My Archives: February 2002
Monday, February 25, 2002
Quote of the day from someone on the Trillian message board:
AOL, So full of Bloatware, no wonder my Task Manager says it's #1!
Sunday, February 24, 2002
I am so bored! All I have to do this weekend is spray the yard and clean the house, niether of which I want to do. My plane broke so I can't go flying, and my wife's asleep, so I can't torture her for fun. I've already watched everything on my TiVo. What to do?
Friday, February 22, 2002
Someone at CNN doesn't like Olympic Medalist skater Sarah Hughes. The article, titled "Olympic Skating Upset" starts with the sentence "Another American teen-ager is wearing the Olympic gold medal that was supposed to belong to Michelle Kwan".
Geez, they make it sound like she skated up to the podium and snatched the medal from Kwan's neck. This is ridiculous! The person who is "supposed" to win the medal is the skater with the best performance, and that clearly was Sarah Hughes.
As Americans, we should be happy that our team won. As a matter of fact, we got 2 of the 3 medals. It doesn't matter which skating team member scored the winning shot. We won!
CNN, shut your cake hole and quit making this sound like a scandal. There were no French judges involved in this!
Thursday, February 21, 2002
Mark Grady comments on the (lack of) danger of those "little" planes. Here's my favorite quote of the article:
If we really want to save lives, why don’t we go after activities that are killing far more people every year in our country, like drunken driving? We don’t tell everyone to park their cars because drunk drivers are on the roads, do we?"
Get to know the real Wil Wheaton.
Monday, February 18, 2002
An impromptu review of "A Charlie Brown Valentine".
A guy in Florida got hammered and let his son drive the car. This is hillarious and scary at the same time. Sounds like a Simpson's episode, except for the NASCAR driver part at the end.
Friday, February 15, 2002
Heh! Miss Cleo's days are numbered.
Fayette-Nam is using cops on horseback to catch speeders. In the article, the officer says it can be difficult to get people to stop. Maybe that has something to do with the fact that horses are twice as tall as cars and only 1/3 the speed.
I don't even want to think about how they mount the siren!
Looks like scientists have sucessfully cloned a cat. (Why? You can get them for free already!). Heather and I wish they'd hurry up and perfect this cloning technology. We want to clone our dog!
Wednesday, February 13, 2002
Today seems to be "Don't Take Me Alive" day. A number of people who were either facing trial or arrest in completely unrelated cases have committed suicide in the past few days. So far, we have:
1. Nikolay Soltys - The Ukranian guy who alledgedly killed his family with a knife.
2. An Al-Qeida suspect in Yemen
3. Roger Dale Bridges - The former Wake Forest inspector who allegedly killed a local business owner in a drunk driving accident at Crabtree mall.
4. Cmdr William S. Petrie - Navy officer charged with rape.
Is this coincidence, or the work of a secret underground vigilante network operating at the international, national, and local levels? Probably a coincidence.
Holy Crap! Waylon Jennings died!
In addition to being a country music legend, he was also the narrator for the Dukes of Hazzard, and sang the theme song.
Tuesday, February 12, 2002
Wow, this is a revolutionary idea. Using C++ to implement Web services. It's hardly original. I wonder why people are only thinking about it just now?
Maybe the world is starting to realize that web applications aren't horribly different from other server-based applications.
And now for part 2 of our in-depth investigation into the disappearance of Patio burritos.
We contacted the manufacturer of Patio burritos, ConAgra foods. While they refused to be interviewed on camera, their Consumer Affairs department did issue a written statement saying that Patio burritos are still being manufactured.
While we welcome this as good news, the question still remains: Why did the bag-boy at Food Lion tell my mother that Patio burritos are no longer being produced. Is it part of a corporate cover-up plot that goes to the highest levels of the Food Lion corporation? What we found out will shock and amaze you!
Stay tuned for more hard-hitting investigative journalism when we present part 3 of this series. Only on fuzzythinking.com - working hard for you!!
Monday, February 11, 2002
Warning batchelor chefs!! According to the local Food Lion store, Patio brand burritos are no longer being produced. I have written the manufacturer, ConAgra foods to ask them if this is true. Stay tuned for the answer.
These fine burritos have been a staple of my diet for many years. Let's hope these nasty rumors aren't true.
Monday, February 8, 2002
WRAL-TV has created maps of Raleigh city crimes. No real surprises here. It's not really all that representative, since it only includes data from the Raleigh Police Department. Any crimes occurring in the county itself, in any other municipality (i.e. Cary), or at the University are not included.
Monday, February 9, 2002
Well you knew it had to happen eventually. Looks like the French have finally added their two cents worth to the war on terror debate. The French Foreign Minister has called the U.S. approach "simplistic". Well, we all know what war experts the French are.
He goes on to say that we should be tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice. Oh yeah, that's it. We should just give these terrorist groups large sums of money. That'll shut them down for sure!
I'm glad the French aren't leading the war on terror. They would have surrendered already.
Monday, February 6, 2002
Got a great email today about what to do with junk mail.
Hey, this Thursday at 11pm on PBS, Frontline is having a special on "American Porn".
Wonder if it's made possible by a grant from the Chubby group?
Monday, February 5, 2002
NEWSFLASH! Former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay is actually a character played by comedy legend Tim Conway.
Monday, February 4, 2002
Dave Barry explains the Enron scandal. Short and hillarious!
Monday, February 1, 2002
Ever wonder who that dork on the Dell commercials is? Dude... you're getting a Dell
As many of you know, I have a pretty aggressive backup system. Well, someone has built a DAT changer made out of legos! I've got to build me one of these.