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| On College Football 2022: Week 6 Recap and Week 7 Pre... Ken said: |
| Yeah, we've both had our share of hope and disappointment in this game. Let's just hope for a good b... |
| On College Football 2022: Week 6 Recap and Week 7 Pre... Dan* said: |
| I'm not sure how I feel about this game. On one hand, I feel pretty optimistic that we have the tale... |
| On College Football 2022: Week 1 Preview Dan* said: |
| Glad to see you'll be back writing football again, Ken! Congrats on the easy win today. You didn't ... |
| On College Football 2021: Week 10 Recap and Week 11 P... Ken said: |
| Yeah, sorry one of our teams had to lose. I've come to appreciate Penn State as a classy and sympath... |
| On College Football 2021: Week 10 Recap and Week 11 P... Dan* said: |
| Hey Ken, congratulations on the win yesterday! Some really odd choices by our coaching staff in that... |
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Page 1 | ... | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41| The Kicking Ass Blog | Thursday, 2004 September 30 - 12:29 am |
| I ventured onto the Democrats.org open blog thread earlier tonight. Read more... |
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| Books: Digital Fortress | Thursday, 2004 September 30 - 12:04 am |
| Having enjoyed The Da Vinci Code, I decided to read one of Dan Brown's earlier works. Read more... |
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| Eve of the Debate | Wednesday, 2004 September 29 - 11:14 pm |
| Well, here it is, one night before the big Presidential debate. I have some advice for Kerry (just as thousands of other people do). Read more... |
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| Movies: American Splendor | Sunday, 2004 September 26 - 12:10 pm |
| "American Splendor", based on the life of comic book icon Harvey Pekar, is both grim and uplifting. Read more... |
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| Books: The Da Vinci Code | Sunday, 2004 September 26 - 11:44 am |
| By now, just about everyone has read, or at least heard about, this book, but I'll review it anyway. Read more... |
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| Vietnamese Restaurants: Lotus Leaf Cafe | Sunday, 2004 September 26 - 11:34 am |
| I was enthusiastic about the prospect of a new Vietnamese restaurant in Cary. Tucked away in the corner of a strip mall, the Lotus Leaf Cafe had its ups and downs. Read more... |
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| Society: Paris Hilton Not Concerned With Looks | Sunday, 2004 September 26 - 11:23 am |
| In an interview on "Access Hollywood", Paris Hilton recently stated that she's no longer concerned with looks, when it comes to dating. Read more... |
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| Terri's Law Struck Down | Sunday, 2004 September 26 - 11:14 am |
| The Florida Supreme Court struck down "Terri's Law", the attempt by Florida Republicans to bypass the court system for a ruling they didn't like. Read more... |
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| Town of Cary (Update) | Sunday, 2004 September 26 - 11:03 am |
| Perhaps I won't have to run for town council after all. Read more... |
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| The Federal Budget Game, Part II | Wednesday, 2004 September 22 - 11:11 pm |
| Give up yet? Here are some hints. Read more... |
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| Television: Lost | Wednesday, 2004 September 22 - 9:12 pm |
| ABC's new drama, from the creators of "Alias", has promise. Read more... |
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| The Federal Budget Game | Thursday, 2004 September 9 - 11:49 pm |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger said, "If you believe that your family knows how to spend your money better than the government does, then you are a Republican." Okay, Republicans, let's play a little game called "balance the $2 trillion federal budget". Read more... |
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| One More Thing | Friday, 2004 September 3 - 1:56 am |
| Just wanted to mention... Read more... |
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| Notable Web Sites | Friday, 2004 September 3 - 1:40 am |
| Two web sites that everyone should see. Read more... |
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| The Republican Convention, Day 4 | Friday, 2004 September 3 - 1:17 am |
| The old razzle-dazzle... Read more... |
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| The Republican Convention, Day 3 | Thursday, 2004 September 2 - 1:38 am |
| Oooh... Read more... |
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| Apple Watch: iMac G5! | Wednesday, 2004 September 1 - 1:48 am |
| Apple announced the iMac G5 at the Paris Apple Expo today. Read more... |
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| Movies: Hero | Wednesday, 2004 September 1 - 1:28 am |
| Jet Li leads an all-star Chinese cast in a theatrical and intense action movie. Read more... |
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| The Republican Convention, Day 2 | Wednesday, 2004 September 1 - 12:14 am |
| On we go. Day 2 brings the Gropenator and the Bushies. Read more... |
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| The Republican Convention, Day 1 | Monday, 2004 August 30 - 12:25 am |
| I'm actually curious what these guys have to say. It's admittedly tough to listen to the message, though, without coming up with counter-arguments all along the way. Read more... |
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| Apple Watch: iMac G5? | Sunday, 2004 August 29 - 6:04 pm |
| French Mac site MacBidouille has broken a story about supposed pictures of the upcoming iMac G5. Read more... |
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| Skewed Polling | Sunday, 2004 August 29 - 12:11 pm |
| Most polls show the election to be very close. But I took a look at the numbers for a recent poll, and was startled (and pleased) by the real results. Read more... |
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| Television: Dead Like Me (Follow-Up) | Sunday, 2004 August 22 - 12:56 pm |
| Okay, the first episode of the season scared me, but things are getting better. Read more... |
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| Town of Cary | Sunday, 2004 August 22 - 12:50 pm |
| This city drives me crazy sometimes. (Oops: I mean "town". The word "city" is apparently too urban.) Read more... |
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| Consumer Report: U-Haul | Sunday, 2004 August 22 - 12:24 pm |
| They're the cheapest guys out there, but sometimes you get what you pay for. Read more... |
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| Responding to Republican Snide Remarks | Friday, 2004 July 30 - 12:26 am |
| A brother of a friend of mine, upon reading the Democratic party platform, made a snide comment about it. He was probably just trying to be funny and raise my friend's ire, but I had to respond. Read more... |
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| The Democratic Convention, Day 3 and 4 | Thursday, 2004 July 29 - 12:18 am |
| The new slogans: "Stronger at Home, Respected in the World"; "America Can Do Better"; "Hope/Help Is On the Way". Read more... |
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| Television: Dead Like Me | Tuesday, 2004 July 27 - 11:58 pm |
| What the hell happened to this show? Read more... |
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| The Democratic Convention, Day 2 | Tuesday, 2004 July 27 - 11:52 pm |
| Tonight's themes: the old and new faces of the Democratic party; hope; unity. Read more... |
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| Apple Watch: RealNetworks Hacks Fairplay; Apple Teams With Motorola | Tuesday, 2004 July 27 - 6:02 pm |
| Two iTunes developments today, both interesting. Read more... |
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| The Democratic Convention | Tuesday, 2004 July 27 - 12:36 am |
| The Democratic National Convention got off to a rousing start, with stirring speeches from the party's biggest stars. Read more... |
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| Apple Watch: The New iPods | Monday, 2004 July 19 - 11:55 pm |
| Apple introduced slightly smaller and significantly cheaper iPods today. Here's a brief report. Read more... |
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| Album: Norah Jones - Feels Like Home | Monday, 2004 July 19 - 11:47 pm |
| Norah Jones' second album, "Feels Like Home", gives us a little more country and a little less blues. Read more... |
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| Theater: The King and I | Monday, 2004 July 19 - 11:19 pm |
| The North Carolina Theater scored a coup by grabbing Lou Diamond Phillips to reprise his Broadway starring role as the King of Siam, in their latest production of "The King and I". Sometimes a Tony-nominated star makes all the difference. Read more... |
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| Speaking Up for Gay Marriage Rights | Wednesday, 2004 July 14 - 11:25 pm |
| Over the last few days, there was a drive to influence the Senate to vote against the proposed Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. One could log onto MoveOn.org, a liberal activist web site, to send a petition letter. Here's the letter I sent. Read more... |
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| Album: Avril Lavigne - Under My Skin | Sunday, 2004 July 11 - 12:30 pm |
| Avril's sophomore album seems safe and studio-sanctioned. Read more... |
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| Album: Alanis Morissette - So Called Chaos | Sunday, 2004 July 11 - 12:18 pm |
| Alanis' latest effort gives us more of the same; that's both good and bad. Read more... |
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| More Bush Hypocrisy | Sunday, 2004 July 11 - 12:04 pm |
| Aren't Republicans embarrassed about Bush by now? Read more... |
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| Movies: Sex and Lucia; Swimming Pool | Sunday, 2004 July 11 - 11:31 am |
| I bought both of these movies on DVD, only partly due to prurient interest. The overt sexuality aside, the movies have some similarities, but they make their points in different ways. Read more... |
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| Kerry-Edwards 2004 | Tuesday, 2004 July 6 - 9:22 am |
| It's official! Read more... |
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| Sports: The (New) Great White Hope | Monday, 2004 July 5 - 2:53 pm |
| I'll admit, when I saw 17-year-old tennis phenom Maria Sharapova for the first time, my initial thought was, "wow, she's hot". But my own reaction gave me a bit of pause. Read more... |
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| Movies: Saved! | Monday, 2004 July 5 - 12:20 am |
| This movie is a spot-on indictment of pseudo-Christian hypocrisy, and it's quite funny to boot. Read more... |
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| Apple Watch: WWDC Results, Tiger Preview | Saturday, 2004 July 3 - 6:03 pm |
| Well, as it turns out, the rumor mill was mostly right this time around. Here's the wrap-up. Read more... |
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| Movies: Fahrenheit 9/11 | Saturday, 2004 July 3 - 4:48 pm |
| Michael Moore's latest movie has shattered previous box-office records for documentary movies. It's also garnered heaps of both criticism and praise. Read more... |
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| Apple Watch: Last Minute | Monday, 2004 June 28 - 6:00 pm |
| Just before the WWDC, some last minute stuff. Read more... |
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| Books: I Don't Know How She Does It | Monday, 2004 June 28 - 12:20 am |
| Allison Pearson's I Don't Know How She Does It is a book that most people will either fail to appreciate, or appreciate for the wrong reasons. Read more... |
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| Jack Ryan | Monday, 2004 June 28 - 12:18 am |
| Just a quickie. (No, not that kind of quickie, Jack.) Read more... |
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| Apple Watch: WWDC Predictions | Wednesday, 2004 June 23 - 6:03 pm |
| The rumor sites are buzzing with predictions about what Steve Jobs will roll out during the keynote speech of the Apple World-Wide Developer's Conference next week. Here are my thoughts. Read more... |
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| World: Fighting Terrorism | Wednesday, 2004 June 23 - 12:12 am |
| Terrorism is like cancer. Cancer spreads rapidly, and if cells are left to proliferate, they kill their host organism, and thereby kill themselves. There is no reasoning against it. So what do we do about it? Read more... |
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| Sports: Pistons Win! | Wednesday, 2004 June 16 - 12:48 am |
| Ahh, it's nice to be on the winning side. I have sympathy for Laker fans (but only a little). Read more... |
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