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Entries from October 2004

Been a little while

October 26th, 2004 · 1 Comment

I’ve been abhorent about posting lately. But I’ve been busy and tired, which is a combination of conditions that are not conducive to constant creative collaborations of information on this site.
I just wanted to use a lot of “C” words just then
At any rate, last Friday’s show was a lot of fun. […]

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Baby’s First Gig

October 22nd, 2004 · 3 Comments

Ok, so I’m not a baby. But tonight is my first time to play out “professionally.” I’m getting paid in beer and publicity, so its a fair trade.
Also, CD’s are now available for immediate delivery. John Palmisciano, in his goodness, helped me with the actual CD’s and cases. A guy at […]

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Tribune picks it’s horse

October 21st, 2004 · No Comments

The Chicago Tribune has picked a candidate for the 2004 Presidential election. Their choice is not surprising, when looking at the history of their endorsements they have rarely broke with a particular party line.
There is a lot of uproar in Chicago about the choice, and I must say I disagree with the Trib on […]

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I guess you’re not trying to maintain your innocence.

October 20th, 2004 · 1 Comment

When you kill yourself, in your jail cell, during your trial, you’ve given up your hope of maintaining your innocence. The Chicago Tribune is carrying the story about this Chicago man, Man jailed in wife’s ‘hit’ found dead.
I believe someone from my fiance’s family knew these people. Really sad. If its […]

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Jon Stewart reams Crossfire and the Media in General

October 19th, 2004 · 2 Comments

Courtesty of Clint over at Pronerd, I have a link to Jon Stewarts tirade against the media on Crossfire. The clip is available in multiple formats and can be found at IFILM. There page is here.
Its quite a good watch, albeit a little long, at 13 minutes. It is not, however, boring […]

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Jesus was not at Willow Creek - Lest Blood be Shed

October 18th, 2004 · 1 Comment

David DeLauro has a very interesting take on some of his studies into Christian Ministry called
Jesus was not at Willow Creek .

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Message to Terrell Owens, take notes…

October 14th, 2004 · No Comments

In one of the funniest jokes in the history of football, Cincinatti Bengals wide-receiver Chad Johnson sent a bottle of Pepto-Bismal to the 4 defensive backs of teh Cleveland Brows. The Billings Gazette is carrying the AP article, Chad Johnson sends message to Browns.

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Seven Die in ‘Internet Suicide’ Pact

October 14th, 2004 · 1 Comment

I think these headlines are a little sensationalized. Yahoo! News is carrying the story, entitled, Seven Die in ‘Internet Suicide’ Pact.
This really boggles my mind. I can’t understand one choosing to end their life in the first place, let alone a group choosing to do it at once. I suppose they just […]

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Iowa Residents Feel the Force of the Patriot Act

October 11th, 2004 · 1 Comment

The Desmoines Register has an article from a while back about prosecutors tying a multitude of criminal cases to terrorism, despite often times with little or no link at all to any known terrorist activity. This is a common occurence since 9/11 and the Patriot Act. You can find the article here.

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Badnarik arrested with the Green Party Canidate

October 9th, 2004 · 2 Comments

This is amusing. The candidates were arrested trying to get into the debate. Badnarik’s site has a story about it here.

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