird way too much:
A fan of the Hick from French Lick reached a plea agreement with prosecutors for a crime spree that included robbery and shooting a gun with intent to kill. The deal was 30-years in prison. He said no. Not because it was too […]

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Lottery Winner Found

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Even luckier than Judd Gregg was Steve West. The Oregonian told ABC News that he plunked down $40 to buy his first-ever Powerball tickets and ended up being the sole winner of the $340 million jackpot.
“$340 Million Powerball Winner Steps Forward”

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Tying One On

Ah, shoe tying. I have bad memories of learning to tie my shoes. I remember sitting on the floor in kindergarden staring at my gym shoes trying to figure out how to make a knot. I ended up just tucking them into the shoes and hoped nothing flew off during a wild game of color […]

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The Hammer Turns Himself In

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Rep. Tom DeLay turned himself in.
“Now Ronnie Earle has the mugshot he wanted,” DeGuerin said, referring to the Travis County district attorney who brought the charges. DeLay and his lawyer have accused the district attorney of trying to make headlines for himself.
What a grin. You’d never think this was a mug shot. He’s always the […]

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Lucky Senator

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Sen. Judd Gregg won the lottery, but he’s not going to Disneyworld.
“NH Sen. Gregg Wins Portion of Powerball, to Donate to Father’s Charity”

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Bush Defends; Paper Asks for Miers Withdrawal

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It’s been 17 days since President Bush nominated Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court. Critics are still waiting for some evidence that she would be a justice in the mold of Scalia or Thomas. At least we have a questionnaire to go through. Today, the President defended Miers by saying she is a “competent, strong, […]

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Stick with the Original Manchurian Candidate

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Those who worked on the special edition of the original verison of The Manchurian Candidate did a great job with the film. The remastering of the video and audio were outstanding. The picture was crisp and sharp. No film flaws were noticed. The sound was clear with no noticable pops or background fuzz. The film […]

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