My Archives: August 2002
Wednesday, August 28, 2002
Congratulations to The Onion, who has finally wised up and gotten a better hosting service. I have enjoyed reading their satirical paper since 1995, but recently the response time on Wednesdays (when they post new articles) has been really bad. Today I noticed a little ad banner at the bottom saying "powered by Rackspace".
Tuesday, August 27, 2002
Here's another great headline from our grammar-challenged friends at WRAL-TV: Police Look for Stolen Cigarettes, Tractor-Trailors. What exactly is a "trailor"?
In unrelated news, Australia is threatening to fine people who answered "Jedi" when asked on a census form what their religion was. This really bothers me. Yes, it was a hoax and the answers were probably false, but the idea of 1) the government asking such a personal question and 2) threatening to fine someone if they don't answer by naming a government-recognized (approved?) religion is quite disturbing. I don't think this would happen in America. CNN Story
Wednesday, August 14, 2002
I did my instrument cross-country trip today. Tim (my instructor) and I flew up to Williamsburg for lunch. Also, I did my first flying in the clouds. Until now, all of my instrument flying has been "simulated" by wearing blinders while I'm flying. Today it was real. Real fun, too!
Sunday, August 4, 2002
Congratulations to my mom, who was featured in a recent article in the N & O. Click here to see it.
Saturday, August 3, 2002
The Bug Fest at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh kicks off 9 a.m. Saturday. Museum visitors can learn all about bugs and eat them as well WRAL Story.
Oooh, hold me back. Is that legal?