Archive for January, 2006
Thursday, January 19th, 2006
As you may have heard, President Bush's new Medicare prescription drug plan (sometimes referred to as Medicare D or Medicare Part D) went into effect on January 1. The consensus after nearly three weeks on the program? The new plan is disastrous. Governors are having to declare states of emergency ...
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2006
You're at a basketball game. You've had a bit to drink, and you get a little rowdy. A woman in the stands is rooting loudly for the visiting team. You get some heckling in, but then you lose your composure. Actually, you go nuts, and you start to take a ...
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Sunday, January 15th, 2006
What a surprise, I know. I "placed" eight bets and lost five of them. And no, I didn't actually put any money on these games, and I think my 3-5 record is plenty of reason why I don't bet on NFL games. At least not yet.
I was shocked by no ...
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Saturday, January 14th, 2006
With a few hours to go before the kickoff of the first playoff game this weekend (the Washington Redskins at the Seattle Seahawks), I have decided to make some picks relative to each game's betting line. All of my betting line information came from FootballLOCKS.com.
Game One
Washington Redskins at Seattle Seahawks ...
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Thursday, January 12th, 2006
The title to this post is misleading. Not only will I not be talking about all things spell checking, but I will be talking about precisely two things spell checking: the WordPress spell checker I use and a Firefox spell checking extension.
First, a few months ago I managed to somehow ...
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2006
President Bush spoke to members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars today, and in part sent a warning to critics of the war in Iraq:
"The American people know the difference between responsible and irresponsible debate when they see it. They know the difference between honest critics who question the way ...
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