Archive for February, 2006
Monday, February 27th, 2006
I recently stumbled on a new game to which I am quickly devoting fives of minutes out of my day. This new game is called Fastr, and it is built on Flickr, the popular photo sharing website.
First, I should briefly describe Flickr. People submit their photos to the Flickr servers, ...
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Saturday, February 25th, 2006
Last night, Ariele and I had a few people over for dinner, and over the course of the evening, Roger, Mike, Kristin, and I ended up splitting two bottles of wine that I really enjoyed.
I suppose I should admit up front that I am by no means a wine connoisseur. ...
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Thursday, February 23rd, 2006
That is pretty much what President Bush is saying to everyone today while he is trying to combat the criticism of his administration's approval of the taking over of our country's major port operations by a United Arab Emirates-owned company.
I'll leave it to President Bush:
"This deal wouldn't go forward if ...
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Tuesday, February 21st, 2006
I have a new album that I would like to add to my own personal debate of best rock album of all time. The album is titled Say Hello To Sunshine, and the band's name is Finch.
Most people that recognize Finch know them from their very popular album of a ...
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Sunday, February 19th, 2006
Now this one is a real head-scratcher. President Bush and the executive branch of the American government have approved a sale that would allow a United Arab Emirates-owned company to takeover operation at some of America's biggest ports. This approval has come after a (secret) review of the terms of ...
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Friday, February 17th, 2006
Or so claims Richard Cohen of the Washington Post. Mr. Cohen wrote about how Los Angeles is now requiring that all high school students pass an algebra course and a geometry course (gasp!) before they can graduate. In the world of some people, this requirement seems reasonable. To Mr. Cohen, ...
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